Ezekiel 30:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"A swordחֶ֙רֶב֙
(che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
will comeוּבָאָ֥ה
(u·va·'ah)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
upon Egypt,בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם
(be·mitz·ra·yim,)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
And anguishחַלְחָלָה֙
(chal·cha·lah)
2479: anguishfrom chul
will be in Ethiopia;בְּכ֔וּשׁ
(be·chush,)
3568a: a son of Ham, also his desc., also a land in the S. Nile Valleyprobably of foreign origin
When the slainחָלָ֖ל
(cha·lal)
2491a: piercedfrom chalal
fallבִּנְפֹ֥ל
(bin·fol)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
in Egypt,בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
(be·mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
They takeוְלָקְח֣וּ
(ve·la·ke·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
away her wealth,הֲמֹונָ֔הּ
(ha·mo·v·nah,)
1995: a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundancefrom hamah
And her foundationsיְסֹודֹתֶֽיהָ׃
(ye·so·v·do·tei·ha.)
3247: foundation, basefrom yasad
are torn down.וְנֶהֶרְס֖וּ
(ve·ne·her·su)
2040: to throw down, break or tear downa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
upon Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
and great pain
chalchalah  (khal-khaw-law')
writhing (in childbirth); by implication, terror -- (great, much) pain.
shall be in Ethiopia
Kuwsh  (koosh)
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite -- Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
when the slain
chalal  (khaw-lawl')
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted -- kill, profane, slain (man), slew, (deadly) wounded.
shall fall
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
in Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
and they shall take away
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
her multitude
hamown  (haw-mone')
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
and her foundations
ycowd  (yes-ode')
a foundation -- bottom, foundation, repairing
shall be broken down
harac  (haw-ras')
to pull down or in pieces, break, &? destroy -- beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, utterly.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish will be in Ethiopia; When the slain fall in Egypt, They take away her wealth, And her foundations are torn down.

King James Bible
And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, and its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.

International Standard Version
War will come to Egypt, and Ethiopia will be in anguish when the slain fall in Egypt, when her wealth is carried off, and her foundations are demolished.

NET Bible
A sword will come against Egypt and panic will overtake Ethiopia when the slain fall in Egypt and they carry away her wealth and dismantle her foundations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There will be war in Egypt and anguish in Ethiopia. Many Egyptians will fall dead. People will take away Egypt's wealth, and its foundations will be torn down.

King James 2000 Bible
And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
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