Ezekiel 30:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם אֶת־זְר֛וֹעַ פַּרְעֹ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם שָׁבָ֑רְתִּי וְהִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־חֻ֠בְּשָׁה לָתֵ֨ת רְפֻא֜וֹת לָשׂ֥וּם חִתּ֛וּל לְחָבְשָׁ֥הּ לְחָזְקָ֖הּ לִתְפֹּ֥שׂ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ ס

Transliteration

ben-ʾādām ʾet-zərôaʿ parʿōh meleḵ-miṣrayim šāḇārtî wə-hinnēh lōʾ-ḥubbəšāh lā-tēt rəpûʾôt lā-śûm ḥittûl lə-ḥāḇšāh lə-ḥāzqāh li-tpōś be-ḥāreḇ

Grammar Details

*ben*-*ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular construct + noun - son of man
*ʾet*-*zərôaʿ*: direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - the arm of
*parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
*meleḵ*-*miṣrayim*: noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - king of Egypt
*šāḇārtî*: qal perfect, 1st singular - I have broken
*wə-hinnēh*: conjunction + interjection - and behold
*lōʾ*-*ḥubbəšāh*: negative particle + pual perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it has not been bound up
*lā-tēt*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to put/give
*rəpûʾôt*: noun, feminine plural - medicines
*lā-śûm*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to set/place
*ḥittûl*: noun, masculine singular - bandage
*lə-ḥāḇšāh*: preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to bind it
*lə-ḥāzqāh*: preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to make it strong
*li-tpōś*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to grasp/handle
*be-ḥāreḇ*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sword

Word Meanings

*zərôaʿ*: arm/strength/power
*ḥubbəšāh*: bound up/bandaged/healed
*rəpûʾôt*: medicines/healing remedies
*ḥittûl*: bandage/dressing/wrapping

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Referenced Verses

Jer 30:13 : 13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
Jer 46:11 : 11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
Jer 48:25 : 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
Ps 10:15 : 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Ps 37:17 : 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth{H8802)} the righteous.
Ezek 30:24 : 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
Nah 3:16 : 16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
Rev 18:21 : 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Isa 1:6 : 6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Jer 51:8-9 : 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

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Ezek 30:22-26
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22Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
23And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
24And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
25But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
26And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezek 30:18-20
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18At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
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20And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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6And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
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8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
Ezek 29:1-3
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1In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Ezek 31:1-2
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1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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