Ezekiel 30:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.”

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BSBPD

“I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I will set a fire in Egypt: Sin shall be in great anguish, and No shall be broken up; and Memphis shall have adversaries in the day-time.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I have given fire against Egypt, Greatly pained is Sin, and No is to be rent, And Noph hath daily distresses.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 30:16 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 28:18By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.
  2. Ezekiel 30:8Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.

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