Ezekiel 30:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.”
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“On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon them, as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it cometh.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In that day go forth do messengers from before Me in ships, To trouble confident Cush, And there hath been great pain among them, As the day of Egypt, for lo, it hath come.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 30:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 18:7So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
- Isaiah 18:1Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,
- Isaiah 19:17The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.
- Isaiah 20:3Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,
- Isaiah 20:5Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
- Isaiah 23:5When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.
- Isaiah 32:9Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.
- Isaiah 47:8So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
- Jeremiah 49:21At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
- Jeremiah 49:31Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.
- Ezekiel 24:14I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Ezekiel 26:16All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.
- Ezekiel 27:35All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
- Ezekiel 30:4A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
- Ezekiel 32:9‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.
- Ezekiel 33:33So when it comes to pass—and surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
- Ezekiel 38:11You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—
- Ezekiel 39:6I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.
- Amos 4:2The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
- Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- Zephaniah 2:12“You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.”
- Zephaniah 2:15This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
- Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen;the majestic trees are ruined!Wail, O oaks of Bashan,for the dense forest has been cut down!
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
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