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Ezekiel 30 — Sermon Preparation
The day of the LORD falls on Egypt and its allies, and Pharaoh's arm is broken while Nebuchadnezzar's arm is strengthened. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 30, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 26
- verses
- 342 / 138
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 2
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Ezekiel 30 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 18 | Mitsrajim |
| חֶרֶב | chereb | H2719 | 9 | drought, cutting |
| זְרוֹעַ | zᵉrôwaʻ | H2220 | 6 | arm, stretched |
| נָפַל | nâphal | H5307 | 7 | fall |
| שָׁבַר | shâbar | H7665 | 6 | burst |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 8 | give, put |
| יְהֹוִה | Yᵉhôvih | H3069 | 5 |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 30, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter we have, I. A continuation of the prophecy against Egypt, which we had in the latter part of the foregoing chapter, just before the desolation of that once flourishing kingdom was completed by Nebuchadnezzar, in which is foretold the destruction of all her allies and confederates, all her interests and concerns, and the several steps which the king of Babylon should take in pushing on this destruction, ver. 1-19. II. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 4 (Isaiah to Malachi), on Ezekiel 30:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Ezek 30:10
- Egypt— Ezek 30:10
- Nile— Ezek 30:12
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