But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
Parallel translations
- KJV But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
- BSB He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt, and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him.
- NKJV He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow at his heels.
- NASB But he will gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians will follow at his heels.
- NLT He will gain control over the gold, silver, and treasures of Egypt, and the Libyans and Ethiopians will be his servants.
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He gains control of Egypt's treasures of gold and silver, with Libyans and Ethiopians in his train. The conqueror seizes vast wealth and commands subject peoples.
Overview
Plundering Egypt's riches and drawing surrounding nations into submission, the king reaches the height of his apparent power. The accumulation of treasure and tribute marks the zenith before the fall foretold in the next verses. Such heaping up of wealth and conquest stands under the shadow of the swift end God has appointed for him.
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- 2 Chr 12:3with twelve hundred chariots, and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.
- Nah 3:9Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.
- Judg 4:10Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and ten thousand men followed him; and Deborah went up with him.
- Ezek 30:4–5A sword shall come on Egypt, and anguish 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.
- Jer 46:9–10Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots! Let the mighty men go out: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.
- Exod 11:8All these servants of yours will come down to me, and bow down themselves to me, saying, “Get out, with all the people who follow you”; and after that I will go out.’” He went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
- Ezek 38:5Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
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