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
- WEB 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 threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
- Nah 3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
- Judg 4:10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
- Ezek 30:4–5And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain 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 46:9–10Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
- Exod 11:8And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.
- Ezek 38:5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
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