Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.
Parallel translations
- WEB They shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed.
- KJV And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.
- NKJV Then they will know that I am the Lord, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are destroyed.
- NASB “And they will know that I am the Lord, When I set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are broken.
- NLT And the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord when I have set Egypt on fire and destroyed all their allies.
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When God sets Egypt ablaze and destroys her helpers, they will know he is the LORD. Judgment reveals God's sovereign identity.
Overview
The Lord's fire against Egypt and the destruction of her allies serve the recurring purpose of making him known. The refrain "they shall know that I am Yahweh" frames judgment as revelation. God acts so that even pagan nations recognize his unrivaled lordship over history.
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- Ezek 29:6Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.
- Amos 1:14So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
- Ezek 22:31So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Ezek 30:14I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
- Amos 1:7So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
- Ezek 29:16Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
- Ezek 30:16I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.
- Amos 1:12So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
- Amos 1:10So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”
- Ezek 29:9The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’
- Amos 1:4So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
- Ps 58:11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
- Amos 2:5So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
- Lam 4:11The LORD has exhausted His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.
- Nah 1:5–6The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
- Deut 32:22For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
- Amos 2:2So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
- Isa 42:25So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
- Ezek 28:26And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
- Ezek 28:24For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
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