As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
Parallel translations
- WEB When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
- BSB When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.
- NKJV When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre.
- NASB When the report reaches Egypt, They will be in anguish over the report of Tyre.
- NLT When Egypt hears the news about Tyre, there will be great sorrow.
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Quick answer
News of Tyre's fall will bring anguish to Egypt. Nations bound to Tyre by trade tremble at her collapse.
Overview
Egypt, a major trading partner, will writhe in distress when Tyre falls, because their economies were intertwined. The verse shows judgment's ripple effect through the network of nations. It reminds readers that worldly alliances offer no security when God acts.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Josh 2:9–11And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
- Exod 15:14–16The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
- Ezek 26:15–21Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
- Ezek 27:29–36And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
- Rev 18:17–19For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
- Ezek 28:19All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
- Isa 19:16In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it.
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