He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will come, and will strike the land of Egypt; such as are for death shall be put to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.
- KJV And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
- NKJV When he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt and deliver to death those appointed for death, and to captivity those appointed for captivity, and to the sword those appointed for the sword.
- NASB He will also come and strike the land of Egypt; those who are meant for death will be given over to death, and those for captivity to captivity, and those for the sword to the sword.
- NLT And when he comes, he will destroy the land of Egypt. He will bring death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and war to those destined for war.
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Quick answer
Babylon will strike Egypt, with each person appointed to death, captivity, or sword. God's judgment is thorough and sovereignly ordered.
Overview
The verse describes the comprehensive scope of Babylon's conquest, echoing earlier oracles against Judah. The threefold allotment of death, captivity, and sword shows judgment falling according to God's appointment, not chance. Such sober warnings of inescapable judgment magnify the mercy of the gospel, where Christ bears the judgment due to sinners who flee to Him.
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- Jer 15:2If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
- Jer 44:13I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,
- Ezek 29:19–20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
- Zech 11:9Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”
- Jer 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;
- Isa 19:1–25This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
- Ezek 30:1–26Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezek 5:12A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.
- Job 20:29This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
- Jer 46:1–26This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet
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