And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
I'm going to give the king of Babylon all the strength he needs and put my weapon in his hands. But I'm going to completely break Pharaoh's power, and he'll be groaning in pain like someone who's been mortally wounded.
God was about to flip the power dynamic completely, Babylon up, Egypt down.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet among the Jewish exiles in Babylon around the 6th century BC, delivering messages from God about His judgments on nations that opposed His people or engaged in idolatry. In this verse, God declares He will empower the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, to defeat Egypt's Pharaoh as part of His divine plan to punish Egypt for its pride and alliances against Israel. This reflects the historical reality of Babylon's military campaigns against Egypt during that era, where Babylon emerged as a dominant power in the ancient Near East.
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