Ezekiel 30:24 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

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.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God was about to flip the power dynamic completely — Babylon up, Egypt down.

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Ezekiel 30:22

This is what the Lord God says: I'm coming for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. I'm going to break both his arms — the strong one and the one that's already injured. When I'm done with him, he won't even be able to hold his sword.

Ezekiel 30:25

I'm going to give the king of Babylon all the power he needs, while Pharaoh's strength completely gives out. When I hand Babylon the victory and he takes down Egypt, everyone will finally get it — I am the LORD.

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