Ezekiel 30:25 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

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.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's the one really calling the shots in world politics, and everyone's about to find out.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The prophet Ezekiel addressed these prophecies to the Judean exiles living in Babylon during the early 6th century BCE. It was written to declare divine judgment against Egypt, a powerful nation that had often been an unreliable ally to Judah, and to foretell its impending defeat by Babylon.

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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 30:24

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.

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