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Ezekiel 30:7

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 30:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
Ezekiel 30:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
5Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
6Thus saith Jehovah: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord Jehovah.
7And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
8And they shall know at I am Jehovah, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed.
9In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon them, as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it cometh.
10Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease, by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, &c.] Or among them, shall be ranked with them, and be as desolate as they are; as Judea and other countries, ravaged by the same enemy: and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted; undergo the same fate as they have done, as Jerusalem and others. The cities of Egypt were very numerous; Diodorus Siculusf537 says, that in ancient times Egypt had cities and villages of note, more than 18,000. Herodotusf538 writes, that it was said, that under King Amasis there were 20,000 cities in it; and the first mentioned writerf539 says, under Ptolemy Lagus they were reckoned more than 30,000; and, according…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“in the midst of . . . countries . . . desolate--Egypt shall fare no better than they (Eze 29:10).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“They - All those before mentioned. Ezekiel 30:8”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eze 29:12, Eze 32:18-32; Jer 25:18-26, 46:1-51:64 Ezekiel 30:8”
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