Discovery BoxEzekiel 30:8-11 
Context30:8 They will know that I am the Lord
when I ignite a fire in Egypt
and all her allies are defeated. 1
30:9 On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; 2 for beware – it is coming!
30:10 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt,
by the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar 3 of Babylon.
30:11 He and his people with him,
the most terrifying of the nations, 4
will be brought there to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt,
and fill the land with corpses.
1 tn Heb “all who aid her are broken.”
2 tn Heb “in the day of Egypt.” The word “doom” has been added in the translation to clarify the nature of this day.
3 tn Heb “Nebuchadrezzar” is a variant and more correct spelling of Nebuchadnezzar, as the Babylonian name Nabu-kudurri-usur has an “r” rather than an “n.”
4 tn The Babylonians were known for their cruelty (2 Kgs 25:7).
