Reference

Ezekiel 30:25

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“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.”
23

And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

24

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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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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And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

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The "strengthening of arms" and "putting a sword into the hand" could be interpreted metaphorically as God empowering Babylon and allowing its military success, rather than a direct physical intervention.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a future action God will take and its consequences, but it does not describe how this information was communicated to Ezekiel or any other prophet. It is a prophetic statement, not a description of the prophetic method.

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Cross-References

Ezekiel 30:24Thematic

“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.”

Ezekiel 29:16Thematic

“And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 30:19Thematic

“Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 38:16Thematic

“And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.”

Psalms 9:16Thematic

“The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.”

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