Ezekiel 30:4

A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
Ezekiel 30:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּבָאָ֥ה חֶ֙רֶב֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְהָיְתָ֤ה חַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכ֔וּשׁ בִּנְפֹ֥ל חָלָ֖ל בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְלָקְח֣וּ הֲמוֹנָ֔הּ וְנֶהֶרְס֖וּ יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃

  1. וּבָאָ֥הu.va.'Ah“and it will come”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. חֶ֙רֶב֙che.rev“a sword”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  3. בְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yim“on Egypt”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  4. וְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.Tah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. חַלְחָלָה֙chal.cha.Lah“anguish”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַלְחָלָה · “anguish” · Strong's H2479
  6. בְּכ֔וּשׁbe.Khush“on Cush”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from כּוּשׁ · “Cush” · Strong's H3568A
  7. בִּנְפֹ֥לbin.Fol“when fall”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָפַל · “kill” · Strong's H5307J
  8. חָלָ֖לcha.Lal“[the] slain”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלָל · “killed” · Strong's H2491A
  9. בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yim“in Egypt”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  10. וְלָקְח֣וּve.la.ke.Chu“and people will take away”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  11. הֲמוֹנָ֔הּha.mo.Nah“wealth its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָמוֹן · “crowd” · Strong's H1995A
  12. וְנֶהֶרְס֖וּve.ne.her.Su“and they will be torn down”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָרַס · “to overthrow” · Strong's H2040
  13. יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃ye.so.do.Tei.ha“foundations its”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יְסוֹד · “foundation” · Strong's H3247H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)