18 The day will be dark[a] in Tehaphnehes,
when I break the yoke of Egypt there
and its proud strength
comes to an end in the city.
A cloud(A) will cover Tehaphnehes,[b]
and its villages will go into captivity.
19 So I will execute judgments against Egypt,
and they will know that I am Yahweh.

Pharaoh’s Power Broken

20 In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:18 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read will withhold
  2. Ezekiel 30:18 Or Egypt

18 Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes(A)
    when I break the yoke of Egypt;(B)
    there her proud strength will come to an end.
She will be covered with clouds,
    and her villages will go into captivity.(C)
19 So I will inflict punishment(D) on Egypt,
    and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

Pharaoh’s Arms Are Broken

20 In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the Lord came to me:(E)

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