King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 30:15 Mean?
“And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. Sin: or, Pelusium”
Context
13
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
14
And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. Zoan: or, Tanis
15
And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. Sin: or, Pelusium
16
And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
17
The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. Aven: or, Heliopolis Pibeseth: or, Pubastum
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(15) **Sin **is Pelusium, so called from the marshes around it, on the easternmost branch of the Nile, only two-and-a-half miles from the sea. It was the frontier city, strongly fortified, and considered rightly as the key of Egypt, and hence called in the text its “strength.” It is mentioned again in Ezekiel 30:16. The expression, “distresses daily” (literally, *by day*)*,* applied to Noph (Memphis), is a difficult one; it is understood by many as *perpetually,* but more probably means *distresses in the open day.* Its enemies shall make no covert attack, but come upon it boldly.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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