King James Version
Ezekiel 30:16 in the King James Version says “And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses da...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.”
Ezekiel 30:16 · KJV
And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. Zoan: or, Tanis
And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. Sin: or, Pelusium
And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
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
At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened , when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. darkened: or, restrained
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“And I will set”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“pain”
H2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fi
“pain”
H2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fi
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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