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" ' "He will set the temples of the gods of Egypt on fire. He will burn their temples down. He will take the statues of their gods away. Nebuchadnezzar will be like a shepherd who wraps his coat around himself. He will wrap Egypt around himself. And he will leave there unharmed.
Reference
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: τακτός (taktós)
arranged, i.e. appointed or stated
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos)
Ægyptus, the land of the Nile
Hebrew: Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: φῶς (phōs)
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
Hebrew: ʼûwr
flame; hence (in the plural) the East (as being the region of light)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: πυρόω (pyróō)
to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust)
Hebrew: dᵉlaq
{to flame (literally or figuratively)}
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀπορφανίζω (aporphanízō)
to bereave wholly, i.e. (figuratively) separate (from intercourse)
Hebrew: gâzâh
to cut off, i.e. portion out
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἔξω (éxō)
out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
Hebrew: Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: εἴκω (eíkō)
to resemble
Hebrew: dᵉmâh
to resemble
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ποιμήν (poimḗn)
a shepherd (literally or figuratively)
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Hebrew: kᵉthôneth
a shirt
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos)
Ægyptus, the land of the Nile
Hebrew: Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ὑπολιμπάνω (hypolimpánō)
to leave behind, i.e. bequeath
Hebrew: shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Parallel theme
Isaiah 49:18
Jeremiah 48:7
Psalm 104:2
Job 40:10
2 Samuel 5:21
Esther 6:9
References Egypt
Isaiah 19:1
References God
Ezekiel 30:13
Jeremiah 46:25
Exodus 12:12
Verse Explanation
Nebuchadnezzar will set fire to Egypt's temples, carry away their gods, and take Egypt's land as a shepherd removes lice from his clothing, portraying the Babylonian conquest as a humiliation of Egypt's political and religious power.
History
6th century BC: Egypt remained an important regional power but faced Babylonian pressure.