Ezekiel 30:18At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
The setting
Babylon, ~587 BC. Ezekiel sees Tahpanhes (Egyptian border fortress) going dark. Modern-day eastern Egypt near Gaza.
The emotion here: fierce protective anger seeing his people enslaved
The original word
mol (מוֹל) — yoke bar, the heavy wooden beam that enslaves oxen
Why it matters
Tahpanhes was where Jeremiah was taken after Jerusalem fell — Jews' last hope refuge
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 30:18
The 'day withdrawing' means Egypt's power ends like sunset — permanent darkness
Common misconceptionThis sounds like God enjoys destruction, but He's actually breaking the systems that enslaved His people. Egypt's fall means freedom for the oppressed.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 30:18
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 30:18 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 30:18 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, pride. Notable phrases: break the yokes; pride of her power. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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