旧约 - 以西结书(Ezekiel)第30章

The word of the LORD came to me:
"Son of man, prophesy and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Wail and say, "Alas for that day!"
For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near--a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush. When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down.
Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, Libya and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.
"'This is what the LORD says: "'The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign LORD.
"'They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.
Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed.
"'On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt's doom, for it is sure to come.
"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
He and his army--the most ruthless of nations--will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
I will dry up the streams of the Nile and sell the land to evil men; by the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it. I the LORD have spoken.
"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land.
I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes.
I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the hordes of Thebes.
I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress.
The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity.
So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.'"
In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the LORD came to me:
"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. It has not been bound up for healing or put in a splint so as to become strong enough to hold a sword.
Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand.
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.
I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt.
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
以西结书第三十章   第 30 章 

  结 30:1-19> 先知又要对哪些国家说预言? 

  30:1-19 这是对埃及和其盟国的哀悼。埃及人因为自己的骄傲和拜偶像而将衰败。 

  结 30:12> 尼罗河──埃及的生命…… 

  30:12 埃及法老声言,是他们建造了赖以生存的尼罗河。如果神使尼罗河干涸,整个国家就会灭亡。 

  结 30:13-19> 埃及的城市被一一数算,劫数难逃── 

  30:13-19 要被毁灭的城巿名单显示出毁灭的气息。使尼罗河干涸说明了它的死亡,埃及将无能为力。这是给犹大的一个清楚的信息,不要信靠埃及的帮助来对抗巴比伦人。 

  结 30:20-21> 这一预言发出时的形势是── 

  30:20-21 这信息是公元前 587 年发出的。当时耶路撒冷正遭受巴比伦的攻击。犹大虽知道神的警告(参耶 2:36-37 ),却仍然反抗巴比伦,并且同埃及结成联盟。法老合弗拉并不全心全意地帮助耶路撒冷,一旦尼布甲尼撒的军队面向他们的时候,他便逃回了埃及(参耶 37:5-7 )。以西结曾说,神要折断法老的膀臂,这次法老的战败就是以西结所说的意思。 

  结 30:21-26> 现代世界上也有某些军势强权,对此你是否担忧?为什么? 

  30:21-26 公元前 587 年神给了以西结这个信息。神摧毁了埃及的军事优势,让巴比伦取而代之。神允许诸国扩张势力是为了完成某一特殊的目的。这往往不是我们马上能够理解的。当我们看到军队和战争的时候不要绝望。请记住神在掌权并控制一切,谁占优势尽在其掌握中。另外,要为自己国家的军队和政府领袖祷告,为神更大目的的实现而祷告,为神的旨意 " 行在地上如同行在天上 " (太 6:10 )而祷告。──《灵修版圣经注释》