Ezekiel 30:14 says, And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. God continued too list some of the places in Egypt that He was going to destroy through Nebuchadnezzar. Countries may be defeated by other countries today, but the ultimate victory will be God’s when Jesus Christ returns to claim His church.
Verse fifteen adds, And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. God said that He was going to pour out His fury on Sin, the strength of Egypt, and cut off the multitude of No. One day, those who continue to live by sin and say no to God’s gift of salvation will face His wrath. God said He was going to destroy all those that Egypt thought were their strength, and one day, this will be true of everyone and everything that we look to for strength instead of looking to God.
Verse sixteen continues, And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily. God said when He brought about the destruction of Egypt, that all her great cities, even if they did still exist, would be in great distress. We may survive God’s judgment in this lifetime, but when His final judgment comes, those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord will be in everlasting distress.
Verse seventeen states, The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. Many of the young men of Egypt, those who were fighting for her, were going to be either killed in battle or taken away captive. We may never fall by the sword if we don’t accept God’s gift of salvation, but we will be taken away as captives of sin.
Verse eighteen adds, 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. God continued to warn the people of Egypt of the coming darkness that they would live in when faced with His judgment. He also said that their daughters would be taken away captive. The young men would be killed and the young women taken away captive, so there would be little hope for the future of Egypt as long as it was under God’s judgment. There will never be hope for the future for anyone who denies God’s gift of salvation.
Verse nineteen continues, Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the Lord. God said that when He executed His judgment on Egypt, even if this was done by another nation, that the people of Egypt would know that He is God, because He had told them it was going to happen before it did. One day, those who are sent away to everlasting punishment will know that God is God, even if they refused to believe it before then.