"The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these {cities} shall go into captivity. {Aven: or, He…" — Ezekiel 30:17

Ezekiel 30:17 · KJV

“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}”

— Ezekiel 30:17

Verse 16

And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph {shall have} distresses daily.

Verse 18

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}

Ezekiel 30 — Context

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}

Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I {am} the LORD.

Cross References

Genesis 41:45

And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over {all} the land of Egypt. {Zaphnathpaaneah: which in the Coptic signifies, A revealer of secrets, or, The man to whom secrets are revealed} {priest: or, prince}