Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Pharaoh with his mighty army and great horde will be of no help to him in war, when ramps are built and siege works erected to destroy many lives. New Living Translation Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys many lives. English Standard Version Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. Berean Standard Bible Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. King James Bible Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: New King James Version Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, when they heap up a siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons. New American Standard Bible Pharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives. NASB 1995 Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives. NASB 1977 ‘And Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build siege walls to cut off many lives. Legacy Standard Bible And Pharaoh with his mighty military force and great assembly will not help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives. Amplified Bible Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they (the Babylonians) put up ramps and build siege walls to destroy many lives. Christian Standard Bible Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast company will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. Holman Christian Standard Bible Pharaoh will not help him with his great army and vast horde in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. American Standard Version Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And not with a great army neither with many horses shall Pharaoh make war with him, but in ambush traps and in watchtowers he shall destroy many physical lives Brenton Septuagint Translation And Pharaoh shall make war upon him not with a large force or great multitude, in throwing up a mound, and in building of forts, to cut off souls. Contemporary English Version Even the king of Egypt and his powerful army will be useless to Judah when the Babylonians attack and build towers and dirt ramps to destroy the cities of Judah and its people. Douay-Rheims Bible And not with a great army, nor with much people shall Pharao fight against him: when he shall cast up mounts, and build forts, to cut off many souls. English Revised Version Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, when they cast up mounts and build forts, to cut off many persons. GOD'S WORD® Translation Even with a large army and many people, Pharaoh will not be able to help him in battle when the Babylonians put up dirt ramps and set up blockades to kill many people. Good News Translation Even the powerful army of the king of Egypt will not be able to help him fight when the Babylonians build earthworks and dig trenches in order to kill many people. International Standard Version Pharaoh, with his massive army and large battalions won't protect him when mounds and siege walls are built to destroy many people. JPS Tanakh 1917 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company succour him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many souls; Literal Standard Version And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, | Does Pharaoh maintain him in battle, | By pouring out a mound, and in building a fortification, | To cut off many souls. Majority Standard Bible Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. New American Bible Pharaoh shall not help him on the day of battle, with a great force and mighty horde, When ramps are thrown up and siege works built for the cutting down of many lives. NET Bible Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people. New Revised Standard Version Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when ramps are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. New Heart English Bible Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. Webster's Bible Translation Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: World English Bible Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons. Young's Literal Translation And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, Doth Pharaoh maintain him in battle, By pouring out a mount, and in building a fortification, To cut off many souls. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable Explained…16‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. 17Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. 18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’… Cross References Isaiah 36:6 Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. Jeremiah 37:5 Pharaoh's army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem. Jeremiah 37:7 "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt. Ezekiel 29:6 Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. Ezekiel 29:7 When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched. Daniel 11:15 Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist. Treasury of Scripture Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: shall Ezekiel 29:6,7 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel… Isaiah 36:6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. Jeremiah 37:7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. by Ezekiel 4:2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. Jeremiah 33:5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city. Jeremiah 52:4 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about. Jump to Previous Army Assemblage Assembly Build Building Built Cast Casting Company Cut Cutting Earthworks Force Forces Forts Great Help Horde Maintain Mighty Mounds Mounts Numerous Persons Pharaoh Ramps Siege Souls Strong Succour Walls WarJump to Next Army Assemblage Assembly Build Building Built Cast Casting Company Cut Cutting Earthworks Force Forces Forts Great Help Horde Maintain Mighty Mounds Mounts Numerous Persons Pharaoh Ramps Siege Souls Strong Succour Walls WarEzekiel 17 1. Under the parable of two eagles and a vine11. is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt 22. God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel (17) By casting up mounts.--This translation implies that "the casting up mounts and building forts" were to be the act of Pharaoh; but such things are done not by the relieving, but by the besieging army. A better translation would be, "when they cast up mounts," &c.--i.e., at the time of the siege. We learn from Jeremiah 44:30 that the particular Pharaoh here referred to was Hophra, the Apries of the Greeks. In Jeremiah 37:5-11, it is said that an Egyptian army did come up and temporarily raise the siege of Jerusalem; but it was of no avail. Pharaoh did him no good--did not "make for him in the war." The Chaldaeans speedily returned, drove away the Egyptians, and renewed the siege, finally capturing and burning the city.Verse 17. - By casting up mounts, etc.; better, with the Revised Version, when they cast up mounts. The words describe the strategical operations, not of the Egyptians against the Chaldeans, but of the Chaldeans, when they recovered from their first alarm, against Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 39:1). The Egyptians, Ezekiel predicts, would be powerless to prevent that second and decisive siege. In vers. 18, 19 the prophet emphasizes the fact that this would be the just punishment of Zedekiah's perfidy. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙ (p̄ar·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings with [his] mighty גָּד֜וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent army בְחַ֨יִל (ḇə·ḥa·yil) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength and vast רָ֗ב (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great horde וּבְקָהָ֣ל (ū·ḇə·qā·hāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation will not וְלֹא֩ (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no help יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה (ya·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make him אוֹת֤וֹ (’ō·w·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in battle, בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (bam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war when ramps סֹלְלָ֖ה (sō·lə·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5550: A military mound, rampart of besiegers are built בִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ (biš·pōḵ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out and siege walls דָּיֵ֑ק (dā·yêq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1785: Bulwark, siege wall constructed וּבִבְנ֣וֹת (ū·ḇiḇ·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build to destroy לְהַכְרִ֖ית (lə·haḵ·rîṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant many רַבּֽוֹת׃ (rab·bō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great lives. נְפָשׁ֥וֹת (nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Links Ezekiel 17:17 NIVEzekiel 17:17 NLT Ezekiel 17:17 ESV Ezekiel 17:17 NASB Ezekiel 17:17 KJV Ezekiel 17:17 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 17:17 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 17:17 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 17:17 French Bible Ezekiel 17:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 17:17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army (Ezek. 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