Ezekiel 28:7

28:7 I am about to bring foreigners ¹  against you, the most terrifying of nations.

They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, ² 

and they will defile your splendor.

Ezekiel 30:11

30:11 He and his people with him,

the most terrifying of the nations, ³ 

will be brought there to destroy the land.

They will draw their swords against Egypt,

and fill the land with corpses.

[28:7]  ¹ sn This is probably a reference to the Babylonians.

[28:7]  ² tn Heb “they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom.”

[30:11]  ³ tn The Babylonians were known for their cruelty (2 Kgs 25:7).