Ezekiel 30:11

30:11 He and his people with him,

the most terrifying of the nations, ¹ 

will be brought there to destroy the land.

They will draw their swords against Egypt,

and fill the land with corpses.

Ezekiel 23:42

23:42 The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, ²  including all kinds of men; ³  even Sabeans ⁴  were brought from the desert. The sisters ⁵  put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

[30:11]  ¹ tn The Babylonians were known for their cruelty (2 Kgs 25:7).

[23:42]  ² tn Heb “(was) in her.”

[23:42]  ³ tn Heb “and men from the multitude of mankind.”

[23:42]  ⁴ tn An alternate reading is “drunkards.” Sheba is located in the area of modern day Yemen.

[23:42]  ⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referents (the sisters) have been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.