“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and see, it has not been bandaged for healing, nor a splint put on to bind it, to make it strong enough to hold a sword." v.21
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We continue to read of the destruction and judgement on Egypt. Here the Lord is saying He's broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. This is most likely referring to what had happened when Pharaoh-hophra tried lifting the siege at Jerusalem from the Chaldeans (Jeremiah 37). The breaking of the arm refers to the breaking of the power. The power that Egypt had was soon to be destroyed by the Babylonians, not just a battle lost but a war lost by Egypt. When one breaks an arm or a leg or a nose or a finger or whatever and doesn't properly bandage it, it heals incorrectly and usually loses its full potential. So to with Egypt their power was broken and was not receiving proper medical attention and therefore not ever regain its strength it once had. Egypt was not to be destroyed forever but to not be cured to ever fight again. She was to receive a blow that she could not recover from.
Have you received a blow that you haven't been able to recover from or have never been the same strength as you once were (either physically or metaphorically)? Luckily the Lord heals the broken and broken hearted. Go to him that you may be stronger than you once were!
"For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous." Ps. 37:17
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