Ezekiel 30: a weak pharaoh

The Lord says to Ezekiel:

21 “Son of man, I’ve broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And look! It hasn’t been set. No splint has been put on it so the bones can knit and heal, so he can use a sword again.

22-26 “Therefore, God, the Master, says, I am dead set against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will go ahead and break his other arm—both arms broken! There’s no way he’ll ever swing a sword again. I’ll scatter Egyptians all over the world. I’ll make the arms of the king of Babylon strong and put my sword in his hand, but I’ll break the arms of Pharaoh and he’ll groan like one who is mortally wounded. I’ll make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, but the arms of Pharaoh shall go limp. The Egyptians will realize that I am God when I place my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon. He’ll wield it against Egypt and I’ll scatter Egyptians all over the world. Then they’ll realize that I am God.”

When it was written, Egypt was a powerful nation. Not only Judah sought for his help, but even the Egyptians had pharaoh as a god. The Lord can destroy whatever we humans can trust. The Egyptians will realize that YHWH is the Lord when Babylon has victory over Egypt and the Egyptians will be scattered all over the world.