Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 29:1 (show verse)
In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
Ezekiel 29:2 (show verse)
“Son of man, turn your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all of Egypt.
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Ezekiel 29:3 (show verse)
Speak to him and say: This is what the Lord God says:
Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
the great monster lying in the middle of his Nile,
who says, ‘My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself.’
the great monster
who says, ‘My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself.’
Ezekiel 29:4 (show verse)
and make the fish of your streams
cling to your scales.
I will haul you up
from the middle of your Nile,
and all the fish of your streams
will cling to your scales.
Ezekiel 29:5 (show verse)
you and all the fish of your streams.
You will fall on the open ground
and will not be taken away
or gathered for burial.
I have given you
to the beasts of the earth
and the birds of the sky as food.
Ezekiel 29:6 (show verse)
will know that I am Yahweh,
for they
to the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 29:7 (show verse)
you splintered,
when they leaned on you,
you shattered and made all their hips unsteady.
Ezekiel 29:8 (show verse)
“Therefore this is what the Lord God says: I am going to bring a sword against you and wipe out man and animal from you.
Ezekiel 29:9 (show verse)
The land of Egypt will be a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. Because you said, ‘The Nile is my own; I made it,’
Ezekiel 29:10 (show verse)
therefore, I am against you and your Nile. I will turn the land of Egypt into ruins, a desolate waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.
Ezekiel 29:11 (show verse)
No human foot will pass through it, and no animal foot will pass through it. It will be uninhabited for 40 years.
Ezekiel 29:12 (show verse)
I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and its cities will be a desolation among ruined cities for 40 years. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them across the countries.
Ezekiel 29:13 (show verse)
“For this is what the Lord God says: At the end of 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were dispersed.
Ezekiel 29:14 (show verse)
I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
Ezekiel 29:15 (show verse)
Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small they cannot rule over the nations.
Ezekiel 29:16 (show verse)
It will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, drawing attention to their sin of turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 29:17 (show verse)
In the twenty-seventh year in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
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Ezekiel 29:18 (show verse)
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder chafed, but he and his army received no compensation from Tyre for the labor he expended against it.
Armies » Toil and fatigue often endured by
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Conquests by
Baldness » Artificial, a sign of mourning
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Spoil of, a reward to babylon for services against tyre
Nebuchadnezzar » Of tyre
Sieges » Those engaged in » A large amount » Suffered
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » The king of babylon to be rewarded with the spoil of egypt for his service against
Tyre » City of » Besieged by nebuchadnezzar
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Conquests by
Baldness » Artificial, a sign of mourning
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Spoil of, a reward to babylon for services against tyre
Nebuchadnezzar » Of tyre
Sieges » Those engaged in » A large amount » Suffered
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » The king of babylon to be rewarded with the spoil of egypt for his service against
Tyre » City of » Besieged by nebuchadnezzar
Ezekiel 29:19 (show verse)
Therefore this is what the Lord God says: I am going to give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seizing its spoil and taking its plunder. This will be his army’s compensation.
Ezekiel 29:20 (show verse)
I have given him the land of Egypt as the pay he labored for, since they worked for Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Ezekiel 29:21 (show verse)
“In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will enable you to speak out among them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”