Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 29:1 (show verse)
In the tenth year [of the captivity of King Jehoiachin by the king of Babylon], in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 29:2 (show verse)
“Son of man, set your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 29:3 (show verse)
Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers,
[Boastfully] declaring, ‘My Nile is my own, and I have made it for myself.’
The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers,
[Boastfully] declaring, ‘My Nile is my own, and I have made it for myself.’
Ezekiel 29:4 (show verse)
“I will put hooks in your jaws
And [I will] make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales.
And I will pull you up from the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish of your rivers will stick to your scales.
Ezekiel 29:5 (show verse)
“I will abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers;
You will fall on the open field; and you will not be gathered up or buried.
I have given you as food to the [wild] animals of the earth and the birds of the sky.
Ezekiel 29:6 (show verse)
“And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord,
Because they have been [only] a staff made of [fragile] reeds to the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 29:7 (show verse)
“When they (Israel) grasped you (Egypt) by the hand,
You broke and tore apart their hands;
When they leaned on you,
You broke and strained their backs.”
Ezekiel 29:8 (show verse)
‘Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am going to bring a sword on you and cut off (destroy) both man and animal,
Ezekiel 29:9 (show verse)
and the land of Egypt will be a desolation and a wasteland. And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
“Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine and I have made it,’
“Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine and I have made it,’
Ezekiel 29:10 (show verse)
behold (hear this), therefore, I am against you and against your rivers (the Nile, its tributaries), and I will make the land of Egypt a complete waste and a desolation, from [northern] Migdol to [southern] Syene, even as far as the border of Ethiopia (Cush).
Ezekiel 29:11 (show verse)
No man’s foot will pass through it, no animal’s foot will pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years.
Ezekiel 29:12 (show verse)
So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation [plundered and ruined] among desolated lands; and her cities, among cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and [I will] disperse them through the lands.”
Ezekiel 29:13 (show verse)
‘For thus says the Lord God, “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered.
Ezekiel 29:14 (show verse)
I will reverse the fortunes of Egypt [as I will that of Israel] and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.
Ezekiel 29:15 (show verse)
It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will never again exalt itself above the nations; I will diminish the Egyptians so they will never again rule over the nations.
Ezekiel 29:16 (show verse)
And Egypt will never again have the confidence of the house of Israel; their wickedness will be remembered whenever Israel looks toward them [for help]. Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord God.”’”
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 29:17 (show verse)
In the twenty-seventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken to Babylon], in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 29:18 (show verse)
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army work hard [at My command] against Tyre; every [soldier’s] head became bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [from carrying loads of dirt and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no wages from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended during the siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].”
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 thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her wealth and capture her spoil and seize her plunder; and it shall be the wages for his army.
Ezekiel 29:20 (show verse)
I have given him the land of Egypt for the hard work which he did [against Tyre], because they did it for Me,” says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 29:21 (show verse)
“In that day I will make a horn sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them, and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord [when I renew their strength].”