Ezekiel 29 - Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Yahweh’s Judgment upon Egypt

29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth[a] day of the month, the word of Yahweh came[b] to me, saying,[c] 2 “Son of man,[d] set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against Egypt, all of it. 3 Speak, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh:

“Look! I am against you,
Pharaoh, king of Egypt,
the great sea monster,
the one lying down
in the midst of his Nile streams,
who says to me, “It is my Nile, and I made it for myself.”[e]
4 And so I will put hooks in your jawbones,
and I will make the fish of your Nile streams stick to your scales,
and I will bring you up from the midst of your Nile streams,
and all of the fish of your Nile streams which cling to your scales.
5 And I will fling you to the desert,
you and all the fish of your Nile streams.
On the surface of the field you will fall;
you will not be gathered,
and you will not be assembled.
To the animals[f] of the field
and to the birds[g] of the heavens
I will give you as food.
6 And all of the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh,
because of their[h] being a staff of reed for the house of Israel.
7 When they took hold of you with the hand, you snapped,
and you split their every shoulder.
And when they leaned on you, you broke,
and you caused all of their loins to wobble.”

8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am bringing on you a sword, and I will cut off from you human and animal. 9 And the land of Egypt will become[i] a desolation and ruins, and they will know that I am Yahweh because he[j] said, ‘The Nile is mine![k] And I, I made it!’ 10 Therefore look! I am against you and against your Nile streams, and I will make the land of Egypt into ruins, a pile of rubble, a desolation from Migdol to Syene and up to the boundary of Cush. 11 A foot of a human will not pass over it, and a foot of an animal will not pass over it, and so it will not be inhabited for forty years.[l] 12 And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and its cities to be in the midst of ruined cities. They will be a desolation for forty years, and I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them among the countries.”

13 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered. 14 And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and I will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and they will be a lowly kingdom there. 15 Of all the kingdoms it will be the most lowly, and it will not exalt itself again over the nations, and I will make them small so as not to rule over the nations. 16 And it will not be again for the house of Israel an object of trust, bringing to remembrance their guilt when they turned back to them,[m] and they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”

17 And then[n] in the twenty-seventh year,[o] in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came[p] to me, saying,[q] 18 “Son of man,[r] Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, he made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was rubbed bare, and every shoulder was rubbed raw, but[s] a wage was not paid for him and for his army from Tyre for the labor that he did against it.” 19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am giving to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon the land of Egypt, and he will carry its wealth away, and he will plunder its plunder, and he will loot its loot, and it will be a wage for his army. 20 As his wages that he worked for, I will give to him the land of Egypt, because they worked for me,” declares[t] the Lord Yahweh.

21 “On that day I will cause power[u] to grow up for the house of Israel, and for you I will give an opening of your mouth in the midst of them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:1 Literally “two ten”
  2. Ezekiel 29:1 Literally “was”
  3. Ezekiel 29:1 Literally “to say”
  4. Ezekiel 29:2 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  5. Ezekiel 29:3 Hebrew “me”
  6. Ezekiel 29:5 Hebrew “animal”
  7. Ezekiel 29:5 Hebrew “bird”
  8. Ezekiel 29:6 LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate: “you”
  9. Ezekiel 29:9 Hebrew “be”
  10. Ezekiel 29:9 That is, Pharaoh
  11. Ezekiel 29:9 Literally “to me”
  12. Ezekiel 29:11 Hebrew “year”
  13. Ezekiel 29:16 Literally “at their turning”
  14. Ezekiel 29:17 Literally “and it happened”
  15. Ezekiel 29:17 Literally “twenty and seven year”
  16. Ezekiel 29:17 Literally “was”
  17. Ezekiel 29:17 Literally “to say”
  18. Ezekiel 29:18 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  19. Ezekiel 29:18 Or “and”
  20. Ezekiel 29:20 Literally “declaration of”
  21. Ezekiel 29:21 Literally “a horn”

You Might Also Like:

Ezekiel 29 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

29 In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the twelfth of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been unto me, saying, 2 `Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy concerning him, and concerning Egypt -- all of it. 3 Speak, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

29 In the tenth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month (on the first day of the month), the word of the Lord was made to me, and he said, 2 Thou, son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and thou shalt prophesy of him, and of all Egypt. (Thou, son of man, set thy f...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - World English Bible (WEB)

29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3 Speak and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says:“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - The Voice (VOICE)

29 In the 10th year, on the 12th day of the 10th month, the word of the Eternal came to me with a message about Egypt. Eternal One: 2 Son of man, face Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and preach against him and against all of Egypt! 3 Tell him this is what I, the Eternal Lord, have to say: Look, I am agains...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Prophecy Against Egypt29 On the twelfth day of the tenth month of the tenth year, the word of Adonai came to me saying: 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt. Prophesy against him and against all Egypt, 3 speak and say, thus says Adonai Elohim:‘Behold, I am against you,Pharaoh...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Proclamation against Egypt29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; 3 speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:“Behold, I am a...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Proclamation against Egypt29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; 3 speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:“Behold, I am a...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Proclamation against Egypt29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 Mortal, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; 3 speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:I am against you, Ph...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Proclamation against Egypt29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 Mortal, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt;(A)3 speak and say: Thus says the Lord God:I am against you, Pha...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New Living Translation (NLT)

A Message for Egypt29 On January 7,[a] during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: 2 “Son of man, turn and face Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt. 3 Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord:“I am your enemy,...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New Life Version (NLV)

Word against Egypt29 On the twelfth day of the tenth month in the tenth year, the Word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 “Son of man, look toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and speak against him and against all Egypt. 3 Tell them, ‘The Lord God says, “I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt. You are th...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Proclamation Against Egypt29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, (A)set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and (B)against all Egypt. 3 Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

A prophecy against EgyptJudgment on Pharaoh29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 ‘Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3 Speak to him and say: “This is what the Sovereign Lo...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New International Version (NIV)

A Prophecy Against EgyptJudgment on Pharaoh29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the Lord came to me:(A) 2 “Son of man, set your face against(B) Pharaoh king of Egypt(C) and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.(D) 3 Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the So...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

A Prophecy Against Egypt29 It was the tenth year since King Jehoiachin had been brought to Babylon as a prisoner. On the 12th day of the tenth month, a message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said, 2 “Son of man, turn your attention to Pharaoh Hophra. He is king of Egypt. Prophesy against him an...
Read More

Ezekiel 29 - New English Translation (NET)

A Prophecy Against Egypt29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month,[a] the Lord’s message came to me: 2 “Son of man, turn toward[b] Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3 Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:“‘Look, I am a...
Read More