Ezekiel 29 - New International Version (NIV)

A Prophecy Against Egypt

Judgment on Pharaoh

29 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 Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I am against you, Pharaoh(E) king of Egypt,
you great monster(F) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile(G) belongs to me;
I made it for myself.”
4 But I will put hooks(H) in your jaws
and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales.
I will pull you out from among your streams,
with all the fish sticking to your scales.(I)
5 I will leave you in the desert,
you and all the fish of your streams.
You will fall on the open field
and not be gathered(J) or picked up.
I will give you as food
to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.(K)

6 Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.

“‘You have been a staff of reed(L) for the people of Israel. 7 When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered(M) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.[a](N)

8 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.(O) 9 Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“‘Because you said, “The Nile(P) is mine; I made it,(Q) 10 therefore I am against you(R) and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt(S) a ruin and a desolate waste(T) from Migdol(U) to Aswan,(V) as far as the border of Cush.[b](W) 11 The foot of neither man nor beast will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.(X) 12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate(Y) among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.(Z)

13 “‘Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered. 14 I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt,(AA) the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly(AB) kingdom.(AC) 15 It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations.(AD) I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations. 16 Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence(AE) for the people of Israel but will be a reminder(AF) of their sin in turning to her for help.(AG) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(AH)’”

Nebuchadnezzar’s Reward

17 In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:(AI) 18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar(AJ) king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare(AK) and every shoulder made raw.(AL) Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre. 19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king(AM) of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder(AN) the land as pay for his army.(AO) 20 I have given him Egypt(AP) as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(AQ)

21 “On that day I will make a horn[c](AR) grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth(AS) among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.(AT)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand
  2. Ezekiel 29:10 That is, the upper Nile region
  3. Ezekiel 29:21 Horn here symbolizes strength.

Cross references

  1. Ezekiel 29:1 : ver 17; S Eze 26:1
  2. Ezekiel 29:2 : S Eze 25:2
  3. Ezekiel 29:2 : S Jer 25:19
  4. Ezekiel 29:2 : Isa 19:1-17; Jer 46:2; Eze 30:1-26; 31:1-18; 32:1-32
  5. Ezekiel 29:3 : Jer 44:30
  6. Ezekiel 29:3 : S Ps 68:30; S 74:13; Eze 32:2
  7. Ezekiel 29:3 : S Jer 46:8
  8. Ezekiel 29:4 : S 2Ki 19:28; S Job 41:2
  9. Ezekiel 29:4 : Eze 38:4
  10. Ezekiel 29:5 : S Jer 8:2
  11. Ezekiel 29:5 : S Jer 7:33; 34:20; Eze 31:13; 32:4-6; 39:4
  12. Ezekiel 29:6 : S 2Ki 18:21
  13. Ezekiel 29:7 : 2Ki 18:21; Isa 36:6
  14. Ezekiel 29:7 : Jer 17:5; Eze 17:15-17
  15. Ezekiel 29:8 : Eze 25:13; 32:11-13
  16. Ezekiel 29:9 : S Jer 46:8
  17. Ezekiel 29:9 : Eze 30:7-8, 13-19
  18. Ezekiel 29:10 : S Jer 21:13
  19. Ezekiel 29:10 : S Ex 3:22
  20. Ezekiel 29:10 : S Jer 46:19
  21. Ezekiel 29:10 : S Ex 14:2
  22. Ezekiel 29:10 : Eze 30:6
  23. Ezekiel 29:10 : Isa 18:1; Eze 30:4
  24. Ezekiel 29:11 : Eze 32:13
  25. Ezekiel 29:12 : S Isa 34:10
  26. Ezekiel 29:12 : S Jer 46:19; Eze 30:7, 23, 26
  27. Ezekiel 29:14 : S Isa 11:11; Eze 30:14
  28. Ezekiel 29:14 : Eze 17:14
  29. Ezekiel 29:14 : S Isa 19:22; Jer 46:26
  30. Ezekiel 29:15 : Zec 10:11
  31. Ezekiel 29:16 : 2Ch 32:10
  32. Ezekiel 29:16 : S Nu 5:15
  33. Ezekiel 29:16 : S La 4:17
  34. Ezekiel 29:16 : Isa 20:5; S 30:2; Hos 8:13
  35. Ezekiel 29:17 : S ver 1; S Eze 24:1; 30:20; 40:1
  36. Ezekiel 29:18 : Jer 27:6; 39:1
  37. Ezekiel 29:18 : S Lev 13:40; S Job 1:20; S Jer 48:37
  38. Ezekiel 29:18 : Ge 49:15
  39. Ezekiel 29:19 : S Isa 19:4
  40. Ezekiel 29:19 : S Eze 26:5
  41. Ezekiel 29:19 : Jer 43:10-13; Eze 30:4, 10, 24-25; 32:11
  42. Ezekiel 29:20 : S Isa 43:3
  43. Ezekiel 29:20 : Isa 10:6-7; 45:1; S Jer 25:9
  44. Ezekiel 29:21 : S Ps 132:17; S Lk 1:69
  45. Ezekiel 29:21 : Eze 33:22
  46. Ezekiel 29:21 : S Eze 3:27

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