19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: (A)Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; (B)and he shall carry off its wealth[a] (C)and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20 (D)I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he labored, because they worked for me, declares the Lord God.

21 “On that day (E)I will cause a horn to spring up for the house of Israel, and (F)I will open your lips among them. (G)Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

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  1. Ezekiel 29:19 Or multitude

19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king(A) of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder(B) the land as pay for his army.(C) 20 I have given him Egypt(D) as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)

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

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  1. Ezekiel 29:21 Horn here symbolizes strength.