Ezekiel 29:8-16
New American Standard Bible
8 ‘Therefore the Lord God says this: “Behold, I am going to (A)bring upon you a sword, and I will cut off from you human and animal life. 9 The (B)land of Egypt will become a desolation and place of ruins. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
“Because [a]you (C)said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I have made it,’ 10 therefore, behold, I am (D)against you and against your [b]canals, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and as far as the border of [c]Cush. 11 A human foot will (E)not pass through it, nor will the foot of an animal pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years. 12 So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the (F)midst of deserted lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate for forty years; and I will (G)scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.”
13 ‘For this is what the Lord God says: “At the end of forty years I will (H)gather the Egyptians from the peoples [d]among whom they were scattered. 14 And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of (I)Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom. 15 It will be the (J)lowest of the kingdoms, and it will not raise itself above the nations again. And I will make them small so that they will not (K)rule over the nations. 16 And it will no longer be a kingdom on which (L)the house of Israel relies, [e](M)bringing to mind the guilt of their having turned [f]to Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.”’”
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- Ezekiel 29:9 As in ancient versions; MT he
- Ezekiel 29:10 Or Nile
- Ezekiel 29:10 Or Ethiopia
- Ezekiel 29:13 Lit where
- Ezekiel 29:16 Lit causing to remember
- Ezekiel 29:16 Lit after them
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