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Ezekiel 28:25-29:21
Complete Jewish Bible
Ezekiel 28:25-29:21
Complete Jewish Bible
25 “Adonai Elohim says, ‘Once I have gathered the house of Isra’el from the peoples among whom they are scattered, once I have shown my holiness in them as the Goyim watch, then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Ya‘akov. 26 They will have security when they live there, building houses and planting vineyards; yes, they will live in safety, once I have executed judgments against all their contemptuous neighbors. Then they will know that I am Adonai their God.’”
29 On the twelfth day of the tenth month of the tenth year, the word of Adonai came to me: 2 “Human being, turn your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt; prophesy against him and against all Egypt; 3 speak out; and say that Adonai Elohim says:
‘I am against you,
Pharaoh king of Egypt,
you big crocodile
lying in the streams of the Nile!
You say, “My Nile is mine;
I made it for myself.”
4 But I will put hooks in your jaws
and make your Nile fish stick to your scales.
Yes, I will bring you up from your Nile,
with all your Nile fish sticking to your scales,
5 and leave you in the desert,
you and all your Nile fish.
You will fall in the open field
and not be gathered or buried;
but I will give you as food
to wild animals and birds.
6 Then all who live in Egypt
will know that I am Adonai,
because they have been a support made of straw
for the house of Isra’el.
7 When they grasped you in hand, you splintered
and threw all their shoulders out of joint;
when they leaned on you, you broke
and made them all wrench their backs.’
8 “Therefore Adonai Elohim says, ‘I will bring the sword against you and eliminate both your people and your animals. 9 The land of Egypt will become a desolate waste, and they will know that I am Adonai; because he said, “The Nile is mine; I made it.” 10 So I am against you and your Nile; and I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate waste from Migdol to S’venah, all the way to the border of Ethiopia. 11 No human foot will pass through it, and no animal foot will pass through it; it will be uninhabited for forty years. 12 Yes, I will make the land of Egypt desolate, even when compared with other desolate countries, likewise her cities in comparison with other ruined cities; they will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries.’
13 “For this is what Adonai Elohim says: ‘At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered — 14 I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and cause them to return to the land of their origin, Patros. But there they will be a humble kingdom, 15 the humblest of kingdoms. It will never again dominate other nations; I will reduce them, so that they never again rule other nations. 16 Moreover, they will no longer be a source of confidence for Isra’el to turn to; rather, it will only bring to mind their guilt in having turned to them before. Then they will know that I am Adonai Elohim.’”
17 On the first day of the first month of the twenty-seventh year, the word of Adonai came to me: 18 “Human being, N’vukhadretzar king of Bavel had his army mount a massive expedition against Tzor; [the loads of dirt they carried] made every head bald and every shoulder raw; yet neither he nor his army derived any benefit from Tzor out of this expedition against it. 19 Therefore Adonai Elohim says, ‘I will give the land of Egypt to N’vukhadretzar king of Bavel. He will carry off its riches, take its spoil and its prey; and these will be the wages for his army. 20 I am giving him the land of Egypt as his wages for which he worked, because they were working for me,’ says Adonai Elohim. 21 ‘When that day comes I will cause power to return to the house of Isra’el, and I will enable you [Yechezk’el] to open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am Adonai.’”
Ezekiel 28:25-29:21
New International Version
Ezekiel 28:25-29:21
New International Version
25 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather(A) the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered,(B) I will be proved holy(C) through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.(D) 26 They will live there in safety(E) and will build houses and plant(F) vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment(G) on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.(H)’”
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:(I) 2 “Son of man, set your face against(J) Pharaoh king of Egypt(K) and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.(L) 3 Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘I am against you, Pharaoh(M) king of Egypt,
you great monster(N) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile(O) belongs to me;
I made it for myself.”
4 But I will put hooks(P) 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.(Q)
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(R) or picked up.
I will give you as food
to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.(S)
6 Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.
“‘You have been a staff of reed(T) for the people of Israel. 7 When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered(U) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.[a](V)
8 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.(W) 9 Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
“‘Because you said, “The Nile(X) is mine; I made it,(Y)” 10 therefore I am against you(Z) and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt(AA) a ruin and a desolate waste(AB) from Migdol(AC) to Aswan,(AD) as far as the border of Cush.[b](AE) 11 The foot of neither man nor beast will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.(AF) 12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate(AG) 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.(AH)
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,(AI) the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly(AJ) kingdom.(AK) 15 It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations.(AL) 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(AM) for the people of Israel but will be a reminder(AN) of their sin in turning to her for help.(AO) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(AP)’”
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:(AQ) 18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar(AR) king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare(AS) and every shoulder made raw.(AT) 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(AU) of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder(AV) the land as pay for his army.(AW) 20 I have given him Egypt(AX) as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(AY)
21 “On that day I will make a horn[c](AZ) grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth(BA) among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.(BB)”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand
- Ezekiel 29:10 That is, the upper Nile region
- Ezekiel 29:21 Horn here symbolizes strength.
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