Ezekiel 29:17-21

New Living Translation

Nebuchadnezzar to Conquer Egypt

¹⁷ On April 26, the first day of the new year,^[a] during the twenty-seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: ¹⁸ “Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar^[b] of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors’ heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders were raw and blistered. Yet Nebuchadnezzar and his army won no plunder to compensate them for all their work. ¹⁹ Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, plundering everything it has so he can pay his army. ²⁰ Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign Lord, because he was working for me when he destroyed Tyre.

²¹ “And the day will come when I will cause the ancient glory of Israel to revive,^[c] and then, Ezekiel, your words will be respected. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”