Ezekiel 29:9-16

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁹ The land of Egypt will become a desolate ruin, and they will know that I am the Lord.

Because he said, “It is my Nile. I made it for myself,” ¹⁰ therefore, I am against you and against the channels of your Nile. I will turn the land of Egypt into ruins, a parched desolation—from Migdol to Aswan, that is, up to the border with Cush.^{[a] 11} No one will set foot in it. No animal will set foot in it. It will remain uninhabited for forty years. ¹² I will make the land of Egypt more desolate than any other land, and its cities will be the most desolate of ruined cities for forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the countries.

¹³ Furthermore, this is what the Lord God says. At the end of forty years, I will gather the Egyptians from among the peoples where they were scattered. ¹⁴ I will bring about the restoration of Egypt and return them to Upper Egypt,^[b] the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom. ¹⁵ It will be the lowliest of kingdoms, and it will never again exalt itself above other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations. ¹⁶ It will never again be a source of trust for the house of Israel. It will be a reminder of their guilt when they turned to Egypt for help. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.