Ezekiel 29:9-16

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⁹ Egypt will become an ·empty desert [desolate wasteland]. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“‘Because you said, “The Nile River is mine, and I have made it,” ¹⁰ I am against you and your ·rivers [streams]. I will destroy the land of Egypt and make it an ·empty desert [desolate wasteland] from Migdol [^Cin the north] to Aswan [^Cin the south], all the way to the border of Cush [^CEthiopia]. ¹¹ No ·person or animal will walk [^Lfoot of man shall pass through it and no foot of beast will pass] through it, and no one will live in Egypt for forty years. ¹² I will make the land of Egypt ·the most deserted country of all [^La desolation among desolate lands]. Her cities will be ·the most deserted of all [a desolation among] ruined cities for forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, spreading them among the countries.

¹³ “‘This is what the Lord God says: After forty years I will gather Egypt from the nations where they have been scattered. ¹⁴ I will ·bring back the Egyptian captives [restore the fortunes of Egypt] and make them return to ·southern Egypt [^Lthe land of Pathros], to the land ·they came from [of their ancestry/origin]. They will become a ·weak [lowly; insignificant] kingdom there. ¹⁵ It will be the ·weakest [most lowly/insignificant] kingdom, and it will never again ·rule [^Lexalt itself over] other nations. I will make it so ·weak [small] it will never again rule over the nations. ¹⁶ The Israelites will never again ·depend on [rely on; have confidence in] Egypt. Instead, ·Egypt’s punishment [^Lit] will remind the Israelites of their sin in turning to Egypt for help. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.’”