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Ezekiel 29
1599 Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 29
1599 Geneva Bible
29 He prophesieth against Pharaoh and Egypt. 13 The Lord promiseth that he will restore Egypt after forty years. 18 Egypt is the reward of King Nebuchadnezzar for the labor which he took against Tyre.
1 In the [a]tenth year and in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt.
3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I come against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great [b]dragon, that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it for myself.
4 But I will put [c]hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will draw thee out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
5 And I will leave thee in the wilderness, both thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field: thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: for I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field, and to the fowls of heaven.
6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of [d]reed to the house of Israel.
7 When they took hold of thee with their hand, thou didst break and rent all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest and madest all their loins to [e]stand [f]upright.
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and destroy man and beast out of thee.
9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate, and waste, and they shall know that I am the Lord: because he hath said, [g]The river is mine, and I have made it,
10 Behold, therefore I come upon thee, and upon thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate from the tower of Syene, even unto the borders of the [h]black Moors.
11 No foot of man shall pass by it, nor foot of beast shall pass by it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.
12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be desolate among the cities that are desolate for forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
13 Yet thus saith the Lord God, (A)At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people, where they were scattered,
14 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation, and they shall be there a [i]small kingdom.
15 It shall be the smallest of the kingdoms, neither shall it exalt itself anymore above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule the nations.
16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, to bring their [j]iniquity to remembrance by looking after them, so shall they know that I am the Lord God.
17 ¶ In the [k]seven and twentieth year also in the first month, and in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,
18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel caused his army to serve a great [l]service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was made bare: yet he had no wages, [m]nor his army for Tyre, for the service that he served against it.
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel, and he shall take her multitude, and spoil her spoil, and take her prey, and it shall be the wages for his army.
20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, that he served [n]against it, because they wrought [o]for me, saith the Lord God.
21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to grow, and I will give thee an open mouth in the midst of them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:1 To wit, of the captivity of Jeconiah, or of the reign of Zedekiah. Of the order of these prophecies, and how the former sometimes standeth after the latter, read Jer. 27:1.
- Ezekiel 29:3 He compareth Pharaoh to a dragon which hideth himself in the river Nile, as Isa. 51:9.
- Ezekiel 29:4 I will send enemies against thee, which shall pluck thee, and thy people which trust in thee, out of thy sure places.
- Ezekiel 29:6 Read 2 Kings 18:21; Isa. 36:6.
- Ezekiel 29:7 Or, shake.
- Ezekiel 29:7 When they felt their hurt, they would stay no more upon thee, but stood upon their feet, and put their trust in others.
- Ezekiel 29:9 Thus God cannot suffer that man should arrogate anything to himself, or put his trust in anything save in him alone.
- Ezekiel 29:10 Hebrew, Cush, or Ethiopia.
- Ezekiel 29:14 Meaning, that they should not have full dominion, but be under the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and the cause is that the Israelites should no more put their trust in them, but learn to depend on God.
- Ezekiel 29:16 Lest I should by this means punish their sins.
- Ezekiel 29:17 Counting from the captivity of Jeconiah.
- Ezekiel 29:18 He took great pains at the siege of Tyre, and his army was sore handled.
- Ezekiel 29:18 Signifying that Nebuchadnezzar had more pains than profit, by the taking of Tyre.
- Ezekiel 29:20 Or, in it.
- Ezekiel 29:20 Or, evil against me.
Ezequiel 29
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Ezequiel 29
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Profecía contra Egipto
29 En el décimo año, el décimo mes, a los doce días del mes, vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo(A): 2 Hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro contra Faraón, rey de Egipto(B), y profetiza contra él y contra todo Egipto(C). 3 Habla y di: «Así dice el Señor Dios[a]:
“He aquí, estoy contra ti, Faraón, rey de Egipto,
el gran monstruo[b] que yace en medio de sus ríos[c](D),
que ha dicho: ‘Mío es el[d] Nilo, yo mismo me lo hice(E)’.
4 Pondré garfios en tus quijadas(F),
y haré que se peguen los peces de tus ríos a tus escamas;
te sacaré de en medio de tus ríos,
con todos los peces de tus ríos pegados a tus escamas.
5 Y te abandonaré en el desierto,
a ti y a todos los peces de tus ríos.
Caerás en campo abierto[e](G),
no serás juntado ni recogido[f].
A las fieras de la tierra y a las aves del cielo(H)
te he dado por alimento.
6 Entonces sabrán todos los habitantes de Egipto que yo soy el Señor,
porque han sido solo vara de caña(I) para la casa de Israel.
7 Cuando te tomaron en la mano,
te quebraste, y desgarraste todas sus manos[g];
y cuando se apoyaron en ti,
te quebraste y les hiciste estremecer[h] todos sus lomos(J)”.
8 Por tanto, así dice el Señor Dios: “He aquí, traeré contra ti la espada, y cortaré de ti hombres y animales(K). 9 Y la tierra de Egipto se convertirá en desolación y ruina. Entonces sabrán que yo soy el Señor(L).
Porque dijiste[i]: ‘El Nilo es mío y yo lo he hecho(M)’, 10 por eso, he aquí, estoy contra ti y contra tus ríos(N), y haré de la tierra de Egipto una ruina completa, una desolación, desde Migdol hasta Sevene y hasta la frontera de Etiopía[j]. 11 No pasará por ella pie de hombre, ni pie de animal pasará por ella(O), ni será habitada por cuarenta años. 12 Y haré de la tierra de Egipto una desolación en medio de tierras desoladas; y sus ciudades, en medio de ciudades devastadas(P), estarán desoladas por cuarenta años. Dispersaré a los egipcios entre las naciones y los esparciré por las tierras(Q)”.
13 »Porque así dice el Señor Dios: “Al cabo de cuarenta años recogeré a los egipcios de entre los pueblos donde estaban dispersos(R); 14 y cambiaré la suerte[k] de Egipto y los haré volver a la tierra de Patros(S), a la tierra de su origen; y allí serán un reino humilde. 15 Será el más humilde de los reinos y jamás se levantará sobre las naciones(T); y los empequeñeceré(U) para que no dominen a las naciones. 16 Y nunca más será la confianza de la casa de Israel, al recordar[l] la iniquidad de haber vuelto a Egipto[m](V). Entonces sabrán que yo soy el Señor Dios(W)”».
17 En el año veintisiete, el primer mes, el día primero del mes, vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo(X): 18 Hijo de hombre, Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, hizo que su ejército realizara una gran campaña[n] contra Tiro(Y); toda cabeza ha quedado calva(Z) y toda espalda desollada. Pero él y su ejército no recibieron pago de Tiro por la campaña que había realizado[o] contra ella. 19 Por tanto, así dice el Señor Dios: He aquí, daré la tierra de Egipto a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia. Se llevará sus riquezas[p](AA), capturará su botín y tomará su despojo; y esto será la paga para su ejército(AB). 20 Le he dado la tierra de Egipto por la obra que realizó contra Tiro[q], porque trabajaron para mí —declara el Señor Dios(AC).
21 Aquel día haré brotar el poderío[r](AD) de la casa de Israel, y abriré tu boca[s] en medio de ellos; y sabrán que yo soy el Señor(AE).
Footnotes
- Ezequiel 29:3 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor, y así en el resto del cap.
- Ezequiel 29:3 Heb., tannim
- Ezequiel 29:3 O, Nilos, y así en el resto del cap.
- Ezequiel 29:3 Lit., mi
- Ezequiel 29:5 Lit., sobre la faz del campo
- Ezequiel 29:5 En algunos mss. y en el Targum, enterrado
- Ezequiel 29:7 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., hombros
- Ezequiel 29:7 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., estar en pie
- Ezequiel 29:9 Lit., él dijo
- Ezequiel 29:10 Heb., Cush
- Ezequiel 29:14 O, cautividad
- Ezequiel 29:16 Lit., haciendo recordar
- Ezequiel 29:16 Lit., tras ellos
- Ezequiel 29:18 Lit., un gran servicio
- Ezequiel 29:18 Lit., por el servicio con que había servido
- Ezequiel 29:19 O, su multitud
- Ezequiel 29:20 Lit., con que sirvió contra ella
- Ezequiel 29:21 Lit., un cuerno
- Ezequiel 29:21 Lit., te daré el abrir de la boca
Ezekiel 29
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Ezekiel 29
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Proclamation against Egypt
29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 Mortal, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; 3 speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:
I am against you,
Pharaoh king of Egypt,
the great dragon sprawling
in the midst of its channels,
saying, ‘My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself.’
4 I will put hooks in your jaws,
and make the fish of your channels stick to your scales.
I will draw you up from your channels,
with all the fish of your channels
sticking to your scales.
5 I will fling you into the wilderness,
you and all the fish of your channels;
you shall fall in the open field,
and not be gathered and buried.
To the animals of the earth and to the birds of the air
I have given you as food.
6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know
that I am the Lord
because you[a] were a staff of reed
to the house of Israel;
7 when they grasped you with the hand, you broke,
and tore all their shoulders;
and when they leaned on you, you broke,
and made all their legs unsteady.[b]
8 Therefore, thus says the Lord God: I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you human being and animal; 9 and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
Because you[c] said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I made it’, 10 therefore, I am against you, and against your channels, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.[d] 11 No human foot shall pass through it, and no animal foot shall pass through it; it shall be uninhabited for forty years. 12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolated countries; and her cities shall be a desolation for forty years among cities that are laid waste. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries.
13 Further, thus says the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered; 14 and I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin; and there they shall be a lowly kingdom. 15 It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations; and I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations. 16 The Egyptians[e] shall never again be the reliance of the house of Israel; they will recall their iniquity, when they turned to them for aid. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God.
Babylonia Will Plunder Egypt
17 In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 18 Mortal, King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon made his army labour hard against Tyre; every head was made bald and every shoulder was rubbed bare; yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labour that he had expended against it. 19 Therefore, thus says the Lord God: I will give the land of Egypt to King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he laboured, because they worked for me, says the Lord God.
21 On that day I will cause a horn to sprout up for the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:6 Gk Syr Vg: Heb they
- Ezekiel 29:7 Syr: Heb stand
- Ezekiel 29:9 Gk Syr Vg: Heb he
- Ezekiel 29:10 Or Nubia; Heb Cush
- Ezekiel 29:16 Heb It
Ezekiel 29
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Ezekiel 29
New International Version
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:(A) 2 “Son of man, set your face against(B) Pharaoh king of Egypt(C) and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.(D) 3 Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘I am against you, Pharaoh(E) king of Egypt,
you great monster(F) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile(G) belongs to me;
I made it for myself.”
4 But I will put hooks(H) 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.(I)
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(J) or picked up.
I will give you as food
to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.(K)
6 Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.
“‘You have been a staff of reed(L) for the people of Israel. 7 When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered(M) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.[a](N)
8 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.(O) 9 Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
“‘Because you said, “The Nile(P) is mine; I made it,(Q)” 10 therefore I am against you(R) and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt(S) a ruin and a desolate waste(T) from Migdol(U) to Aswan,(V) as far as the border of Cush.[b](W) 11 The foot of neither man nor beast will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.(X) 12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate(Y) 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.(Z)
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,(AA) the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly(AB) kingdom.(AC) 15 It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations.(AD) 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(AE) for the people of Israel but will be a reminder(AF) of their sin in turning to her for help.(AG) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(AH)’”
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:(AI) 18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar(AJ) king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare(AK) and every shoulder made raw.(AL) 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(AM) of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder(AN) the land as pay for his army.(AO) 20 I have given him Egypt(AP) as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(AQ)
21 “On that day I will make a horn[c](AR) grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth(AS) among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.(AT)”
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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