Ezekiel 29
English Standard Version
Prophecy Against Egypt
29 (A)In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 (B)“Son of man, (C)set your face against (D)Pharaoh king of Egypt, (E)and prophesy against him and (F)against all Egypt; 3 speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:
(G)“Behold, I am against you,
Pharaoh king of Egypt,
(H)the great dragon that lies
in the midst of his streams,
(I)that says, ‘My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself.’
4 I will (J)put hooks in your jaws,
and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales;
and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams,
with all the fish of your streams
that stick to your scales.
5 (K)And I will cast you out into the wilderness,
you and all the fish of your streams;
you shall fall (L)on the open field,
and (M)not be brought together or gathered.
To the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens
(N)I give you as food.
6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt (O)shall know that I am the Lord.
“Because you[a] have been (P)a staff of reed to the house of Israel, 7 (Q)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 loins to shake.[b] 8 Therefore thus says the Lord God: (R)Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast, 9 and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. (S)Then they will know that I am the Lord.
(T)“Because you[c] said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I made it,’ 10 therefore, (U)behold, I am against you and (V)against your streams, and (W)I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, (X)from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush. 11 (Y)No foot of man shall pass through it, and no foot of beast shall pass through it; it shall be uninhabited forty years. 12 (Z)And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and her cities shall be a desolation forty years among cities that are laid waste. (AA)I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries.
13 “For thus says the Lord God: At the end of forty years (AB)I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered, 14 and (AC)I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to (AD)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, (AE)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 And it shall never again be (AF)the reliance of the house of Israel, recalling their iniquity, when they turn to them for aid. (AG)Then they will know that I am the Lord God.”
17 (AH)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 (AI)“Son of man, (AJ)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor 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 labor that he had performed against her. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: (AK)Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; (AL)and he shall carry off its wealth[d] (AM)and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20 (AN)I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he labored, because they worked for me, declares the Lord God.
21 “On that day (AO)I will cause a horn to spring up for the house of Israel, and (AP)I will open your lips among them. (AQ)Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:6 Hebrew they
- Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (compare Psalm 69:23); Hebrew to stand
- Ezekiel 29:9 Hebrew he
- Ezekiel 29:19 Or multitude
Ezekiel 29
Amplified Bible
Judgment of Egypt
29 In the tenth year [of the captivity of King Jehoiachin by the king of Babylon], in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3 Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers,
[Boastfully] declaring, ‘My Nile is my own, and I have made it for myself.’
4
“I will put hooks in your jaws
And [I will] make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales.
And I will pull you up from the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish of your rivers will stick to your scales.
5
“I will abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers;
You will fall on the open field; and you will not be gathered up or buried.
I have given you as food to the [wild] animals of the earth and the birds of the sky.
6
“And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord,
Because they have been [only] a staff made of [fragile] reeds to the house of Israel.
7
“When they (Israel) grasped you (Egypt) by the hand,
You broke and tore apart their hands;
When they leaned on you,
You broke and strained their backs.”
8 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am going to bring a sword on you and cut off (destroy) both man and animal, 9 and the land of Egypt will be a desolation and a wasteland. And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
“Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine and I have made it,’ 10 behold (hear this), therefore, I am against you and against your rivers (the Nile, its tributaries), and I will make the land of Egypt a complete waste and a desolation, from [northern] Migdol to [southern] [a]Syene, even as far as the border of Ethiopia (Cush). 11 No man’s foot will pass through it, no animal’s foot will pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years. 12 So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation [plundered and ruined] among desolated lands; and her cities, among cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and [I will] disperse them through the lands.”
13 ‘For thus says the Lord God, “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered.(A) 14 I will reverse the fortunes of Egypt [as I will that of Israel] and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom. 15 It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will [b]never again exalt itself above the nations; I will diminish the Egyptians so they will never again rule over the nations. 16 And Egypt will never again have the confidence of the house of Israel; their wickedness will be remembered whenever Israel looks toward them [for help]. Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord God.”’”
17 In the twenty-seventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken to Babylon], in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army [c]work hard [at My command] against Tyre; every [soldier’s] head became [d]bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [from carrying loads of dirt and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no wages from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended during the siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].” 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her wealth and capture her spoil and seize her plunder; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt for the hard work which he did [against Tyre], because they did it for Me,” says the Lord God.
21 “In that day I will make a horn sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them, and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord [when I renew their strength].”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:10 Coptic Souan, Senon; Arab Aswan.
- Ezekiel 29:15 There are few stronger contrasts in any modern country than between the ancient glory, dignity, power, and wealth of Egypt and its later diminished significance.
- Ezekiel 29:18 The siege against Tyre lasted about thirteen years.
- Ezekiel 29:18 Probably from constantly wearing war helmets.
Ezequiel 29
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Profecía contra Egipto
29 En el año décimo, el mes décimo, a los doce días del mes, vino a mí la palabra del Señor(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:
‘Yo estoy contra ti, Faraón, rey de Egipto,
El gran monstruo que yace en medio de sus ríos(D),
Que ha dicho: “Mío es el Nilo, Yo mismo me lo hice(E)”.
4 -’Pondré garfios en tus quijadas(F),
Y haré que los peces de tus ríos se peguen 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(G),
No serás juntado ni recogido.
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;
Y cuando se apoyaron en ti,
Te quebraste e hiciste que se estremecieran todos sus lomos(J)’.
8 Por tanto, así dice el Señor Dios: ‘Voy a traer contra ti la espada, y exterminaré 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: “El Nilo es mío y yo lo he hecho(M)”, 10 por tanto, 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. 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: ‘Después de cuarenta años recogeré a los egipcios de entre los pueblos donde estaban dispersos(R); 14 y cambiaré la suerte 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). Los empequeñeceré(U) para que no dominen a las naciones. 16 Y nunca más será la confianza de la casa de Israel, al recordar la iniquidad de haber vuelto a Egipto(V). Entonces sabrán que Yo soy el Señor Dios(W)’”».
17 En el año veintisiete, el mes primero, el día primero del mes, vino a mí la palabra del Señor(X): 18 «Hijo de hombre, Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, hizo que su ejército realizara una gran campaña 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 contra ella». 19 Por tanto, así dice el Señor Dios: «Voy a dar la tierra de Egipto a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia. Se llevará sus riquezas(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, porque trabajaron para mí», declara el Señor Dios(AC).
21 «En aquel día haré brotar el poderío(AD) de la casa de Israel, y abriré tu boca en medio de ellos. Entonces sabrán que Yo soy el Señor(AE)».
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