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29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt: speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God;

Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers,
which hath said, My river is mine own,
and I have made it for myself.
But I will put hooks in thy jaws,
and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales,
and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers,
and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness,
thee and all the fish of thy rivers:
thou shalt fall upon the open fields;
thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered:
I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field
and to the fowls of the heaven.
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord,
because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
When they took hold of thee by thy hand,
thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder:
and when they leaned upon thee,
thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the Lord: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it. 10 Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through 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 among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate 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; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither 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 base kingdom. 15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. 16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord God.

17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it: 19 therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take 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 labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God.

21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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, saying, “Son of man, (A)set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and (B)against all Egypt. Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

(C)“Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great (D)monster who lies in the midst of his rivers,
(E)Who has said, ‘My [a]River is my own;
I have made it for myself.’
But (F)I will put hooks in your jaws,
And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales;
I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales.
I will leave you in the wilderness,
You and all the fish of your rivers;
You shall fall on the [b]open (G)field;
(H)You shall not be picked up or [c]gathered.
(I)I have given you as food
To the beasts of the field
And to the birds of the heavens.

“Then all the inhabitants of Egypt
Shall know that I am the Lord,
Because they have been a (J)staff of reed to the house of Israel.
(K)When they took hold of you with the hand,
You broke and tore all their [d]shoulders;
When they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their backs quiver.”

‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will bring (L)a sword upon you and cut off from you man and beast. And the land of Egypt shall become (M)desolate and waste; then they will know that I am the Lord, because he said, ‘The River is mine, and I have made it. 10 Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, (N)and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, (O)from [e]Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia. 11 (P)Neither foot of man shall pass through it nor foot of beast pass through it, and it shall be uninhabited forty years. 12 (Q)I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will (R)scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.”

13 ‘Yet, thus says the Lord God: “At the (S)end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered. 14 I will bring back the captives of Egypt and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they shall be a (T)lowly kingdom. 15 It shall be the lowliest of kingdoms; it shall never again exalt itself above the nations, for I will diminish them so that they will not rule over the nations anymore. 16 No longer shall it be (U)the confidence of the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity when they turned to follow them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God.” ’ ”

Babylonia Will Plunder Egypt

17 And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 18 “Son of man, (V)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made (W)bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Surely I will give the land of Egypt to (X)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they (Y)worked for Me,’ says the Lord God.

21 ‘In that day (Z)I will cause the [f]horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will (AA)open your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:3 The Nile
  2. Ezekiel 29:5 Lit. face of the field
  3. Ezekiel 29:5 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; some Heb. mss., Tg. buried
  4. Ezekiel 29:7 So with MT, Vg.; LXX, Syr. hand
  5. Ezekiel 29:10 Or the tower
  6. Ezekiel 29:21 Strength

A Prophecy 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, saying: Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,
    the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers,
which has said, “My Nile is my own,
    and I myself have made it.”
But I will put hooks in your jaws,
    and will cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales,
and will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
    and all the fish of your rivers shall stick to your scales.
I will abandon you to the wilderness,
    you and all the fish of your rivers;
you shall fall upon the open field;
    you shall not be brought together or gathered.
I have given you for food
    to the beasts of the field and to the fowl of the heavens.

All the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke and tore all their hands. And when they leaned upon you, you broke and made all their legs shake.

Therefore thus says the Lord God: I will bring a sword upon you, and cut off man and beast out of you. The land of Egypt shall become a desolation and waste. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

Because you said, “The Nile is mine, and I have made it,” 10 therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia. 11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast pass through it, nor shall it be inhabited for forty years. 12 Thus I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate for forty years. And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and will disperse them among the countries.

13 For thus says the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples wherever they were scattered. 14 And I will turn the fortunes of Egypt and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their origin, and there they shall be a debased kingdom. 15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms, and it shall exalt itself no more above the nations. For I will diminish them so that they shall rule over the nations no more. 16 It shall be the confidence of the house of Israel no more, bringing to mind the iniquity of their having turned to Egypt. But they shall know that I am the Lord God.

Babylonia to 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, saying: 18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled. Yet he and his army had no wages from Tyre for the labor that he had done against it. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he shall carry off her wealth and take her spoil and take her prey. And it shall be wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor with which he labored against it, because they acted for Me, says the Lord God.

21 On that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

Profecías contra Egipto

29 El día doce del mes décimo del año décimo, la palabra del Señor vino a mí, y me dijo:

«Hijo de hombre, dirige ahora la mirada hacia el faraón, el rey de Egipto, y profetiza contra él y contra todos los egipcios.(A) Dile de mi parte: “Yo soy Dios, el Señor, y estoy contra ti, faraón, rey de Egipto, que eres el gran dragón que yace en el lecho de sus ríos. Tú alegas que el río Nilo es tuyo, y que tú lo hiciste. Pero yo voy a clavarte garfios en las quijadas; voy a pegarte en las escamas los peces de tus ríos; voy a sacarte del lecho de tus ríos, y todos los peces que hay en ellos saldrán pegados a tus escamas. Luego, a ti y a todos los peces de tus ríos los arrojaré al desierto, y caerás al suelo y nadie te recogerá ni te enterrará, porque te he entregado a las bestias feroces y a las aves de rapiña, para que te devoren.

”Todos los habitantes de Egipto van a saber que yo soy el Señor, porque todos ellos han sido para Israel un bastón de caña. Cuando pusieron la mano en ti, te quebraste y les rompiste todo el hombro; cuando se apoyaron en ti, te quebraste y les rompiste todo el cuerpo. Por lo tanto yo, Dios el Señor, te digo a ti, Egipto, que voy a castigarte con la espada, y que voy a acabar con tu gente y con tus ganados. Tú, Egipto, alegas que el río Nilo es tuyo, y que tú lo hiciste. Por eso, todo tu país va a quedar desierto y en ruinas. Así sabrán que yo soy el Señor.

10 ”Yo estoy contra ti, Egipto, y contra tus ríos. Desde Migdol hasta Sevene, y hasta los linderos con Etiopía, voy a dejarte en ruinas y en la soledad del desierto. 11 Durante cuarenta años quedarás deshabitada, y no pondrá un pie en ti ningún caminante, y ni siquiera un animal. 12 Entre las tierras asoladas, tú, Egipto serás la más asolada; durante cuarenta años, entre las ciudades destruidas, tus ciudades serán las más destruidas. Yo esparciré a los egipcios por todas las naciones y por todos los países.”

13 »Sí, así ha dicho Dios el Señor: “Cuando se cumplan los cuarenta años, recogeré a los egipcios de los pueblos entre los que fueron esparcidos; 14 haré volver a los cautivos de Egipto y los llevaré a la tierra de Patros, su lugar de origen, y allí serán un reino de poca importancia, 15 humilde en comparación con los otros reinos, y nunca más volverá a dominar a otras naciones, porque yo disminuiré su poder. 16 Nunca más volverá a ser el punto de apoyo para el pueblo de Israel, sino que hará recordar a Israel su pecado de poner los ojos en ellos.” Así sabrán que yo soy Dios el Señor.»

17 El día primero del mes primero del año veintisiete, la palabra del Señor vino a mí, y me dijo:

18 «Hijo de hombre, el rey Nabucodonosor de Babilonia lanzó con su ejército un feroz ataque contra Tiro, al grado de que todos perdieron el cabello y quedaron con la espalda desollada. ¡Pero ni él ni su ejército ganaron nada de su ataque contra Tiro! 19 Por eso Dios el Señor ha dicho: “Voy a dejar que Egipto caiga en manos de Nabucodonosor, el rey de Babilonia. Voy a dejar que él se apodere de sus riquezas, y que recoja sus despojos como botín de guerra. Con eso, su ejército quedará bien pagado. 20 Al atacar a Egipto, Nabucodonosor me hizo un servicio. Por eso voy a poner a Egipto en sus manos.”

Palabra de Dios el Señor.

21 »Cuando llegue el día, haré que retoñe el poder del pueblo de Israel, y a ti, en presencia de ellos te devolveré el habla. Así sabrán que yo soy el Señor.»