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A Reward for Babylon

17 In the twenty-seventh year,[a] in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me.

18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw, yet neither he nor his army received any reward for the labor they had expended against Tyre.

19 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says. I am about to give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, plunder it, and pillage it. That will be the reward for his army. 20 As his pay for which he labored, I have given him the land of Egypt, because his army did it for me, declares the Lord God.

A Horn for Israel

21 On that day I will make a horn[b] sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:17 In 571 bc, about 15 years after the fall of Jerusalem
  2. Ezekiel 29:21 A horn is a symbol of power. It sometimes refers to a ruler.

17 And then[a] in the twenty-seventh year,[b] in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came[c] to me, saying,[d] 18 “Son of man,[e] Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, he made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was rubbed bare, and every shoulder was rubbed raw, but[f] a wage was not paid for him and for his army from Tyre for the labor that he did against it.” 19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am giving to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon the land of Egypt, and he will carry its wealth away, and he will plunder its plunder, and he will loot its loot, and it will be a wage for his army. 20 As his wages that he worked for, I will give to him the land of Egypt, because they worked for me,” declares[g] the Lord Yahweh.

21 “On that day I will cause power[h] to grow up for the house of Israel, and for you I will give an opening of your mouth in the midst of them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:17 Literally “and it happened”
  2. Ezekiel 29:17 Literally “twenty and seven year”
  3. Ezekiel 29:17 Literally “was”
  4. Ezekiel 29:17 Literally “to say”
  5. Ezekiel 29:18 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  6. Ezekiel 29:18 Or “and”
  7. Ezekiel 29:20 Literally “declaration of”
  8. Ezekiel 29:21 Literally “a horn”