Ezekiel 29:9-16

New American Standard Bible

⁹The ^(A)land of Egypt will become a desolation and place of ruins. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“Because ^[a]you ^(B)said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I have made it,’ ¹⁰therefore, behold, I am ^(C)against you and against your ^[b]canals, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and as far as the border of ^[c]Cush. ¹¹A human foot will ^(D)not pass through it, nor will the foot of an animal pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years. ¹²So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the ^(E)midst of deserted lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate for forty years; and I will ^(F)scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.”

¹³‘For this is what the Lord God says: “At the end of forty years I will ^(G)gather the Egyptians from the peoples ^[d]among whom they were scattered. ¹⁴And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of ^(H)Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom. ¹⁵It will be the ^(I)lowest of the kingdoms, and it will not raise itself above the nations again. And I will make them small so that they will not ^(J)rule over the nations. ¹⁶And it will no longer be a kingdom on which ^(K)the house of Israel relies, ^[e]^(L)bringing to mind the guilt of their having turned ^[f]to Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.”’”

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 29:9 As in ancient versions; MT he
Ezekiel 29:10 Or Nile
Ezekiel 29:10 Or Ethiopia
Ezekiel 29:13 Lit where
Ezekiel 29:16 Lit causing to remember
Ezekiel 29:16 Lit after them

Ezekiel 29:9-16

English Standard Version

⁹and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. ^(A)Then they will know that I am the Lord.

^(B)“Because you^[a] said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I made it,’ ¹⁰therefore, ^(C)behold, I am against you and ^(D)against your streams, and ^(E)I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, ^(F)from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush. ¹¹^(G)No foot of man shall pass through it, and no foot of beast shall pass through it; it shall be uninhabited forty years. ¹²^(H)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. ^(I)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 ^(J)I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered, ¹⁴and ^(K)I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to ^(L)the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom. ¹⁵It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, ^(M)and never again exalt itself above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations. ¹⁶And it shall never again be ^(N)the reliance of the house of Israel, recalling their iniquity, when they turn to them for aid. ^(O)Then they will know that I am the Lord God.”