Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“‘Because you said, “The Nile(A) is mine; I made it,(B) 10 therefore I am against you(C) and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt(D) a ruin and a desolate waste(E) from Migdol(F) to Aswan,(G) as far as the border of Cush.[a](H) 11 The foot of neither man nor beast will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.(I) 12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate(J) 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.(K)

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,(L) the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly(M) kingdom.(N) 15 It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations.(O) 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(P) for the people of Israel but will be a reminder(Q) of their sin in turning to her for help.(R) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(S)’”

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  1. Ezekiel 29:10 That is, the upper Nile region

The (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,’ 10 therefore, 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. 11 A 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. 12 So 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. 14 And 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. 15 It 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. 16 And 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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  1. Ezekiel 29:9 As in ancient versions; MT he
  2. Ezekiel 29:10 Or Nile
  3. Ezekiel 29:10 Or Ethiopia
  4. Ezekiel 29:13 Lit where
  5. Ezekiel 29:16 Lit causing to remember
  6. Ezekiel 29:16 Lit after them