Ezequiel 29
Dios Habla Hoy
Profecía contra Egipto
29 El día doce del mes décimo del año décimo, el Señor se dirigió a mí, y me dijo: 2 «Tú, hombre, dirígete ahora al faraón, rey de Egipto, y habla en mi nombre contra él y contra todo Egipto. 3 Dile:
»“Esto dice el Señor:
Yo me declaro tu enemigo,
faraón, rey de Egipto,
monstruo gigantesco que estás echado en tu río
y dices: El Nilo es mío, yo lo hice.
4 Voy a ponerte ganchos en el hocico,
y haré que los peces de tu río
se peguen a tus escamas.
¡De tu río te sacaré
con todos los peces pegados a tus escamas!
5 Te arrojaré al desierto,
junto con todos los peces de tu río;
caerás en campo abierto,
y nadie te recogerá para enterrarte.
Haré que te devoren las fieras salvajes
y las aves del cielo.
6 Todos los habitantes de Egipto reconocerán
que yo soy el Señor.
El pueblo de Israel buscó tu apoyo,
pero fuiste como una caña:
7 cuando te tomaron entre sus manos,
tú te quebraste y les heriste el costado;
cuando quisieron apoyarse en ti,
tú te rompiste y los hiciste caer.
8 »”Por eso yo, el Señor, digo: Egipto, voy a hacer que te ataquen con espadas, y que maten a tus hombres y tus animales. 9 Quedarás convertido en un desierto, y la gente reconocerá que yo soy el Señor. Tú dijiste: El Nilo es mío, yo lo hice. 10 Pues bien, yo me declaro enemigo tuyo y de tu río. Voy a convertirte en un desierto espantoso y desolado, desde Migdol hasta Asuán, hasta la frontera con Etiopía. 11 Ni hombres ni animales pasarán por allí. Durante cuarenta años nadie vivirá allí. 12 Yo te convertiré, Egipto, en el país más desolado; durante cuarenta años tus ciudades quedarán en ruinas, en peor estado que otras ciudades en ruinas, y desterraré a tus habitantes y los dispersaré entre los demás países y naciones.
13 »”Yo, el Señor, digo: Después de los cuarenta años, reuniré a los egipcios de los países adonde los había dispersado. 14 Haré que los prisioneros egipcios vuelvan y se instalen en el sur de Egipto, en su lugar de origen, donde formarán un reino sin importancia. 15 Será el reino menos importante de todos, y no volverá a levantarse por encima de las demás naciones. Lo haré tan pequeño que no podrá dominar a otros países; 16 y el pueblo de Israel no volverá a confiar en Egipto, pues esto les hará ver lo equivocados que estaban cuando fueron allá a buscar ayuda. Entonces reconocerán que yo soy el Señor.”»
17 El día primero del mes primero del año veintisiete, el Señor se dirigió a mí, y me dijo: 18 «Nabucodonosor, el rey de Babilonia, ha lanzado su ejército a una gran campaña contra Tiro; tanto que a todos se les ha pelado la cabeza y se les han llagado los hombros; pero ni él ni su ejército han sacado ningún provecho de esa campaña contra Tiro. 19 Por eso yo, el Señor, digo: Voy a hacer que Nabucodonosor se apodere de Egipto, y que le quite sus riquezas y todo lo que tenga; con lo que le robe tendrá para pagar a su ejército. 20 Voy a hacer que Nabucodonosor se apodere de Egipto en pago de la campaña que lanzó contra Tiro, porque ha trabajado para mí. Yo, el Señor, lo afirmo.
21 »En ese tiempo haré que aumente la fuerza del pueblo de Israel, y que tú, Ezequiel, puedas hablarles abiertamente. Entonces reconocerán que yo soy el Señor.»
Ezekiel 29
King James Version
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,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
9 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.
Ezekiel 29
International Standard Version
Prophecy against Egypt
29 In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, a message came to me from the Lord, who had this to say:
2 “Son of Man, turn your attention to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and the entire nation of Egypt. 3 Tell him that this is what the Lord God says:
‘Watch out! I’m coming to get[a] you,
Pharaoh, king of Egypt!
You big monster!
You lay in wait in the middle of your waterways[b] and say,
“My waterways belong to me!
I made them for myself!”
4 ‘So I’m going to plant a hook in your jaw
and make the fish in your waterways grab hold of your scales.
I’ll bring you up out of the middle of your waterways,
along with all of the fish from your waterways that cling to your scales,
5 Then I’ll fling you out into the desert,
you and all those fish in your waterways.
You’ll fall out in the open fields;
you’ll never be reunited.
I’m giving you to the wild beasts of the earth
and to the birds of the sky,
and they will dine on you!
6 ‘Then everyone living in Egypt
will know that I am the Lord,
because they have been an unreliable ally[c]
to the house of Israel.
7 When they reached out to you for support,
you tore their hands
and dislocated all of their shoulders.
When they tried to lean on you,
they couldn’t control their own bowels.’[d]
8 “Therefore this is what the Lord God says: ‘Look out! I’m bringing violent death[e] in your direction! I’m going to kill every person and animal, 9 and the land of Egypt will be turned into a desolate ruin. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Because Egypt said, “The Nile is mine. I made it!” 10 therefore watch out! I’m coming to get[f] you! I’m going to attack your waterways, and then I’m going to make the land of Egypt a total wasteland from the Aswan[g] fortress to the border of Ethiopia![h] 11 Neither man nor beast will walk through that area. It won’t even be inhabited for 40 years. 12 I’ll see to it that Egypt becomes a devastated land in the midst of devastated lands. Her cities deep inside her territories will be laid waste and desolate for 40 years. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them throughout the land.’”
Restoration of Egypt after Judgment
13 “Because this is what the Lord says: ‘At the end of 40 years I’ll gather the Egyptians from the people among whom they have been scattered. 14 I’ll restore the economy[i] of Egypt and return them to the land of Pathros,[j] from which they originated, and there they will remain an insignificant kingdom, 15 the least significant of kingdoms. It will never again dominate other nations. I will make them so small that they will never again rule any nation. 16 Egypt will never again be a source of confidence to the nation[k] of Israel. Instead, Egypt will serve as a reminder of when they sinned by turning to Egypt for help. Then they’ll know that I am the Lord God.’”
Egypt Given to Nebuchadnezzar
17 On the first day of the first month of the twenty-seventh year of our captivity,[l] a message came to me from the Lord, who had this to say:
18 “Son of Man, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made his army work very hard to attack Tyre. They tore their hair out and rubbed their shoulders raw! Despite all of that work trying to capture Tyre, neither he nor his army got paid from Tyre for all that! 19 Therefore this is what the Lord God says: ‘I’m going to give the land of Egypt to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He’s going to carry off her wealth, confiscate her war implements, and use it all to pay wages for his army! 20 I’ve given him the land of Egypt as a reward for attacking Tyre for me,’ declares the Lord God. 21 ‘When that day comes about, I’ll strengthen Israel’s military might, and I will give you an audience in their midst. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:3 Lit. I’m against
- Ezekiel 29:3 Or Nile; i.e. the Nile River, and so throughout the chapter
- Ezekiel 29:6 Lit. been a staff made of reeds
- Ezekiel 29:7 Lit. all of their loins became unstable; so LXX; i.e. an involuntary physiological response from terror in the aftermath of their military defeat
- Ezekiel 29:8 Lit. bringing a sword
- Ezekiel 29:10 Lit. I’m against
- Ezekiel 29:10 Lit. Syene, an Egyptian frontier town near the southern border with Ethiopia
- Ezekiel 29:10 Lit. Cush; the Heb. name means black
- Ezekiel 29:14 Lit. fortunes
- Ezekiel 29:14 I.e. southern Egypt
- Ezekiel 29:16 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 29:17 The Heb. lacks of our captivity
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