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And the land of Egypt will become[a] a desolation and ruins, and they will know that I am Yahweh because he[b] said, ‘The Nile is mine![c] And I, I made it!’ 10 Therefore look! I am against you and against your Nile streams, and I will make the land of Egypt into ruins, a pile of rubble, a desolation from Migdol to Syene and up to the boundary of Cush. 11 A foot of a human will not pass over it, and a foot of an animal will not pass over it, and so it will not be inhabited for forty years.[d] 12 And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and its cities to be in the midst of ruined cities. They will be a desolation for forty years, and I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them among the countries.”

13 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered. 14 And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and I will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and they will be a lowly kingdom there. 15 Of all the kingdoms it will be the most lowly, and it will not exalt itself again over the nations, and I will make them small so as not to rule over the nations. 16 And it will not be again for the house of Israel an object of trust, bringing to remembrance their guilt when they turned back to them,[e] and they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:9 Hebrew “be”
  2. Ezekiel 29:9 That is, Pharaoh
  3. Ezekiel 29:9 Literally “to me”
  4. Ezekiel 29:11 Hebrew “year”
  5. Ezekiel 29:16 Literally “at their turning”

And the land of Egypt shall become (A)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, (B)and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, (C)from [a]Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia. 11 (D)Neither foot of man shall pass through it nor foot of beast pass through it, and it shall be uninhabited forty years. 12 (E)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 (F)scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.”

13 ‘Yet, thus says the Lord God: “At the (G)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 (H)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 (I)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.” ’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:10 Or the tower