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Ezekiel 29:1-16

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A Prophecy of Egypt's Ruin

1 In the tenth year, in the tenth [month] on the twelfth [day] of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
2 "Son of man, turn your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all of Egypt.[a]
3 Speak [to him] and say: This is what the Lord God says: Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster[b][c]lying in the middle of his Nile, who says: My Nile is my own; I made [it] for myself.
4 I will put hooks in your jaws[d] and make the fish of your streams cling to your scales. I will haul you up from the middle of your Nile, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
5 I will leave you in the desert,[e] you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open ground and will not be taken away or gathered [for burial].[f] I have given you to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky as food.[g]
6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord, for they[h] have been a staff [made] of reed to the house of Israel.
7 When Israel grasped you by the hand, you splintered,[i] tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you shattered and made all their hips unsteady.[j]
8 "Therefore this is what the Lord God says: I am going to bring a sword[k] against you and wipe out man and animal from you.
9 The land of Egypt will be a desolate ruin.[l] Then they will know that I am the Lord. Because you[m] said: The Nile is my own; I made [it],
10 therefore, I am against you and your Nile. I will turn the land of Egypt into ruins, a desolate waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.
11 No human foot will pass through it, and no animal foot will pass through it.[n] It will be uninhabited for 40 years.
12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among[o] desolate lands, and its cities will be a desolation among[p] ruined cities[q] for 40 years. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them across the countries.[r]
13 "For this is what the Lord God says: At the end of 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were dispersed.[s]
14 I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
15 Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small they cannot rule over the nations.
16 It will never again be an object of trust[t] for the house of Israel, drawing attention to their sin of turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord God ."
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Ezekiel 29:1-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 29

This chapter contains a prophecy against Pharaoh king of Egypt; and of the destruction of the land of Egypt; and of the restoration of it after a certain time. The time of prophecy is noted, Eze 29:1, the order to prophesy against Pharaoh, who is described as a large fish, lying in his rivers, and boasting of them, Eze 29:2,3, his destruction and the manner of it, Eze 29:4,5, the reason of it, his treachery to the Jews, Eze 29:6,7, hence the whole land of Egypt is threatened with desolation, from one end to the other, so as to be uninhabited by man or beast for the space of forty years, Eze 29:8-14, but shall not arrive to their former glory as a kingdom, nor be any more the confidence of the house of Israel, Eze 29:15,16, then follows a prophecy seventeen years after this, showing the reason why Egypt was given to the king of Babylon, Eze 29:17-20, and the chapter is closed with a promise of happiness to Israel, Eze 29:21.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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