Yǐsījiēshū 29:20

20 Wǒ jiāng Āijí dì cìgĕi tā , chóu tā suǒ xiào de laó , yīn wáng yǔ jūn bīng shì wèi wǒ qín laó . zhè shì zhǔ Yēhéhuá shuō de .

Yǐsījiēshū 29:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 29:20

I have given him the land of Egypt for labour wherewith he
served against it,
That is, against Tyre; meaning not Nebuchadnezzar merely or only, but his army also, who did the main of the service and labour, and had the plunder of the country for it; though the kingdom itself was given to their king, and annexed to his monarchy: because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God;
not intentionally, but eventually; they did not design to do any service for God; they only sought to serve themselves with the riches and wealth of those they subdued; and yet while they besieged Tyre, and when they took it, and while they were ravaging, plundering, and subduing Egypt, they were doing the Lord's will and work, and executing his righteous judgments on these enemies of his for their sins; wherefore he rewarded them sufficiently: none ever are employed by him but he gives them their wages; even though they are wicked and ungodly men, verily they have their reward.

Yǐsījiēshū 29:20 In-Context

18 Rénzǐ a , Bābǐlún wáng Níbùjiǎnísǎ shǐ tāde jūn bīng dàdà xiào laó , gōngdǎ Tuīluó , yǐzhì tóu dōu guāng tū , jiān dōu mó pò . ránér tā hé tāde jūn bīng gōngdǎ Tuīluó , bìng méiyǒu cóng nàli dé shénme chóu laó .

19 Suǒyǐ zhǔ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , wǒ bìjiāng Āijí dì cìgĕi Bābǐlún wáng Níbùjiǎnísǎ . tā bì lǔlǜe Āijí qúnzhòng , qiǎng qízhōng de cái wèi lǔ wù , duó qízhōng de huò wèi lüè wù , zhè jiù kĕyǐ zuò tā jūn bīng de chóu laó .

20 Wǒ jiāng Āijí dì cìgĕi tā , chóu tā suǒ xiào de laó , yīn wáng yǔ jūn bīng shì wèi wǒ qín laó . zhè shì zhǔ Yēhéhuá shuō de .

21 Dāng nà rì , wǒ bì shǐ Yǐsèliè jiā de jiǎo fāshēng , yòu bì shǐ nǐ yǐ xī jié zaì tāmen zhōngjiān déyǐ kāikǒu . tāmen jiù zhīdào wǒ shì Yēhéhuá .