Ezekiel 29:18

18 "Son of man, 1Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre; every head was made 2bald and every shoulder was rubbed bare. But he and his army had no wages from Tyre for the labor that he had performed against it."

Ezekiel 29:18 In-Context

16 "And it will never again be the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing to mind the iniquity of their having turned to Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.""'
17 Now in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of the LORD came to me saying,
18 "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre; every head was made bald and every shoulder was rubbed bare. But he and his army had no wages from Tyre for the labor that he had performed against it."
19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her wealth and capture her spoil and seize her plunder; and it will be wages for his army.
20 "I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor which he performed, because they acted for Me," declares the Lord GOD.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 27:6; Ezekiel 26:7-12
  • 2. Jeremiah 48:37; Ezekiel 27:31

Footnotes 2

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