Ezekiel 29:9

9 "The ¹land of Egypt will become a desolation and waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you ²said, 'The Nile is mine, and I have made it,'

Ezekiel 29:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 29:9

And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste
Men few or none being left in it, to till it, nor cattle found upon it: and they shall know that I am the Lord;
by these judgments executed upon them, now foretold; and which when come to pass, they will be obliged to acknowledge the omniscience and omnipotence of Jehovah: because thou hast said, the river is mine, and I have made it;
(See Gill on Ezekiel 29:3); this insolent expression was highly resented by the Lord, as appears by the repetition of it. The Targum is here, as before,

``the kingdom is mine, and I have subdued it;''

but, notwithstanding this vaunt, he could not keep it.

Ezekiel 29:9 In-Context

7 "When they took hold of you with the hand, You broke and tore all their hands; And when they leaned on you, You broke and made all their loins quake."

8 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will bring upon you a sword and I will cut off from you man and beast.

9 "The land of Egypt will become a desolation and waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD . Because you said, 'The Nile is mine, and I have made it,'

10 therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and even to the border of Ethiopia.

11 "A man's foot will not pass through it, and the foot of a beast will not pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 29:10-12; Ezekiel 30:7, 8, 13-19
• 2. Proverbs 16:18; Proverbs 18:12; Ezekiel 29:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "he"