Ezequiel 29:20

20 Como recompensa do serviço que me prestou, pois trabalhou por mim, eu lhe dei a terra do Egito, diz o Senhor Deus.

Ezequiel 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.

Ezequiel 29:20 In-Context

18 Filho do homem, Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, fez com que o seu exército prestasse um grande serviço contra Tiro. Toda cabeça se tornou calva, e todo ombro se pelou; contudo não houve paga da parte de Tiro para ele, nem para o seu exército, pelo serviço que prestou contra ela.

19 Portanto, assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que eu darei a Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, a terra do Egito; assim levará ele a multidão dela, como tomará o seu despojo e roubará a sua presa; e isso será a paga para o seu exército.

20 Como recompensa do serviço que me prestou, pois trabalhou por mim, eu lhe dei a terra do Egito, diz o Senhor Deus.

21 Naquele dia farei brotar um chifre para a casa de Israel; e te concederei que abras a boca no meio deles; e saberão que eu sou o Senhor.