Yǐsījiēshū 29:17-21

17 Èr shí qī nián zhēngyuè chū yī rì , Yēhéhuá de huà líndào wǒ shuō ,

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 .

Yǐsījiēshū 29:17-21 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.