Ezekiel 29:13-14

13 "For thus says the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years ¹I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered,

14 and ²I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to ³the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.

Ezekiel 29:13-14 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.

Cross References

• 1. [Isaiah 19:22, 23; Jeremiah 46:26]
• 2. [Ezekiel 39:25]
• 3. Ezekiel 30:14; See Isaiah 11:11