Ezequiel 29:20

20 Así es, le he entregado la tierra de Egipto como recompensa por su esfuerzo, dice el Señor
Soberano, porque trabajaba para mí cuando destruyó a Tiro.

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 «Hijo de hombre, el ejército del rey Nabucodonosor
de Babilonia combatió tan ferozmente contra Tiro que los guerreros quedaron con la cabeza calva y los hombros llagados y ampollados; pero ni Nabucodonosor ni su ejército recibieron botín en recompensa por todo su esfuerzo.

19 Por lo tanto, esto dice el Señor
Soberano: le entregaré el territorio de Egipto a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia. Se llevará la riqueza de Egipto saqueando todo lo que haya para poder pagarle a su ejército.

20 Así es, le he entregado la tierra de Egipto como recompensa por su esfuerzo, dice el Señor
Soberano, porque trabajaba para mí cuando destruyó a Tiro.

21 »Llegará el día cuando haré revivir la antigua gloria de Israel,
y por fin, Ezequiel, respetarán tus palabras. Entonces sabrán que yo soy el Señor
».