Verse 9

Ezekiel 29:9

New Living Translation

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9 The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD. “Because you said, ‘The Nile River is mine; I made it,’

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הָיְתָ֤ה אֶֽרֶץ מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לִ/שְׁמָמָ֣ה וְ/חָרְבָּ֔ה וְ/יָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה יַ֧עַן אָמַ֛ר יְאֹ֥ר לִ֖/י וַ/אֲנִ֥י עָשִֽׂיתִי

English Translation

And the land of Egypt will be desolate and dry, and they will know that I am the LORD, because the river said to me, "I made it."

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Chapter 29 Context

1 On January 7, during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the... Focus ↗

2 “Son of man, turn and face Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt. Focus ↗

3 Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: “I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt — you... Focus ↗

4 I will put hooks in your jaws and drag you out on the land with fish sticking to your scales.<... Focus ↗

5 I will leave you and all your fish stranded in the wilderness to die. You will lie unburied on... Focus ↗

6 All the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD, for to Israel you were just a staff made of... Focus ↗

7 When Israel leaned on you, you splintered and broke and stabbed her in the armpit. When she... Focus ↗

8 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring an army against you, O Egypt, and des... Focus ↗

9 The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD....

10 I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wast... Focus ↗

11 For forty years not a soul will pass that way, neither people nor animals. It will be completely uni... Focus ↗

12 I will make Egypt desolate, and it will be surrounded by other desolate nations. Its cities will be... Focus ↗

13 “But this is what the Sovereign LORD also says: At the end of the forty years I will bring the Egypt... Focus ↗

14 I will restore the prosperity of Egypt and bring its people back to the land of Pathros in southern... Focus ↗

15 It will be the lowliest of all the nations, never again great enough to rise above its neighbors. Focus ↗

16 “Then Israel will no longer be tempted to trust in Egypt for help. Egypt’s shattered condition will... Focus ↗

17 On April 26, the first day of the new year, during the twenty-seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s capt... Focus ↗

18 “Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warrior... Focus ↗

19 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, ki... Focus ↗

20 Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign LORD, because h... Focus ↗

21 “And the day will come when I will cause the ancient glory of Israel to revive, and then, Ezekiel, y... Focus ↗

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Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: Chapter 29 (21 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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