Verse 12

Ezekiel 29:12

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12 I will make Egypt more of a wasteland than any other country, and its towns will lie in ruins for forty years among all the other ruined towns. I will scatter the Egyptians among the different nations and countries.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/נָתַתִּ֣י אֶת אֶרֶץ֩ מִצְרַ֨יִם שְׁמָמָ֜ה בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ אֲרָצ֣וֹת נְשַׁמּ֗וֹת וְ/עָרֶ֨י/הָ֙ בְּ/ת֨וֹךְ עָרִ֤ים מָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ תִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָ שְׁמָמָ֔ה אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַ/הֲפִצֹתִ֤י אֶת מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ בַּ/גּוֹיִ֔ם וְֽ/זֵרִיתִ֖י/ם בָּ/אֲרָצֽוֹת

English Translation

And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of desolate countries, and its cities among ruined cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them throughout the countries.

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Chapter 29 Context

1 On the twelfth day of the tenth month of the tenth year, a message from the Lord came to me, saying, Focus ↗

2 “Son of man, face towards Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and the whole of Egypt. Focus ↗

3 Tell him that this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: Watch out, because I'm condemning you, Pharao... Focus ↗

4 I'm going to put hooks in your jaws and make the fish in your river stick to your scales. I will pul... Focus ↗

5 I will throw you and the fish away, leaving you in the desert. Your body will fall on the ground and... Focus ↗

6 Then everyone in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. When you had to deal with the people of Israel... Focus ↗

7 When Israel grabbed hold of you, you split apart, damaging their shoulder. When they leaned on you,... Focus ↗

8 So this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: I will attack you with a sword and kill both people and... Focus ↗

9 Egypt will become an empty wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord. Because you said, ‘The... Focus ↗

10 that's why I'm condemning you and your river. I will ruin Egypt, making it into an empty wasteland a... Focus ↗

11 No one, human or animal, will travel that way or live there for forty years. Focus ↗

12 I will make Egypt more of a wasteland than any other country, and its towns will lie in ruins for fo...

13 However, this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: After forty years I will gather the Egyptians from... Focus ↗

14 I will bring Egypt out of captivity and take them back to the land of Pathros, where they originally... Focus ↗

15 Egypt will be the lowest of kingdoms and won't ever be more important than other nations again. I wi... Focus ↗

16 The people of Israel won't ever trust in Egypt again; instead they will be reminded of their sin whe... Focus ↗

17 On the first day of the first month of the twenty-seventh year, a message from the Lord came to me,... Focus ↗

18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army work really hard in the siege against Tyre... Focus ↗

19 So this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: I'm going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylo... Focus ↗

20 I'm rewarding him for all his work by giving him Egypt because the work they did was for me, declare... Focus ↗

21 At that time I will give power back to the people of Israel and I will help you speak to them. Then... Focus ↗

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Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: Chapter 29 (21 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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