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Ezekiel 29

The Judgment Against Pharaoh

1 In the tenth year, in the tenth [month] , on the twelfth day, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all of Egypt. 3 Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, “The Nile is mine; I made it for myself.” 4 But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales. 5 I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air. 6 Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. 7 When Israel grasped you with their hands, you splintered and tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched .’ ^{▼▼Syriac (see also LXX and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand}

The Desolation of Egypt

8 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast. 9 The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, “The Nile [is] mine; I made it,” 10 therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush. ^{▼▼That is, the upper Nile region} 11 No foot of man [or] beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years. 12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.’ 13 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered. 14 I will restore Egypt from captivity ^{▼▼Or restore the fortunes of Egypt} and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom. 15 Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish [Egypt] so that it will never again rule over the nations. 16 Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of [their] iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”

Egypt the Reward of Nebuchadnezzar

17 In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army had no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it. 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.’ 21 In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”