Eze 29:1-7 | ESV | STEP | In the tenth year , in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month , the word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 29:1-7

Prophecy Against Egypt

1 ^aIn the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 ^b“Son of man, ^cset your face against ^dPharaoh king of Egypt, ^eand prophesy against him and ^fagainst all Egypt; 3 speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

^g“Behold, I am against you,
Pharaoh king of Egypt,
^hthe great dragon that lies
in the midst of his streams,
ⁱthat says, ‘My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself.’
4 I will ^jput hooks in your jaws,
and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales;
and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams,
with all the fish of your streams
that stick to your scales.
5 ^kAnd I will cast you out into the wilderness,
you and all the fish of your streams;
you shall fall ^lon the open field,
and ^mnot be brought together or gathered.
To the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens
ⁿI give you as food.
6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt ^oshall know that I am the Lord.

“Because you ^{▼▼Hebrew they} have been ^qa staff of reed to the house of Israel, 7 ^rwhen they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke and made all their loins to shake. ^{▼▼Syriac (compare Psalm 69:23); Hebrew to stand}