Prophecy Against Egypt

Ezekiel 29

1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, a set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and b against all Egypt.

3 "Speak, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD:
c "Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great d monster who lies in the midst of his rivers,
e Who has said, 'My 1 River 2 is my own;
I have made it for myself.' 4 But f I will put hooks in your jaws,
And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales;
I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales. 5 I will leave you in the wilderness,
You and all the fish of your rivers;
You shall fall on the 3 open g field;
h You shall not be picked up or 4 gathered.
i I have given you as food
To the beasts of the field
And to the birds of the heavens.

6 "Then all the inhabitants of Egypt
Shall know that I am the LORD,
Because they have been a j staff of reed to the house of Israel. 7 k When they took hold of you with the hand,
You broke and tore all their 5 shoulders;
When they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their backs quiver." 8 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I will bring l a sword upon you and cut off from you man and beast.

9 "And the land of Egypt shall become m desolate and waste; then they will know that I am the LORD, because he said, 'The River is mine, and I have made it.' 10 "Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, n and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, o from 6 Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia. 11 p "Neither foot of man shall pass through it nor foot of beast pass through it, and it shall be uninhabited forty years. 12 q "I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will r scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries."

13 'Yet, thus says the Lord GOD: "At the s end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered. 14 "I will bring back the captives of Egypt and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they shall be a t lowly kingdom. 15 "It shall be the lowliest of kingdoms; it shall never again exalt itself above the nations, for I will diminish them so that they will not rule over the nations anymore. 16 "No longer shall it be u the confidence of the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity when they turned to follow them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord GOD." ' "

17 And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18 "Son of man, v Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made w bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it. 19 "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Surely I will give the land of Egypt to x Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army. 20 'I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they y worked for Me,' says the Lord GOD.

21 'In that day z I will cause the 7 horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will a open your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.' "

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:21
    Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 19:1
    The burden against Egypt. Behold, the LORD ride...
    Jeremiah 25:19
    Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his prince...
    Jeremiah 46:2
    Against Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh N...
    Jeremiah 46:25
    The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, says: "Be...
    Ezekiel 30:1
    The word of the LORD came to me again, saying.
    Ezekiel 32:32
    For I have caused My terror in the land of the ...
    Joel 3:19
    Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolat...
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 44:30
    "Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.'"
    Ezekiel 28:22
    And say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your midst; And they shall know that I am the LORD, When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.
    Ezekiel 29:10
    Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 74:13
    You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.
    Psalms 74:14
    You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
    Isaiah 37:1
    And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
    Isaiah 51:9
    Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD! Awake as in the ancient days, In the generations of old. Are You not the arm that cut Rahab apart, And wounded the serpent?
    Ezekiel 32:2
    "Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: 'You are like a young lion among the nations, And you are like a monster in the seas, Bursting forth in your rivers, Troubling the waters with your feet, And fouling their rivers.'
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:2
    Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,' Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
  6. Cross References
    2 Kings 19:28
    Because your rage against Me and your tumult Have come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back By the way which you came.
    Isaiah 37:29
    Because your rage against Me and your tumult Have come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back By the way which you came."
    Ezekiel 38:4
    I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 32:4 - 6
    Then I will leave you on the land; I will cast you out on the open fields, And cause to settle on you all the birds of the heavens. And with you I will fill the beasts of the whole earth.
  8. Cross References
    Jeremiah 8:2
    They shall spread them before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served and after which they have walked, which they have sought and which they have worshiped. They shall not be gathered nor buried; they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth.
    Jeremiah 16:4
    "They shall die gruesome deaths; they shall not be lamented nor shall they be buried, but they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their corpses shall be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth."
    Jeremiah 25:33
    And at that day the slain of the LORD shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall become refuse on the ground.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:33
    The corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. And no one will frighten them away.
    Jeremiah 34:20
    I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies shall be for meat for the birds of the heaven and the beasts of the earth.
    Ezekiel 39:4
    You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
  10. Cross References
    2 Kings 18:21
    Now look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
    Isaiah 36:6
    Look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
    Ezekiel 17:15
    But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still be delivered?
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 37:5
    Then Pharaoh's army came up from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
    Jeremiah 37:7
    Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Thus you shall say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: "Behold, Pharaoh's army which has come up to help you will return to Egypt, to their own land.
    Jeremiah 37:11
    And it happened, when the army of the Chaldeans left the siege of Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army.
    Ezekiel 17:17
    Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, when they heap up a siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons.
  12. Cross References
    Jeremiah 46:13
    The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt.
    Ezekiel 14:17
    Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, 'Sword, go through the land,' and I cut off man and beast from it.
    Ezekiel 32:11 - 13
    For thus says the Lord GOD: 'The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:7
    They shall be desolate in the midst of the desolate countries, And her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are laid waste.
    Ezekiel 30:8
    Then they will know that I am the LORD, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are destroyed.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:12
    I will make the rivers dry, And sell the land into the hand of the wicked; I will make the land waste, and all that is in it, By the hand of aliens. I, the LORD, have spoken.
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:6
    Thus says the LORD: "Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, And the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Syene Those within her shall fall by the sword," Says the Lord GOD.
  16. Cross References
    Jeremiah 43:11
    When he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt and deliver to death those appointed for death, and to captivity those appointed for captivity, and to the sword those appointed for the sword.
    Jeremiah 43:12
    I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace.
    Jeremiah 46:19
    O you daughter dwelling in Egypt, Prepare yourself to go into captivity! For Noph shall be waste and desolate, without inhabitant.
    Ezekiel 32:13
    Also I will destroy all its animals From beside its great waters; The foot of man shall muddy them no more, Nor shall the hooves of animals muddy them.
  17. Cross References
    Jeremiah 25:15 - 19
    For thus says the LORD God of Israel to me: "Take this wine cup of fury from My hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it.
    Jeremiah 27:6 - 11
    And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him.
    Ezekiel 30:7
    They shall be desolate in the midst of the desolate countries, And her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are laid waste.
    Ezekiel 30:26
    'I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.'"
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 46:19
    O you daughter dwelling in Egypt, Prepare yourself to go into captivity! For Noph shall be waste and desolate, without inhabitant.
    Ezekiel 30:23
    I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them throughout the countries.
    Ezekiel 30:26
    'I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.'"
  19. Cross References
    Isaiah 19:23
    In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
    Jeremiah 46:26
    And I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of his servants. Afterward it shall be inhabited as in the days of old," says the LORD.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:6
    And it grew and became a spreading vine of low stature; Its branches turned toward him, But its roots were under it. So it became a vine, Brought forth branches, And put forth shoots.
    Ezekiel 17:14
    That the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:2
    Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not aske...
    Isaiah 30:3
    Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Shall be your...
    Isaiah 36:4
    Then the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say now to He...
    Isaiah 36:6
    Look! You are trusting in the staff of this bro...
    Lamentations 4:17
    Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for o...
    Ezekiel 17:15
    But he rebelled against him by sending his amba...
    Ezekiel 29:6
    Then all the inhabitants of Egypt Shall know th...
  22. Cross References
    Jeremiah 25:9
    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,' says the LORD, 'and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against these nations all around, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
    Jeremiah 27:6
    And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him.
    Ezekiel 26:7 - 12
    For thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, and with horsemen, and an army with many people.
  23. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:37
    For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth -
    Ezekiel 27:31
    They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
  24. Cross References
    Jeremiah 43:10 - 13
    And say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will send and bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden. And he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
    Ezekiel 30:10
    Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will also make a multitude of Egypt to cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
  25. Cross References
    Isaiah 10:6
    I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
    Isaiah 10:7
    Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations.
    Isaiah 45:1 - 3
    Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held - To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:
    Jeremiah 25:9
    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,' says the LORD, 'and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against these nations all around, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
  26. Cross References
    1 Samuel 2:10
    The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed.
    Psalms 92:10
    But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.
    Psalms 132:17
    There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 24:27
    'on that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.'"
    Amos 3:7
    Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.
    Amos 3:8
    A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?
    Luke 21:15
    For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.
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