Ezekiel 29

Divine Accusation Ezekiel 29:3–5

³Verse 3. Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh:“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,the great monster that lies in the middle of his rivers,that has said, ‘My river is my own,and I have made it for myself.’⁴Verse 4. I will put hooks in your jaws,and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales.I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers,with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your scales.⁵Verse 5. I’ll cast you out into the wilderness,you and all the fish of your rivers.You’ll fall on the open field.You won’t be brought together or gathered.I have given you for food to the animals of the earthand to the birds of the sky.

Egypt's Role and Deception Ezekiel 29:6–7

⁶Verse 6. “‘“All the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. ⁷Verse 7. When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke, and tore all their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke, and paralyzed all of their thighs.”

Judgment and Desolation Ezekiel 29:8–12

⁸Verse 8. “‘Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I will bring a sword on you, and will cut off man and animal from you. ⁹Verse 9. The land of Egypt will be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. “‘“Because he has said, ‘The river is mine, and I have made it;’ ¹⁰Verse 10. therefore, behold, I am against you, and against your rivers. I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to the border of Ethiopia. ¹¹Verse 11. No foot of man will pass through it, nor will any animal foot pass through it. It won’t be inhabited for forty years.

¹²Verse 12. I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the middle of the countries that are desolate. Her cities among the cities that are laid waste will be a desolation forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.”

Promise of Restoration Ezekiel 29:13–15

¹³Verse 13. “‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered. ¹⁴Verse 14. I will reverse the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth. They will be a lowly kingdom, there. ¹⁵Verse 15. It will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them, so that they will no longer rule over the nations.

The Horn for Israel Ezekiel 29:16–21

¹⁶Verse 16. It will no longer be the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to memory, when they turn to look after them. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”’” ¹⁷Verse 17. It came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, ¹⁸Verse 18. “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet he had no wages, nor did his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it.

¹⁹Verse 19. Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off her multitude, take her plunder, and take her prey. That will be the wages for his army. ²⁰Verse 20. I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord Yahweh. ²¹Verse 21. “In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”