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Ezekiel 29:10

CushEgyptMigdolSyene
Judgment

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,’

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.

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 for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.

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BSB
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.
KJV
Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.
WEB
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.
ASV
therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia.
DARBY
Therefore behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt deserts of wasteness and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, even unto the border of Ethiopia.
BLB
therefore, behold, I [am] against you and against your rivers, and I will give the land of Egypt as a ruin, a desolate wasteland, from Migdol [to] Syene and to the border of Cush.
ÅB
Se, derfor kommer jeg over deg og dine strømmer, og jeg vil gjøre Egypt til en øde ørken, full av grusdynger, fra Migdol til Syene[^3] og like til Etiopias grense.
OTB
derfor er jeg imot deg og dine elver, og jeg vil gjøre Egyptens land til en ruin og en øde ødemark fra Migdol til Syene, så langt som til grensen av Kusj.
B1930
Se, derfor kommer jeg over dig og dine strømmer, og jeg vil gjøre Egyptens land til en øde ørken, full av grusdynger, fra Migdol til Syene og like til Etiopias grense. / < Migdol var en by i det nordlige Egypten, og Syene en by ved Egyptens sydgrense; 30, 6.>

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 30:12

    I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.

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  • Ezekiel 29:11

    No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.

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  • Exodus 14:2

    “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.

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  • Jeremiah 44:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt —in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis —and in the land of Pathros:

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  • Jeremiah 46:14

    “Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’

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  • Habakkuk 3:8

    Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?

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  • Ezekiel 30:6–9

    For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.

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