Ezekiel 29:12
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.
11 No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.
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.
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 and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
- WEB
- 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.”
- ASV
- And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
- DARBY
- And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolated, and her cities shall be, in the midst of the cities that are laid waste, a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
- BLB
- And I will give the land of Egypt to [be] a desolation in the midst of desolate lands, and her cities, in the midst of the cities laid waste, will be a desolation forty years; and I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and I will scatter them among the lands.
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil gjøre Egypt til en ørken blant ødelagte land, og dets byer skal ligge øde blant ødelagte byer i førti år, og jeg vil sprede egypterne blant folkene og strø dem ut i landene.
- OTB
- Jeg vil gjøre Egyptens land øde blant ødelagte land, og hennes byer skal ligge øde i førti år blant ødelagte byer. Jeg vil spre egypterne blant nasjonene og spre dem gjennom landene.
- B1930
- Og jeg vil gjøre Egyptens land til en ørken blandt ødelagte land, og dets byer skal ligge øde blandt ødelagte byer i firti år, og jeg vil sprede egypterne blandt folkene og strø dem ut i landene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 30:23
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
Read in contextJeremiah 46:19
Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.
Read in contextEzekiel 30:7
They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.
Read in contextJeremiah 25:15–19
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
Read in contextEzekiel 30:26
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
Read in contextJeremiah 27:6–11
So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.
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