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Ezekiel 29:12

Egypt
Judgment

10 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.

11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.

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.

13 Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:

14 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

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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.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 30:23

    And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

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  • Jeremiah 46:19

    O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.

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  • Ezekiel 30:7

    And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.

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  • Jeremiah 25:15–19

    For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

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  • Ezekiel 30:26

    And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 27:6–11

    And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.

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