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Ezekiel 29:18

NebuchadnezzarBabylonTyre

16 Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”

17 In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.

19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.

20 I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.

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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
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
KJV
Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
WEB
“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.
ASV
Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet had he no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it.
DARBY
Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to do hard service against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he from Tyre no wages, nor his army, for the service that he had served against it.
BLB
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused to labor his army [with] great labor against Tyre—every head having been made bald and every shoulder rubbed bare. And wages did not were unto him and unto his army from Tyre for the labor [with] which they labored over it.
ÅB
Menneskesønn! Nebukadnesar, Babels konge, har latt sin hær utføre et svært arbeid mot Tyrus; hvert hode er skallet og hver skulder slitt. Men lønn har han og hans hær ikke fått av Tyrus for det arbeid han har utført imot det.
OTB
“Menneskesønn, Nebukadnesar, kongen av Babylon, fikk sin hær til å arbeide hardt mot Tyrus; hvert hode ble gnidd bart og hver skulder ble gjort rå. Likevel mottok han og hans hær ingen belønning fra kampanjen han ledet mot Tyrus.
B1930
Menneskesønn! Nebukadnesar, Babels konge, har latt sin hær utføre et svært arbeid mot Tyrus; hvert hode er skallet og hver skulder slitt. Men lønn har han og hans hær ikke fått av Tyrus for det arbeid han har utført imot det.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 27:6

    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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  • Ezekiel 26:7–12

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.

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  • Jeremiah 25:9

    behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

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  • Jeremiah 48:37

    For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

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