Ezekiel 29:5

Pride

³ Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

⁴ But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.

I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.

⁶ Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.

⁷ When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.

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.

Compare

BSB: I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.
KJV: And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
WEB: 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 earth and to the birds of the sky.
ASV: And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens.
DARBY: and I will cast thee into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together nor gathered: I will give thee for meat to the beasts of the earth and to the fowl of the heavens.
BLB: And I will leave you in the desert—you and all the fish of your rivers; you will fall on the face of the ground, [and] you will not be gathered up and you will not be gathered together, for the beasts of the land and for the birds of the heavens I will give you as food!

ÅB: Og jeg vil kaste deg ut i ørkenen, både deg og alle fiskene i dine strømmer; på marken skal du falle; du skal ikke samles og ikke sankes; jeg gir deg til føde for jordens dyr og himmelens fugler.
OTB: Jeg vil forlate deg i ørkenen,
du og all fisken i dine elver.
Du vil falle på den åpne marken,
ikke samlet eller plukket opp.
Jeg har gitt deg som mat
til jordens dyr og himmelens fugler.
B1930: Og jeg vil kaste dig ut i ørkenen, både dig og alle fiskene i dine strømmer; på marken skal du falle; du skal ikke samles og ikke sankes; jeg gir dig til føde for jordens dyr og himmelens fugler.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 7:33
The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away.
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Jeremiah 8:2
They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
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Ezekiel 32:4–6
I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you.
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Jeremiah 34:20
I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
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Jeremiah 25:33
Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.
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Psalms 110:5–6
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
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Ezekiel 39:4–6
On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast.
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Ezekiel 31:18
Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
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