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Ezekiel 29:8

Judgment

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.

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,’

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.

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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
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.
KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
WEB
“‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will bring a sword on you, and will cut off man and animal from you.
ASV
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and will cut off from thee man and beast.
DARBY
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast from thee.
BLB
Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: Behold, I am bringing upon you a sword, and I will cut off from you man and beast.
ÅB
Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg lar sverd komme over deg, og jeg vil utrydde både folk og fe hos deg.
OTB
‘Derfor sier den suverene Herren: Jeg vil bringe et sverd mot deg og avskjære både mennesker og dyr.
B1930
Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg lar sverd komme over dig, og jeg vil utrydde både folk og fe hos dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 14:17

    Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,

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  • Jeremiah 46:13–26

    This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:

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  • Ezekiel 30:4

    A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.

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  • Genesis 6:7

    So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”

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  • Ezekiel 32:10–13

    I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’

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  • Ezekiel 25:13

    therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.

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  • Ezekiel 30:10

    This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

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  • Jeremiah 32:43

    And fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying, ‘It is a desolation, without man or beast; it has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans.’

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