Ezekiel 29:9

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.

⁸ Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.

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.

¹¹ No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.

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: 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,’
KJV: And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.
WEB: The land of Egypt will be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. “‘“Because he has said, ‘The river is mine, and I have made it,’
ASV: And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it;
DARBY: And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah, because he saith, The river is mine, and I made it.
BLB: And the land of Egypt will become a desolation and a ruin, and they will know that I [am] YHWH. Because he said, ‘The River [is] unto me, and I have made [it],’

ÅB: Og Egypt skal bli til en ørken, et øde land, og de skal kjenne at jeg er Herren, fordi han sa: Strømmen hører meg til, jeg har gjort den.
OTB: Egyptens land skal bli en øde ødemark. Da skal de vite at jeg er Herren. Fordi du sa: ‘Nilen er min; jeg laget den,’
B1930: Og Egyptens land skal bli til en ørken, et øde land, og de skal kjenne at jeg er Herren, fordi han sa: Strømmen hører mig til, jeg har gjort den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 29:3
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.’
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Ezekiel 29:10–12
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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Proverbs 18:12
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
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Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
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Ezekiel 30:7–8
They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.
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Ezekiel 30:13–19
This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.
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Jeremiah 43:10–13
Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
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