Ezekiel 29:9 “The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will kno…”

Ezekiel 29:9

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,’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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,’

American Standard Version

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

And the land of Egypt shalbe desolate, and waste, and they shall know that I am ye Lord: because he hath said, The riuer is mine, and I haue made it,

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And the land of Egypt hath been for a desolation and a waste, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah. Because he said: The flood [is] mine, and I made [it].

Bible in Basic English

And the land of Egypt will be an unpeopled waste; and they will be certain that I am the Lord: because he has said, The Nile is mine, and I made it.

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Cross references

“the land”

Ezekiel 29:10–12 Jeremiah 43:10–13 Ezekiel 30:7 Ezekiel 30:13–17

Ezekiel 29:10–12 · BSB

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.

Jeremiah 43:10–13 · BSB

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 sprea…

Ezekiel 30:7 · BSB

They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.

Ezekiel 30:13–17 · BSB

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.

“because”

Ezekiel 29:3 Proverbs 16:18 Proverbs 18:12 Proverbs 29:23

Ezekiel 29:3 · BSB

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.’

Proverbs 16:18 · BSB

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 18:12 · BSB

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 29:23 · BSB

A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

10therefore 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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