Ezekiel 29:1-16
THE DESTRUCTION OF PHARAOH'S POWER AND THE SUBSEQUENT RESTORATION OF EGYPT... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DESTRUCTION OF PHARAOH'S POWER AND THE SUBSEQUENT RESTORATION OF EGYPT... [ Continue Reading ]
In the tenth year, namely, after Jehoiachin had been deposed and led away into captivity, IN THE TENTH MONTH, IN THE TWELFTH DAY OF THE MONTH, THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME, SAYING,... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, in a gesture which signified stern reproof and opposition on the part of the Lord, AND PROPHESY AGAINST HIM AND AGAINST ALL EGYPT, the country being guilty with its ruler.... [ Continue Reading ]
Speak and say, in a message which was, in every word, the message of Jehovah against a heathen ruler who was guilty of so much wickedness over against the Lord's people, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD, BEHOLD, I AM AGAINST THEE, PHARAOH, KING OF EGYPT, this special prophecy referring to Pharaoh-hophra, who... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will put hooks in thy jaws, as men did in the case of crocodiles, such rings effectually restraining the fierce reptiles, AND I WILL CAUSE THE FISH OF THY RIVERS TO STICK UNTO THY SCALES, namely, the inhabitants of Egypt, who would, for the most part, share his fate, AND I WILL BRING THEE UP O... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, far from food and water, the life-giving element in the case of these animals, THEE AND ALL THE FISH OF THY RIVERS; THOU SHALT FALL UPON THE OPEN FIELDS, literally, "upon the plains of the fields," far from food and nourishment; THOU SHALT NOT BE BRO... [ Continue Reading ]
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, the one God who directs the destinies of nations, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN A STAFF OF REED TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, the latter's dependence upon Egypt as a trusted ally proving hurtful to the Lord's people instead of beneficial; for not on... [ Continue Reading ]
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, in seeking the assistance of Egypt, THOU DIDST BREAK AND REND ALL THEIR SHOULDER, the broken pieces of the staff piercing through the hand and arm, up even to the shoulder; AND WHEN THEY LEANED UPON THEE, in relying upon Egypt's help, THOU BRAKEST AND MADEST... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, in conquering and devastating warfare, AND CUT OFF MAN AND BEAST OUT OF THEE, in a universal destruction.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste, literally, "shall be for a desolation and a waste," AND THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD, by the evidence furnished by his severe punishment upon them, BECAUSE HE, the ruler of Egypt, HATH SAID, THE RIVER IS MINE, AND I HAVE MADE IT, the Lord once... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, therefore I am against thee and against thy rivers, the chief source of Egypt's wealth, AND I WILL MAKE THE LAND OF EGYPT UTTERLY WASTE AND DESOLATE, literally, "I will give the land of Egypt to desolations of desolation," FROM THE TOWER OF SYENE, rather, "from Migdol," the northernmost poin... [ Continue Reading ]
No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years, during which time the power of Egypt would be utterly broken, and there would be neither traffic, travel, nor industry.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, in the general punishment which struck the lands at this end of the Mediterranean Sea in the Chaldean conquest, AND HER CITIES AMONG THE CITIES THAT ARE LAID WASTE SHALL BE DESOLATE FORTY YEARS, for the time... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet thus saith the Lord God, At the end of forty years, the period determined by Him for the carrying out of His judgment, WILL I GATHER THE EGYPTIANS FROM THE PEOPLE WHITHER THEY WERE SCATTERED, in the misery of their subjugation and captivity,... [ Continue Reading ]
and I will bring again the captivity and will cause them to return land of Pathros, that is, South or Upper Egypt, with Thebes as its capital, INTO THE LAND OF THEIR HABITATION, literally, "the land the of their birth," for the nation of Egyptians had their origin in this part of Egypt; AND THEY SHA... [ Continue Reading ]
It shall be the basest of the kingdoms, instead of occupying the first position, to which it aspired; NEITHER SHALL IT EXALT ITSELF ANY MORE ABOVE THE NATIONS, FOR I WILL DIMINISH THEM THAT THEY SHALL NO MORE RULE OVER THE NATIONS, never again occupy a position which would cause others to look to it... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, the fact by which the downfall of Judah was brought about, WHICH BRINGETH THEIR INIQUITY TO REMEMBRANCE, WHEN THEY SHALL LOOK AFTER THEM, that is, the fact that the Jews turned to Egypt for help and sought deliverance with an idolatrous... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, after the accession of Zedekiah, and seventeen years after the message contained in the first part of this chapter was delivered, this section thus being the last prophecy of Ezekiel, in point of time, IN THE FIRST MONTH, IN THE FIRST DAY OF THE M... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CONQUEST AND SPOIL OF EGYPT... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus, namely, in laying siege to this city, the task, according to secular accounts, taking him thirteen years; EVERY HEAD WAS MADE BALD, AND EVERY SHOULDER WAS PEELED, on account of the difficult labor co... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, so that he would bring the country into subjection to Chaldea; AND HE SHALL TAKE HER MULTITUDE, a great number of captives, AND TAKE HER SPOIL, her wealth and stores making a welcome booty... [ Continue Reading ]
I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor wherewith he served against it, namely, against Tyre, BECAUSE THEY, the Chaldean king and his army, WROUGHT FOR ME, SAITH THE LORD GOD.... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day, namely, at the time which was generally included in this section, WILL I CAUSE THE HORN OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL TO BUD FORTH, the horn being the symbol of power and authority, and the expression pointing forward to a revival of Judah's might, AND I WILL GIVE THEE THE OPENING OF THE MOUTH... [ Continue Reading ]