Ezekiel 29:10
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Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.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.
In other translations
Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.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.
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651הִנְנִיhinihere IH2005אֵלֶיךָ'eleikha[am] against youH413וְאֶל־ve'el-and againstH413יְאֹרֶיךָye'oreikhacanals yourH2975וְנָתַתִּיvenatatiand I will makeH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714לְחָרְבוֹתlecharevot<into> ruins ofH2723חֹרֶבchorevdestructionH2721שְׁמָמָהshemamaha desolationH8077מִמִּגְדֹּלmimigdolfrom MigdolH4024סְוֵנֵהsevenehSyeneH5482וְעַד־ve'ad-and toH5704גְּבוּלgevul[the] border ofH1366כּוּשׁ׃kushCushH3568
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ezekiel 30:12And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the Lord have spoken it.I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.
- Habakkuk 3:8Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
- Exodus 14:2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi–hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal–zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
- Jeremiah 44:1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:
- Ezekiel 29:11No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.
- Ezekiel 30:6-96 Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God. 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. 8 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed. 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.6 For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD. 7 They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities. 8 Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered. 9 On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.
- Jeremiah 46:14Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
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People and places
Places: Cush, Egypt, Migdol (Ezekiel 29), Nile, Syene