Ezekiel 29:20

As a reward for his labour wherewith he hath served, have I given to him the land of Egypt,—in that they wrought for me, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.

In Context

19Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Behold me! giving to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, the land of Egypt,— And he shall carry off her multitude And capture her spoil And seize her prey, So shall she become pay for his army.

21In that day, will I cause to bud a horn for the house of Israel, And to thee, will I give an opening of mouth in their midst, So shall they know that, I, am Yahweh.

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:6Against an irreligious nation, will I send him, Yea against the people with whom I am wroth, will I command him,—To capture spoil And lay hold on prey, And cause them to be trodden down as the mire of the lanes.

Jeremiah 25:9Behold me! sending and fetching all the families of the North, Declareth Yahweh and Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon my servant, And I will bring them in against this land and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations, round about,—And I will devote them to destruction, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and age-abiding desolations.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:18-21

A Promise to Nebuchadnezzar. ( b. c. 589.) 17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it: 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will give the land of… Read the whole commentary →

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