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REMEMBER THAT GOD IS THE SOVEREIGN LORD

Passage: Ezekiel 29:1~30:26

Key verse: 29:16

A Prophecy Against Egypt

Judgment on Pharaoh

29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the Lord came to me:^(A) ²“Son of man, set your face against^(B) Pharaoh king of Egypt^(C) and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.^(D) ³Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I am against you, Pharaoh^(E) king of Egypt,
    you great monster^(F) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile^(G) belongs to me;
    I made it for myself.”
⁴But I will put hooks^(H) in your jaws
    and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales.
I will pull you out from among your streams,
    with all the fish sticking to your scales.^(I)
⁵I will leave you in the desert,
    you and all the fish of your streams.
You will fall on the open field
    and not be gathered^(J) or picked up.
I will give you as food
    to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.^(K)

⁶Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.

“‘You have been a staff of reed^(L) for the people of Israel. ⁷When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered^(M) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.^[a]^(N)

⁸“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.^(O) ⁹Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“‘Because you said, “The Nile^(P) is mine; I made it,^(Q)” ¹⁰therefore I am against you^(R) and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt^(S) a ruin and a desolate waste^(T) from Migdol^(U) to Aswan,^(V) as far as the border of Cush.^[b]^(W) ¹¹The foot of neither man nor beast will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.^(X) ¹²I will make the land of Egypt desolate^(Y) among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.^(Z)

¹³“‘Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered. ¹⁴I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt,^(AA) the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly^(AB) kingdom.^(AC) ¹⁵It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations.^(AD) I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations. ¹⁶Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence^(AE) for the people of Israel but will be a reminder^(AF) of their sin in turning to her for help.^(AG) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.^(AH)’”

Nebuchadnezzar’s Reward

¹⁷In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:^(AI) ¹⁸“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar^(AJ) king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare^(AK) and every shoulder made raw.^(AL) Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre. ¹⁹Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king^(AM) of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder^(AN) the land as pay for his army.^(AO) ²⁰I have given him Egypt^(AP) as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(AQ)

²¹“On that day I will make a horn^[c]^(AR) grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth^(AS) among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.^(AT)”

A Lament Over Egypt

30 The word of the Lord came to me: ²“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Wail^(AU) and say,
    “Alas for that day!”
³For the day is near,^(AV)
    the day of the Lord^(AW) is near—
a day of clouds,
    a time of doom for the nations.
⁴A sword will come against Egypt,^(AX)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.^[d]^(AY)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.^(AZ)

⁵Cush and Libya,^(BA) Lydia and all Arabia,^(BB) Kub and the people^(BC) of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.^(BD)

⁶“‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘The allies of Egypt will fall
    and her proud strength will fail.
From Migdol to Aswan^(BE)
    they will fall by the sword within her,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
⁷“‘They will be desolate
    among desolate lands,
and their cities will lie
    among ruined cities.^(BF)
⁸Then they will know that I am the Lord,
    when I set fire^(BG) to Egypt
    and all her helpers are crushed.^(BH)

⁹“‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush^(BI) out of her complacency. Anguish^(BJ) will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.^(BK)

¹⁰“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt
    by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar^(BL) king of Babylon.^(BM)
¹¹He and his army—the most ruthless of nations^(BN)—
    will be brought in to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt
    and fill the land with the slain.^(BO)
¹²I will dry up^(BP) the waters of the Nile^(BQ)
    and sell the land to an evil nation;
by the hand of foreigners
    I will lay waste^(BR) the land and everything in it.

I the Lord have spoken.

¹³“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will destroy the idols^(BS)
    and put an end to the images in Memphis.^(BT)
No longer will there be a prince in Egypt,^(BU)
    and I will spread fear throughout the land.
¹⁴I will lay^(BV) waste Upper Egypt,
    set fire to Zoan^(BW)
    and inflict punishment on Thebes.^(BX)
¹⁵I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
    the stronghold of Egypt,
    and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.
¹⁶I will set fire^(BY) to Egypt;
    Pelusium will writhe in agony.
Thebes will be taken by storm;
    Memphis^(BZ) will be in constant distress.
¹⁷The young men of Heliopolis^(CA) and Bubastis
    will fall by the sword,
    and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
¹⁸Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes^(CB)
    when I break the yoke of Egypt;^(CC)
    there her proud strength will come to an end.
She will be covered with clouds,
    and her villages will go into captivity.^(CD)
¹⁹So I will inflict punishment^(CE) on Egypt,
    and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

Pharaoh’s Arms Are Broken

²⁰In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the Lord came to me:^(CF) ²¹“Son of man, I have broken the arm^(CG) of Pharaoh^(CH) king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed^(CI) or put in a splint so that it may become strong enough to hold a sword. ²²Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt.^(CJ) I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand.^(CK) ²³I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.^(CL) ²⁴I will strengthen^(CM) the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword^(CN) in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan^(CO) before him like a mortally wounded man. ²⁵I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put my sword^(CP) into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt.^(CQ) ²⁶I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.^(CR)”

Footnotes

Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand
Ezekiel 29:10 That is, the upper Nile region
Ezekiel 29:21 Horn here symbolizes strength.
Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9

Cross references

Ezekiel 29:1 : ver 17; S Eze 26:1
Ezekiel 29:2 : S Eze 25:2
Ezekiel 29:2 : S Jer 25:19
Ezekiel 29:2 : Isa 19:1-17; Jer 46:2; Eze 30:1-26; 31:1-18; 32:1-32
Ezekiel 29:3 : Jer 44:30
Ezekiel 29:3 : S Ps 68:30; S 74:13; Eze 32:2
Ezekiel 29:3 : S Jer 46:8
Ezekiel 29:4 : S 2Ki 19:28; S Job 41:2
Ezekiel 29:4 : Eze 38:4
Ezekiel 29:5 : S Jer 8:2
Ezekiel 29:5 : S Jer 7:33; 34:20; Eze 31:13; 32:4-6; 39:4
Ezekiel 29:6 : S 2Ki 18:21
Ezekiel 29:7 : 2Ki 18:21; Isa 36:6
Ezekiel 29:7 : Jer 17:5; Eze 17:15-17
Ezekiel 29:8 : Eze 25:13; 32:11-13
Ezekiel 29:9 : S Jer 46:8
Ezekiel 29:9 : Eze 30:7-8, 13-19
Ezekiel 29:10 : S Jer 21:13
Ezekiel 29:10 : S Ex 3:22
Ezekiel 29:10 : S Jer 46:19
Ezekiel 29:10 : S Ex 14:2
Ezekiel 29:10 : Eze 30:6
Ezekiel 29:10 : Isa 18:1; Eze 30:4
Ezekiel 29:11 : Eze 32:13
Ezekiel 29:12 : S Isa 34:10
Ezekiel 29:12 : S Jer 46:19; Eze 30:7, 23, 26
Ezekiel 29:14 : S Isa 11:11; Eze 30:14
Ezekiel 29:14 : Eze 17:14
Ezekiel 29:14 : S Isa 19:22; Jer 46:26
Ezekiel 29:15 : Zec 10:11
Ezekiel 29:16 : 2Ch 32:10
Ezekiel 29:16 : S Nu 5:15
Ezekiel 29:16 : S La 4:17
Ezekiel 29:16 : Isa 20:5; S 30:2; Hos 8:13
Ezekiel 29:17 : S ver 1; S Eze 24:1; 30:20; 40:1
Ezekiel 29:18 : Jer 27:6; 39:1
Ezekiel 29:18 : S Lev 13:40; S Job 1:20; S Jer 48:37
Ezekiel 29:18 : Ge 49:15
Ezekiel 29:19 : S Isa 19:4
Ezekiel 29:19 : S Eze 26:5
Ezekiel 29:19 : Jer 43:10-13; Eze 30:4, 10, 24-25; 32:11
Ezekiel 29:20 : S Isa 43:3
Ezekiel 29:20 : Isa 10:6-7; 45:1; S Jer 25:9
Ezekiel 29:21 : S Ps 132:17; S Lk 1:69
Ezekiel 29:21 : Eze 33:22
Ezekiel 29:21 : S Eze 3:27
Ezekiel 30:2 : S Isa 13:6; Jas 5:1
Ezekiel 30:3 : S Eze 7:7; Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11; Ob 1:15
Ezekiel 30:3 : ver 18; S Eze 7:12, 19; 32:7; 34:12
Ezekiel 30:4 : Jer 25:19; Da 11:43
Ezekiel 30:4 : S Ge 10:6; S Eze 29:10
Ezekiel 30:4 : S Eze 29:19
Ezekiel 30:5 : S Eze 27:10
Ezekiel 30:5 : S 2Ch 9:14
Ezekiel 30:5 : Jer 25:20
Ezekiel 30:5 : Na 3:9
Ezekiel 30:6 : Eze 29:10
Ezekiel 30:7 : S Eze 29:12
Ezekiel 30:8 : S Jer 49:27; Eze 39:6; Am 1:4, 7, 10; Na 1:6
Ezekiel 30:8 : S Eze 29:9
Ezekiel 30:9 : S Ge 10:6
Ezekiel 30:9 : Isa 23:5
Ezekiel 30:9 : Eze 32:9-10; Zep 2:12
Ezekiel 30:10 : Jer 39:1
Ezekiel 30:10 : S Eze 29:19
Ezekiel 30:11 : S Eze 28:7
Ezekiel 30:11 : ver 24-25
Ezekiel 30:12 : S Isa 19:6
Ezekiel 30:12 : S Jer 46:8; Eze 29:9
Ezekiel 30:12 : S Eze 19:7
Ezekiel 30:13 : S Jer 43:12; S Eze 6:6
Ezekiel 30:13 : S Isa 19:13
Ezekiel 30:13 : Zec 10:11
Ezekiel 30:14 : S Eze 29:14
Ezekiel 30:14 : S Nu 13:22
Ezekiel 30:14 : S Jer 46:25
Ezekiel 30:16 : S Jos 7:15
Ezekiel 30:16 : S Isa 19:13
Ezekiel 30:17 : Ge 41:45
Ezekiel 30:18 : S Jer 43:7
Ezekiel 30:18 : S Lev 26:13; S Isa 9:4
Ezekiel 30:18 : S ver 3
Ezekiel 30:19 : Eze 28:22
Ezekiel 30:20 : S Eze 26:1; S 29:17; 31:1; 32:1
Ezekiel 30:21 : S Jer 48:25
Ezekiel 30:21 : S Jer 44:30
Ezekiel 30:21 : Jer 30:13; 46:11
Ezekiel 30:22 : S Ge 15:18; S Jer 46:25
Ezekiel 30:22 : Ps 37:17; Zec 11:17
Ezekiel 30:23 : S Eze 29:12
Ezekiel 30:24 : Zec 10:6, 12; 12:5
Ezekiel 30:24 : S Eze 21:14; Zep 2:12
Ezekiel 30:24 : Jer 51:52
Ezekiel 30:25 : 1Ch 21:12
Ezekiel 30:25 : S Isa 10:5; 45:1, 5; S Eze 29:19
Ezekiel 30:26 : S Eze 29:12

1. The Lord is against Egypt (29:1-21)

Egypt was a symbol of security for many Israelites. Before the Babylonian invasion there was a strong pro-Egyptian party which encouraged Judah to resist Babylon and get help from Egypt (Isa 36:6). But Egypt was a broken reed--an undependable support. She represented a false hope, and God taught his people over and over to put their trust in him, not in Egypt (16). God would use the sword of Babylon to show the impotence of Egypt to the world. The horn (21) growing for Israel is a promise of the Messiah.

2. A funeral song for Egypt (30:1-26)

Egypt and all of her allies in northern Africa--'from Migdol to Aswan'--would fall by the sword. God would put his sword in the hand of the king of Babylon. God controls world history. The Egyptians, the Israelites and all the people of the world would know that the God of Israel is Lord of all the earth (29:6,9,16,21; 30:8,19,25,26).

Prayer: Lord, my trust is in you alone. My hope is in your promises. Give me wisdom not to be deceived by the false security of worldly power.

One Word: Know that God is Lord; trust him alone

Daily Bread Data Base

Ezekiel 2:1~3:3

YOU MUST SPEAK MY WORDS , 10/02 /2018
Ezekiel 29:1~30:26

REMEMBER THAT GOD IS THE SOVEREIGN LORD , 01/01 /2000
Ezekiel 29:1~21

A PROPHECY AGAINST EGYPT , 12/07 /2018

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Ezekiel 1:1~48:35

Ezekiel, Sarah Barry
Ezekiel 1:1~48:35

Fishermen Will Stand, LA UBF

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