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Ezekiel 29

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 29 of 48

1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth of the month, the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

2 Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against Egypt, all of it.

3 Speak and say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, great monster who lies in the midst of his rivers, who has said, My river is mine, and I have made it.

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Chapter Summary

The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery to Israel. The desolation of Egypt.

Key Hebrew Words

תַּנִּין monster, dragon H8577 · TWOT 2528b
יְאֹר river (Nile) H2975 · TWOT 832
שִׁמָמָה desolation H8077 · TWOT 2409c
מִשְׁעֶ֫נֶת staff (of reed) H4938 · TWOT 2434d
שָׂכָר hire, wages H7939 · TWOT 2264.1b
קֶ֫רֶן horn H7161 · TWOT 2072a

People & Context

Pharaoh

King of Egypt, condemned as the great monster in the Nile who boasts "My river is mine, and I have made it."

Nebuchadnezzar

King of Babylon; given the land of Egypt as wages for his army's labor against Tyre.

Timeline

Prophecy Against Pharaoh and Egypt

In the tenth year, Pharaoh is compared to a great monster in the rivers. God promises to scatter Egypt for forty years and give its wealth to Nebuchadnezzar as payment for his labor against Tyre,,,.

Ezekiel 29:1-21

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