Ezekiel 29:14

Ezekiel 29:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
• New International Version (NIV)I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will bring back the captives of Egypt and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.

Context of Ezekiel 29:14

12So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation [plundered and ruined] among desolated lands; and her cities, among cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and [I will] disperse them through the lands.” 13‘For thus says the Lord God, “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered. I will reverse the fortunes of Egypt [as I will that of Israel] and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom. 15It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will never again exalt itself above the nations; I will diminish the Egyptians so they will never again rule over the nations. 16And Egypt will never again have the confidence of the house of Israel; their wickedness will be remembered whenever Israel looks toward them [for help]. Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord God.” ’ ”

Ezekiel 29:14 word by word

וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ אֶת־שְׁב֣וּת מִצְרַ֔יִם וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤י אֹתָם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ פַּתְר֔וֹס עַל־אֶ֖רֶץ מְכֽוּרָתָ֑ם וְהָ֥יוּ שָׁ֖ם מַמְלָכָ֥ה שְׁפָלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will bring againשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• the captivityשְׁבִיתshebûth shebîyth · captivityH7622
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and will cause them to returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Pathrosפַּתְרוֹסpathrôs · PathrosH6624
• of their habitationמְכֹרָהmekûrâh mekôrâh · originH4351
• and they shall be there a baseשָׁפָלshâphâl · lowH8217
• kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467

Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:14

• Isaiah 19:22The Lord will strike Egypt, striking but healing it; so they will return to the Lord, and He will respond to them and heal them.
• Jeremiah 46:26I will put them into the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of his servants. Afterward Egypt will be inhabited as in the days of old,” says the Lord.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Into the land of Pathros - Supposed to mean the Delta, a country included between the branches of the Nile, called delta, from its being in the form of the Greek letter of that name. It may mean the Pathrusim, in Upper Egypt, near to the Thebaid. This is most likely. Shall be there a base kingdom - That is, it shall continue to be tributary. It is upwards of two thousand years since this prophecy was delivered, and it has been uninterruptedly fulfilling…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Pathros - The Thebaid or Upper Egypt, the original seat of the kingdom. The land of their habitation - Rather, as margin, i. e., the home of the restored exiles.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16Judah would one day be fully restored. Egypt, however, would return as a weak and unimportant kingdom. Israel would no longer trust Egypt for help. Instead, they would learn to trust the Lord. Egypt’s reduced position would remind Israel of its past mistake. They had trusted Egypt instead of trusting God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Pathros--the Thebaid, or Upper Egypt, which had been especially harassed by Nebuchadnezzar (Na 3:8, 10). The oldest part of Egypt as to civilization and art. The Thebaid was anciently called "Egypt" [Aristotle]. Therefore it is called the "land of the Egyptians' birth" (Margin, for "habitation"). base kingdom--Under Amasis it was made dependent on Babylon; humbled still more under Cambyses; and though somewhat raised under the Ptolemies, never has it…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 29:14

• Egyptians
• Pathros

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings