Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 29:6-16

6Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֖יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Forיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282you were onlyהֱיוֹתָ֛םhe.yo.TamH1961a staffמִשְׁעֶ֥נֶתmish.'E.netH4938of reedsקָנֶ֖הka.NehH7070to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7When Israel took holdבְּתָפְשָׂ֨םbe.ta.fe.SamH8610of youwith their handsבַכַּף֙va.kaf.khaH3709,you splinteredתֵּר֔וֹץte.RotzH7533,tearingוּבָקַעְתָּ֥u.va.ka'.TaH1234allכָּל־kol-H3605theirshouldersכָּתֵ֑ףka.TefH3802;when they leanedוּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤םu.ve.hi.sha.'a.NamH8172on youעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921,you brokeתִּשָּׁבֵ֔רti.sha.VerH7665,and their backsמָתְנָֽיִם׃ סma.te.Na.yimH4975were wrenchedH5975כָּל־kol-H3605.

8Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֛יYah.weh hi.NiH3069 H2005saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719against youעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from youמִמֵּ֖ךְmi.MekhH4480manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929.

9The landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714will becomeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077wastelandוְחָרְבָּ֔הve.cha.re.BahH2723.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282you saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559, ‘The Nileיְאֹ֥רye.'OrH2975is mine;Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589made itעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213,’

10thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651I amהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005against youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413and againstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413your riversיְאֹרֶ֑יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975.I will turnוְנָתַתִּ֞יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714into a ruinלְחָרְבוֹת֙le.cha.re.VotH2723,a desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077wastelandחֹ֣רֶבCho.revH2721from Migdolמִמִּגְדֹּ֥לmi.mig.DolH4024to Syeneסְוֵנֵ֖הse.ve.NehH5482,and as far asוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Cushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

11Noלֹ֤אlo'H3808footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120orלֹ֣אlo'H3808beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929will passתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674throughוְרֶ֥גֶלve.Re.gelH7272תַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674,andוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808it will be uninhabitedתֵשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

12I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714a desolationשְׁמָמָ֜הshe.ma.MahH8077amongבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432desolateנְשַׁמּ֗וֹתne.sha.MotH8074landsאֲרָצ֣וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776,and her citiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892will lieתִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָtih.Yei.naH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141amongבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the ruinedמָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙mo.cho.ra.VotH2717citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892.And I will disperseוַהֲפִצֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and scatter themוְֽזֵרִיתִ֖יםve.ze.ri.TimH2219throughout the countriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ פba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

13Forכִּ֛יkiH3588this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559:At the endמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093of fortyאַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141I will gatherאֲקַבֵּ֣ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714fromמִן־min-H4480the nationsהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they were scatteredנָפֹ֥צוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃na.Fo.tzu Sha.mahH6327 H8033.

14I will restoreוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725אֶת־'et-H853Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714from captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622and bring them backוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725אֹתָם֙'o.TamH853toעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Pathrosפַּתְר֔וֹסpat.RosH6624,the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their originמְכֽוּרָתָ֑םme.khu.ra.TamH4351.Thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033they will beוְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yuH1961a lowlyשְׁפָלָֽה׃she.fa.LahH8217kingdomמַמְלָכָ֥הmam.la.KhahH4467.

15מִן־min-H4480Egypt will beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961the lowliestשְׁפָלָ֔הshe.fa.LahH8217of kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ha.mam.la.khOtH4467and will neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֖וֹדodH5750exalt itselfתִתְנַשֵּׂ֥אtit.na.Se'H5375aboveעַל־'al-H5921the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471.For I will diminishוְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔יםve.Him.'a.TimH4591Egyptso that it will never againלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115ruleרְד֥וֹתre.DotH7287over the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

16Egypt will neverוְלֹ֣א עוֹד֩ve.Lo' 'OdH3808 H5750again beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961an object of trustלְמִבְטָח֙le.miv.TachH4009for the houseלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,but will remind themמַזְכִּ֣ירmaz.KirH2142of their iniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771in turningבִּפְנוֹתָ֖םbif.no.TamH6437to the Egyptiansאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310.Then they will knowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.”

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