Ezekiel 29:13

Ezekiel 29:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet thus saith the Lord God; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"For thus says the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Yet, thus says the Lord God: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.

Context of Ezekiel 29:13

11No men or animals will walk through that land. Nobody will live there for 40 years. 12Egypt will become like a desert among empty lands. Its cities will be empty for 40 years, among cities that have become heaps of stones. I will cause the Egyptians to go and live among other nations in places far away. But this is what the Almighty Lord says: After 40 years, I will bring the Egyptians back from the places where I sent them. 14I will bring them back home to live in peace. I will bring them to Pathros, the land of their ancestors. There they will be a weak kingdom. 15Egypt will be the least important of all kingdoms. It will never again have power over other nations. I will make it too weak to rule over other nations.

Ezekiel 29:13 word by word

כִּ֛י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה מִקֵּ֞ץ אַרְבָּעִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ אֲקַבֵּ֣ץ אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם מִן־הָעַמִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־נָפֹ֥צוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• At the endקֵץqêts · endH7093
• of fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• will I gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• from the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• whither they were scatteredפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327

Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:13

• Isaiah 19:22The Lord himself will punish the Egyptians. But after that, they will turn to the Lord. He will answer their prayers, and he will make them well again.
• Jeremiah 46:26I will put them under the power of King Nebuchadnezzar and his army, who want to kill them. But in later years, people will again live in Egypt, as they did before.’ That is what the Lord says.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Will I gather the Egyptians - It is probable that Cyrus gave permission to the Egyptians brought to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, to return to their own country. And if we reckon from the commencement of the war against Pharaoh-hophra by Nebuchadnezzar, to the third or fourth year of Cyrus, the term will be about forty years.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13A similar respite was promised to Moab Jeremiah 48:47, to Ammon Jeremiah 49:6, and to Tyre Isaiah 23:15.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13God announced that he would destroy the land of Egypt. The land would become empty and ruined. The destruction would stretch from Migdol in the north to Aswan in the south. This means the whole land of Egypt. Egypt would be empty for 40 years (compare Ezekiel 4:6). God would scatter the Egyptians among other nations. Later, he would bring them back to their land. The Babylonians likely invaded Egypt in 568 or 567 BC. They took prisoners, who remained in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Jr 46:26).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 29:13

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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