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

12I will make Egypt the most desolate country in the world. For 40 years Egypt’s cities will lie in ruins. They will be ruined more than any other city. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and force them into other countries. 13“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: After 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they have been scattered. I will bring back the Egyptian captives and return them to Pathros, the land they came from. There they will be a weak kingdom. 15They will be the weakest kingdom, and they will never rule the nations again. I will make them so weak that they will never rule the nations again. 16The nation of Israel will never trust Egypt again. The people of Israel will remember how wrong they were whenever they turned to Egypt ⌞for help⌟. Then they will know that I am the Almighty Lord.’ ”

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 with a plague. When he strikes them, he will also heal them. Then they will come back to the Lord. And he will respond to their prayers and heal them.
• Jeremiah 46:26I’ll hand them over to those who want to kill them, to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. Afterward, they will live in peace as they did long ago,” declares 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

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
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• Pathros

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