Ezekiel 29:8

Ezekiel 29:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will bring a sword upon you and cut off from you man and beast.

Context of Ezekiel 29:8

6Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. Egypt, you have become like a ⌞broken⌟ walking stick to the nation of Israel. 7When Israel grabbed you, you splintered and tore up their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke, and they wrenched their backs. “ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am going to attack you with a sword. I will kill people and animals. 9Egypt will become a wasteland and a pile of rubble. Then you will know that I am the Lord. You said, “The Nile River is mine. I made it.” 10That is why I’m against you and the Nile River. I will turn Egypt into a pile of rubble. It will become a wasteland, from Migdol to Syene, all the way to the border of Sudan.

Ezekiel 29:8 word by word

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא עָלַ֖יִךְ חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֵּ֖ךְ אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• Behold, I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• a swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• upon thee, and cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929

Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:8

• Ezekiel 29:19This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to give Egypt to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, take its prized possessions, and loot it. That will be the pay for his army.
• Ezekiel 14:17“Suppose I bring a war against that country by saying, ‘I will let a war go throughout this country.’ Suppose I destroy the people and the animals in it.
• Ezekiel 30:4There will be war in Egypt and anguish in Ethiopia. Many Egyptians will fall dead. People will take away Egypt’s wealth, and its foundations will be torn down.
• Jeremiah 46:13The Lord spoke this message to the prophet Jeremiah about the coming of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who will defeat Egypt.
• Ezekiel 25:13So this is what the Almighty Lord says: I will use my power against Edom. I will wipe out people and animals. I will turn the land into ruins from Teman to Dedan. People will die in battle.
• Ezekiel 32:10Many people will be shocked by what I will do to you. Their kings will shudder when I swing my sword in their faces. When you die, all of them will tremble in fear for their own lives.
• Genesis 6:7So he said, “I will wipe off the face of the earth these humans that I created. I will wipe out not only humans, but also domestic animals, crawling animals, and birds. I’m sorry that I made them.”
• Exodus 12:12“On that same night I will go throughout Egypt and kill every firstborn male, both human and animal. I will severely punish all the gods of Egypt, ⌞because⌟ I am the Lord.
• Jeremiah 7:20“This is what the Almighty Lord says: My anger and fury will be poured out on this place, on humans and animals, and on trees and crops. My anger and fury will burn and not be put out.
• Jeremiah 32:43You have said that this land is a wasteland, without people or animals living in it. You have also said that it has been handed over to the Babylonians. But people will once again buy fields in this land.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29:8

• 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. 88. a sword--Nebuchadnezzar's army (Eze 29:19). Also Amasis and the Egyptian revolters who after Pharaoh-hophra's discomfiture in Cyrene dethroned and strangled him, having defeated him in a battle fought at Memphis [Junius].Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• God
• Diminish
• Egypt
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Stick
• Isaiah

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