New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 29

Judgment of Egypt

1In thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יתha.'a.si.RitH6224yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141,in the tenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֕יba.'a.si.RiH6224month,on the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רbish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760your faceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440againstעַל־'al-H5921Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֣אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכֻּלָּֽהּ׃ku.LahH3605Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “BeholdH2009,I am againstעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you, Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,The greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419monsterהַתַּנִּים֙ha.ta.NimH8577that liesהָרֹבֵ֖ץha.ro.VetzH7257in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of hisriversיְאֹרָ֑יוye.'o.RavH2975, Thathas saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559, ‘My Nileיְאֹרִ֖יye.'o.RiH2975is mine, and I myselfוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589have madeעֲשִׂיתִֽנִי׃'a.si.Ti.niH6213it.’

4I will putוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414hooksחַחִים֙cha.chi.yimH2397in your jawsבִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָbil.cha.Yei.khaH3895And make the fishדְגַת־de.gat-H1710of yourriversיְאֹרֶ֖יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975clingוְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥יve.hid.bak.TiH1692to your scalesבְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָbe.kas.ke.so.Tei.chaH7193.And I will bringוְהַעֲלִיתִ֙יךָ֙ve.ha.'a.li.Ti.khaH5927you up out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of yourriversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975,And allכָּל־kol-H3605the fishדְּגַ֣תde.GatH1710of yourriversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975will clingתִּדְבָּֽק׃tid.BakH1692to your scalesבְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָbe.kas.ke.so.Tei.chaH7193.

5I willabandonוּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָu.ne.tash.Ti.khaH5203you to the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,you and allכָּל־kol-H3605the fishדְּגַ֣תde.GatH1710of yourriversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975;You will fallתִּפּ֔וֹלti.PolH5307on theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704;you will not be broughtH622togetherH622orgatheredתִקָּבֵ֑ץti.ka.VetzH6908.I have givenנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you forfoodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402to the beastsH2421of the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776and to the birdsוּלְע֥וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282they have beenהֱיוֹתָ֛םhe.yo.TamH1961only astaffמִשְׁעֶ֥נֶתmish.'E.netH4938madeof reedקָנֶ֖הka.NehH7070to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7When they tookH8610holdH8610of you with the handבַכַּף֙va.kaf.khaH3709, Youbrokeתֵּר֔וֹץte.RotzH7533and toreוּבָקַעְתָּ֥u.va.ka'.TaH1234allכָּל־kol-H3605theirhandsכָּתֵ֑ףka.TefH3802;And when they leanedוּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤םu.ve.hi.sha.'a.NamH8172on you,You brokeתִּשָּׁבֵ֔רti.sha.VerH7665and made allכָּל־kol-H3605their loinsמָתְנָֽיִם׃ סma.te.Na.yimH4975quakeH5975.”

8‘Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935upon you a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719and I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from you manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929.

9Thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714will becomeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077and wasteוְחָרְבָּ֔הve.cha.re.BahH2723.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Becauseיַ֧עַןYa.'anH3282yousaidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559, ‘The Nileיְאֹ֥רye.'OrH2975is mine, and I have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213it,’

10thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,beholdH2009, I amagainstאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413you and againstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413yourriversיְאֹרֶ֑יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975,and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֞יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714an utterH2721wasteH2721and desolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,from Migdolמִמִּגְדֹּ֥לmi.mig.DolH4024toSyeneסְוֵנֵ֖הse.ve.NehH5482and even to the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofEthiopiaכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

11A man’sאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272willnot passתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674through it, and the footוְרֶ֥גֶלve.Re.gelH7272of a beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929will not passתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674through it, and it will not be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

12So I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714a desolationשְׁמָמָ֜הshe.ma.MahH8077in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432of desolatedנְשַׁמּ֗וֹתne.sha.MotH8074landsאֲרָצ֣וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776.And her citiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892,in the midstבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892that are laidמָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙mo.cho.ra.VotH2717wasteH2717,will be desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141; and I willscatterוַהֲפִצֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and disperseוְֽזֵרִיתִ֖יםve.ze.ri.TimH2219them among the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ פba.'a.ra.TzotH776.”

13‘For thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “At the endמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093of fortyאַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141I willgatherאֲקַבֵּ֣ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714from the peoplesהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971among whomאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁמָּה׃'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033they were scatteredנָפֹ֥צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327.

14I will turnH7725the fortunesשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and makeH7725them returnH7725to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofPathrosפַּתְר֔וֹסpat.RosH6624,to the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their originמְכֽוּרָתָ֑םme.khu.ra.TamH4351,and thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033they will be a lowlyשְׁפָלָֽה׃she.fa.LahH8217kingdomמַמְלָכָ֥הmam.la.KhahH4467.

15It will be thelowestשְׁפָלָ֔הshe.fa.LahH8217of the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ha.mam.la.khOtH4467,and it will neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֖וֹדodH5750liftתִתְנַשֵּׂ֥אtit.na.Se'H5375itself up aboveH5921the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471.And I will makeוְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔יםve.Him.'a.TimH4591them so smallH4591that they will notruleרְד֥וֹתre.DotH7287overH5921the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

16And it will neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againעוֹד֩'OdH5750be theconfidenceלְמִבְטָח֙le.miv.TachH4009of the houseלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bringingH2142to mindH2142the iniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771of their having turnedבִּפְנוֹתָ֖םbif.no.TamH6437to Egypt. Then they will knowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.”’”

17Now in thetwenty-seventhבְּעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙be.'es.Rim va.She.va'H6242 H7651yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,in the firstבָּֽרִאשׁ֖וֹןba.ri.ShonH7223month,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to me sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּ֠בֶלBa.velH894made his armyחֵיל֜וֹchei.LoH2428laborעֲבֹדָ֤ה'a.vo.DahH5656hardגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419againstאֶל־'el-H413Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865;everyכָּל־kol-H3605headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218was madeH7139baldמֻקְרָ֔חmuk.RachH7139and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605shoulderכָּתֵ֖ףka.TefH3802was rubbedH4803bareמְרוּטָ֑הme.ru.TahH4803.But he and his armyוּלְחֵילוֹ֙u.le.chei.LoH2428hadהָ֨יָהHa.yahH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808wagesוְ֠שָׂכָרVe.sa.khorH7939from Tyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865for the laborהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656that he hadperformedH5647againstH5921it.”

19Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, Iwill giveנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רlin.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894.And he will carryוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375offH5375herwealthהֲמֹנָ֜הּha.mo.NahH1995and captureוְשָׁלַ֤לve.sha.LalH7997her spoilשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.la.LahH7998and seizeוּבָזַ֣זu.va.ZazH962her plunderבִּזָּ֔הּbi.ZahH957;and it will be wagesשָׂכָ֖רsa.KharH7939for his armyלְחֵילֽוֹ׃le.chei.LoH2428.

20I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forhis laborפְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙pe.'u.la.ToH6468whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heperformedעָ֣בַד'A.vadH5647,becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834they actedעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213for Me,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

21“On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I will make ahornקֶ֙רֶן֙ke.renH7161sproutאַצְמִ֤יחַ'atz.Mi.achH6779for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and I willopenאֶתֵּ֥ן פִּתְחֽוֹן־'e.Ten pit.chon-H5414 H6610your mouthפֶּ֖הpehH6310in their midstבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”

Judgment of Egypt

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29