New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 29:6-16

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.”’”

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