Ezekiel 29:15

Ezekiel 29:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
• New International Version (NIV)It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall be the lowliest of kingdoms; it shall never again exalt itself above the nations, for I will diminish them so that they will not rule over the nations anymore.

Context of Ezekiel 29:15

13‘For this is what the Lord God says: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered. 14And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom. It will be the lowest of the kingdoms, and it will not raise itself above the nations again. And I will make them small so that they will not rule over the nations. 16And it will no longer be a kingdom on which the house of Israel relies, bringing to mind the guilt of their having turned to Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.”’” 17Now in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 29:15 word by word

מִן־הַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־תִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א ע֖וֹד עַל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔ים לְבִלְתִּ֖י רְד֥וֹת בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

• lowestשָׁפָלshâphâl · lowH8217
• of the kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• and it will not raiseנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: exaltH5375
• itself aboveעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• againעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• And I will makeמָעַטmâ‛aţ · to diminishH4591
• soבִּלְתִּיbiltîy · lestH1115
• ruleרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287

Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:15

• Ezekiel 17:6Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced shoots and sent out branches.
• Ezekiel 30:13‘This is what the Lord God says: “I will also destroy the idols And make the images cease from Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
• Zechariah 10:11And they will pass through the sea of distress And He will strike the waves in the sea, So that all the depths of the Nile will dry up; And the pride of Assyria will be brought down, And the scepter of Egypt will depart.
• Ezekiel 31:2“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
• Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a song of mourning over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, ‘You compared yourself to a young lion of the nations, Yet you are like the monster in the seas; And you burst forth in your rivers And muddied the waters with your feet And fouled their rivers.’”
• Daniel 11:42Then he will reach out with his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape.
• Nahum 3:8Are you better than No-amon, Which was situated by the canals of the Nile, With water surrounding her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall consisted of the sea?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29:15

• 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. 1-21This is the last of the world kingdoms against which Ezekiel's prophecies are directed, and occupies the largest space in them, namely, the next four chapters. Though farther off than Tyre, it exercised a more powerful influence on Israel. 2. Pharaoh--a common name of all the kings of Egypt, meaning "the sun"; or, as others say, a "crocodile," which was worshipped in parts of Egypt (compare Eze 29:3). Hophra or Apries was on the throne at this time. His…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 29:15

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• Diminish
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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