Ezekiel 29:20

Ezekiel 29:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he labored, because they worked for me, declares the Lord God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they worked for Me,’ says the Lord God.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign Lord, because he was working for me when he destroyed Tyre.

Context of Ezekiel 29:20

18“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre. 19Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army. I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign Lord. 21“On that day I will make a horn grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 29:20 word by word

פְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁר־עָ֣בַד בָּ֔הּ נָתַ֥תִּי ל֖וֹ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עָ֣שׂוּ לִ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• his labourפְּעֻלָּהpe‛ûllâh · wagesH6468
• wherewith he servedעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• against it, because they wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• for me, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069

Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:20

• 2 Kings 10:30The Lord said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in accomplishing what is right in my eyes and have done to the house of Ahab all I had in mind to do, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.”
• Isaiah 10:6I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.
• Isaiah 45:1“This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
• Jeremiah 25:9I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,” declares the Lord, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting ruin.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor - Because he fulfilled the designs of God against Tyre, God promises to reward him with the spoil of Egypt.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 The prophet places this prediction out of chronological order, that he may point out what had not been stated in the foregoing prophecy, namely, that the agent who should strike the first blow on Egypt should be the Chaldaean king, Nebuchadnezzar. Ezekiel 29:18 Yet had he no wages - It is not improbable that the Tyrians before they surrendered their island-citadel managed to remove much of their treasure; but others exlplain the verse; that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 The besiegers of Tyre obtained little plunder. But when God employs ambitious or covetous men, he will recompense them according to the desires of their hearts; for every man shall have his reward. God had mercy in store for the house of Israel soon after. The history of nations best explains ancient prophecies. All events fulfil the Scriptures. Thus, in the deepest scenes of adversity, the Lord sows the seed of our future prosperity. Happy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20Nebuchadnezzar attacked Tyre (Ezekiel 26–28). His army worked very hard but gained little wealth from the city. The Lord said that workers deserve their wages. So he would give Egypt to Babylon as payment for their work. Egypt would become their reward.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. because they wrought for me--the Chaldeans, fulfilling My will as to Tyre (compare Jr 25:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 29:20

• Babylon
• Government

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Diminish
• 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