I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the middle of the countries that are desolate. Her cities among the cities that are laid waste will be a desolation forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Ezekiel 29:12 in context
Ezekiel 29:9–15
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The land of Egypt will be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
“‘“Because he has said, ‘The river is mine, and I have made it,’
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therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers. I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to the border of Ethiopia.
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No foot of man will pass through it, nor will any animal foot pass through it. It won’t be inhabited for forty years.
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I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the middle of the countries that are desolate. Her cities among the cities that are laid waste will be a desolation forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.”
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“‘For the Lord GOD says: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered.
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I will reverse the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
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It will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them so that they will no longer rule over the nations.
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