Bible Chapter Summary
Ezekiel 29 Summary
Pharaoh and Egypt's Judgment and Restoration
God speaks judgment against Pharaoh of Egypt, calling him a great dragon in his rivers who claims ownership of the Nile. God will put hooks in his jaws and leave him in the wilderness as food for beasts, making Egypt utterly desolate for forty years. After forty years, God will gather Egypt again and restore her as a lowly kingdom, never to rise above the nations, so Israel will no longer trust in her. In later years, Egypt becomes Nebuchadrezzar's wages for his army's service against Tyre.
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Key verses
Ezekiel 29:3
“Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.”
Ezekiel 29:10
“Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.”
Ezekiel 29:13
“Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:”
Ezekiel 29:19
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.”
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