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And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/29.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will make Egypt desolate, and it will be surrounded by other desolate nations. Its cities will be empty and desolate for forty years, surrounded by other ruined cities. I will scatter the Egyptians to distant lands. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/29.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and her cities shall be a desolation forty years among cities that are laid waste. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/29.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/29.htm">New King James Version</a> I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of deserted lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate for forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/29.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So I shall make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years; and I shall scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation [plundered and ruined] among desolated lands; and her cities, among cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and [I will] disperse them through the lands.” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and its cities will be a desolation among ruined cities for forty years. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and its cities will be a desolation among ruined cities for 40 years. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them across the countries.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/29.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It will be the most barren place on earth. Every city in Egypt will lie in ruins during those 40 years, and I will scatter your people throughout the nations of the world. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/29.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will make Egypt the most desolate country in the world. For 40 years Egypt's cities will lie in ruins. They will be ruined more than any other city. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and force them into other countries. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/29.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will make Egypt the most desolate country in the world. For forty years the cities of Egypt will lie in ruins, ruins worse than those of any other city. I will make the Egyptians refugees. They will flee to every country and live among other peoples." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/29.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll see to it that Egypt becomes a devastated land in the midst of devastated lands. Her cities deep inside her territories will be laid waste and desolate for 40 years. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them throughout the land.'" <a href="/msb/ezekiel/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries. <a href="/net/ezekiel/29.htm">NET Bible</a> I will turn the land of Egypt into a desolation in the midst of desolate lands; for forty years her cities will lie desolate in the midst of ruined cities. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. <a href="/web/ezekiel/29.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have made the land of Egypt a desolation, "" In the midst of desolate lands, "" And its cities, in the midst of cities [that are] laid waste, "" Are a desolation [for] forty years, "" And I have scattered the Egyptians among nations, "" And I have dispersed them through lands. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have made the land of Egypt a desolation, In the midst of desolate lands, And its cities, in the midst of waste cities, Are a desolation forty years, And I have scattered the Egyptians among nations, And I have dispersed them through lands. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I gave the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the lands being desolate, and her, cities in the midst of the cities laid waste shall be a desolation forty years: and I scattered Egypt among the nations and I dispersed them in the lands.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the lands that are desolate, and the cities thereof in the midst of the cities that are destroyed, and they shall be desolate for forty gears: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will set the land of Egypt in desolation, in the midst of desolate lands, and its cities in the midst of overturned cites. And they will be desolate for forty years. And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and I will disperse them among the lands. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/29.htm">New American Bible</a> I will make the land of Egypt the most desolate among desolate lands; Its cities, the most deserted among deserted cities for forty years; I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout other lands. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolated countries; and her cities shall be a desolation forty years among cities that are laid waste. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and I will disperse them through the countries. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall give the land of Egypt to destruction among the cities that are deserted, and her cities shall be for destruction forty years among the cities that are desolate, and I shall scatter Egypt among the nations, and I shall scatter them among the countries<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will cause her land to be utterly destroyed in the midst of a land that is desolate, and her cities shall be desolate forty years in the midst of cities that are desolate: and I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and will utterly scatter them into the countries. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8443" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/29.htm">The Desolation of Egypt</a> …11No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years. 12<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will make</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">a desolation</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: nə·šam·mō·wṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">lands,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘ā·re·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">and her cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·ye·nā (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will lie</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">for forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: mā·ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">the ruined</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rîm (N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: wa·hă·p̄i·ṣō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">And I will disperse</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">the Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: wə·zê·rî·ṯîm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">and scatter them</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">throughout the countries.</a> 13For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Jeremiah 46:19</a> Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited. <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1-15</a> This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. / “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. / Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-19.htm">Jeremiah 25:19</a> Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people; <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a> On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. <a href="/jeremiah/43-11.htm">Jeremiah 43:11-13</a> He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword. / I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed. / He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’” <a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">Isaiah 19:23-25</a> In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. / In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth. / The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.” <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Jeremiah 44:30</a> This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.” <a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm">Isaiah 20:3-5</a> Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, / so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame. / Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25-26</a> The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh. / I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2-3</a> They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a> Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. <a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm">Isaiah 45:14</a> This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’” <a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12</a> And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East. <a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16-17</a> In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them. / The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it. <a href="/matthew/2-15.htm">Matthew 2:15</a> where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the middle of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.desolate in<a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Ezekiel 30:7</a> And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.<a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-19</a> For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it… <a href="/jeremiah/27-6.htm">Jeremiah 27:6-11</a> And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him… <a href="/ezekiel/30-23.htm">Ezekiel 30:23</a> And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.<a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Jeremiah 46:19</a> O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-7.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Desolated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Disperse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-11.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Desolated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-23.htm">Disperse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-21.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-23.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 29</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/29-1.htm">The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery to Israel</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/29-8.htm">The desolation of Egypt</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/29-13.htm">The restoration thereof after forty years</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/29-17.htm">Egypt the reward of Nebuchadnezzar</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/29-21.htm">Israel shall be restored</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands This phrase indicates a divine judgment against Egypt, a nation historically known for its wealth and power. The desolation signifies a complete devastation, reducing Egypt to a state similar to other lands that have faced God's wrath. This prophecy aligns with the historical context of Egypt's decline during the 6th century BC, particularly under the Babylonian conquest led by Nebuchadnezzar. The imagery of desolation is reminiscent of other biblical judgments, such as those against Babylon and Edom, emphasizing God's sovereignty over all nations.and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities The specific mention of "forty years" is significant, as the number forty often symbolizes a period of testing or judgment in the Bible, such as Israel's forty years in the wilderness. This period of desolation for Egypt suggests a complete but temporary judgment, after which restoration is possible. Historically, this could refer to the period of Babylonian dominance when Egypt's influence waned. The mention of "ruined cities" underscores the totality of the destruction, aligning with the fate of other cities that opposed God's will.And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations The dispersion of the Egyptians is a form of divine punishment, similar to the exile experienced by the Israelites. This scattering serves as a humbling process, stripping Egypt of its national identity and power. It reflects the broader biblical theme of God using exile as a means of correction and eventual restoration. The dispersion also highlights the interconnectedness of ancient Near Eastern politics, where displaced populations were common due to conquests and shifting empires.and scatter them throughout the countries This scattering throughout various countries indicates a loss of unity and strength for Egypt, as its people are forced to live among foreign nations. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of pride and reliance on earthly power rather than on God. This scattering can be seen as a type of the ultimate dispersion of humanity due to sin, with the hope of eventual gathering and restoration through Christ. The scattering of Egypt parallels the fate of other nations that opposed God's plans, reinforcing the message of divine justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A powerful ancient civilization known for its wealth and influence. In this context, Egypt is the subject of God's judgment due to its pride and reliance on its own strength rather than God. 3. <a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a> The state of being empty or destroyed. God declares that Egypt will become desolate, symbolizing His judgment and the consequences of their actions. 4. <a href="/topical/f/forty_years.htm">Forty Years</a> A significant period in biblical terms, often associated with testing, judgment, or a generation. Here, it represents the duration of Egypt's desolation. 5. <a href="/topical/s/scattering_of_egyptians.htm">Scattering of Egyptians</a> The dispersal of the Egyptian people among other nations, indicating a loss of national identity and strength.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations, regardless of their power or influence. His plans and purposes will prevail, and He can humble any nation that exalts itself against Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Egypt's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Nations and individuals alike must recognize their dependence on God. <a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_judgment.htm">The Purpose of Judgment</a> God's judgment is not merely punitive but serves to bring about repentance and restoration. It is a call to return to Him and acknowledge His authority. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_desolation.htm">Hope Beyond Desolation</a> Even in judgment, there is hope for restoration. God's ultimate desire is for reconciliation and healing, as seen in the broader biblical account. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God brings blessings, while disobedience leads to consequences. This principle is consistent throughout Scripture and is exemplified in the fate of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 29</a> <a href="/q/why_is_ezekiel_29's_egypt_timeline_inconsistent.htm">In light of previous judgments on other nations, why does Ezekiel 29's specific timeline for Egypt seem inconsistent with events recorded elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/do_findings_contradict_ezekiel_29_10-11.htm">Ezekiel 29:10-11 claims the land will become uninhabited; do archaeological findings contradict this prediction of total desolation?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_egypt's_40-year_desolation.htm">In Ezekiel 29:9-12, the prophecy states that Egypt will be desolate for 40 years; why is there no clear historical record of such a period?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_egyptian_firstborn_deaths.htm">Psalm 135:8 mentions the death of all Egyptian firstborn--what historical or archaeological evidence supports or challenges this widespread event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) Scatter the Egyptians among the nations.--Megasthenes and Berosus state that Nebuchadnezzar on his conquest of Egypt, sent great numbers of the people captive to Babylon; others doubtless, as in similar cases, took refuge in Ethiopia, Libya, and other neighbouring lands. The kind of desolation foretold for Egypt is the same as that for "desolate" cities and countries that fell under the power of the conqueror: they were to be plundered and reduced to subjection.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations. As before, records are silent as to any such dispersion. All that we can say is that such a deportation was uniformly the sequel of the conquests of an Oriental king, as in the case of the captivities of Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>) and Jerusalem, and of the nations that were settled in Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>), and of the Persians by Darius; that if we find reason to believe that Egypt was invaded by Nebuchadnezzar after the destruction of Jerusalem, we may assume, with little risk of doubt, that it was followed by what Ezekiel describes. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will make וְנָתַתִּ֣י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the land אֶרֶץ֩ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַ֨יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa a desolation שְׁמָמָ֜ה (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> Devastation, astonishment among בְּת֣וֹךְ ׀ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre desolate נְשַׁמּ֗וֹת (nə·šam·mō·wṯ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy lands, אֲרָצ֣וֹת (’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and her cities וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ (wə·‘ā·re·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement will lie תִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָ (tih·ye·nā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be desolate שְׁמָמָ֔ה (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> Devastation, astonishment forty אַרְבָּעִ֖ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> Forty years שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year among בְּת֨וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the ruined מָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ (mā·ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ) Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill cities. עָרִ֤ים (‘ā·rîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement And I will disperse וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י (wa·hă·p̄i·ṣō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> To be dispersed or scattered the Egyptians מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa among the nations בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם (bag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and scatter them וְֽזֵרִיתִ֖ים (wə·zê·rî·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> To toss about, to diffuse, winnow throughout the countries.? בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ (bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 29:12 I will make the land of Egypt (Ezek. 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