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At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Yet, thus says the Lord GOD: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For thus says the Lord GOD, “At the end of forty years I shall gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘For thus says Lord Yahweh, “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘For thus says the Lord GOD, “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were dispersed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were dispersed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then after those 40 years have passed, I will bring your people back from the places where I scattered them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: After 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they have been scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Sovereign LORD says, "After forty years I will bring the Egyptians back from the nations where I have scattered them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Because this is what the LORD says: 'At the end of 40 years I'll gather the Egyptians from the people among whom they have been scattered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'For this is what the sovereign LORD says: At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples where they were scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'For thus says the Lord GOD: "At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘For the Lord Yahweh says: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But thus said Lord YHWH: At the end of forty years I gather the Egyptians "" Out of the peoples to where they have been scattered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But thus said the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years I gather the Egyptians Out of the peoples whither they have been scattered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thus said the Lord Jehovah: From the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples where they were scattered there:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the people among whom they had been scattered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For thus says the Lord God: After the end of forty years, I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they had been scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But thus says the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from among the peoples where they are scattered; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Further, thus says the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet thus says the LORD God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: after forty years I shall gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For thus saith the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus saith the Lord; After forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they have been scattered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8461" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/29.htm">The Desolation of Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>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. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: miq·qêṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after.">At the end</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">of 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/6908.htm" title="6908: ’ă·qab·bêṣ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">I will gather</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/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘am·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: nā·p̄ō·ṣū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">they were scattered.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">Isaiah 19:23-25</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-26.htm">Jeremiah 46:26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-16</a></span><br />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. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. / Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-10.htm">Zechariah 10:10-11</a></span><br />I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them. / They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12-13</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. / And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Jeremiah 48:47</a></span><br />Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Jeremiah 49:6</a></span><br />Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-39.htm">Jeremiah 49:39</a></span><br />“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11</a></span><br />They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-21</a></span><br />‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. / I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-27</a></span><br />I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a></span><br />Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet thus said the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people where they were scattered:</p><p class="hdg">At the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Isaiah 19:22</a></b></br> And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal <i>it</i>: and they shall return <i>even</i> to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-26.htm">Jeremiah 46:26</a></b></br> And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-8.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-23.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-10.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-23.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-13.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-23.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-16.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/29-1.htm">The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery to Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/29-8.htm">The desolation of Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/29-13.htm">The restoration thereof after forty years</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/29-17.htm">Egypt the reward of Nebuchadnezzar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/29-21.htm">Israel shall be restored</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>For this is what the Lord GOD says:</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message. In the prophetic books, this formula often introduces a direct revelation from God, underscoring the seriousness and certainty of the prophecy. It reflects the role of prophets as God's spokespersons, delivering messages that are not their own but from the Lord.<p><b>At the end of forty years:</b><br>The number forty is significant in biblical literature, often symbolizing a period of testing, trial, or judgment. Examples include the forty years the Israelites spent in the wilderness (<a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33-34</a>) and the forty days Jesus fasted in the desert (<a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Matthew 4:2</a>). Here, it indicates a defined period of judgment for Egypt, suggesting a complete cycle of divine discipline.<p><b>I will gather the Egyptians from the nations:</b><br>This phrase indicates a future restoration for Egypt after a period of dispersion. The gathering of a scattered people is a common theme in prophetic literature, often associated with God's mercy and faithfulness. It parallels the promises made to Israel regarding their own restoration (<a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14</a>). This gathering signifies a reversal of judgment and a return to a semblance of former stability.<p><b>to which they were scattered:</b><br>The scattering of the Egyptians implies a significant upheaval, likely due to conquest or exile. Historically, Egypt faced invasions and periods of foreign domination, such as by the Assyrians and later the Babylonians. This scattering reflects the broader biblical theme of dispersion as a consequence of divine judgment, similar to the exile experienced by Israel and Judah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages, including prophecies against foreign nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A significant nation in biblical history, often seen as a symbol of worldly power and opposition to God's people. In this context, Egypt is under judgment but also promised restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a></b><br>The sovereign deity of Israel, who pronounces judgment and restoration. His authority and plans are central to the prophecy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/forty_years.htm">Forty Years</a></b><br>A period often associated with testing, judgment, and renewal in the Bible. It signifies a complete cycle of divine discipline and restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the various countries where the Egyptians were scattered. This scattering is part of God's judgment, but He promises to regather them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God controls the destinies of all nations, not just Israel. His plans encompass judgment and restoration according to His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Purpose of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>Judgment serves as a means of correction and eventual restoration. It is not merely punitive but aims to bring about repentance and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God provides hope. The promise to regather Egypt after forty years shows His mercy and the possibility of redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_time_in_god's_plan.htm">The Significance of Time in God's Plan</a></b><br>The forty-year period reflects God's perfect timing. Believers can trust that God's timing, though sometimes lengthy, is purposeful and complete.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_word.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Word</a></b><br>God's promises, whether of judgment or restoration, are sure. Believers can rely on His faithfulness to fulfill His word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_14_align_with_nt_on_sin.htm">How does Ezekiel's teaching in chapter 14 align with or contradict the New Testament emphasis on personal responsibility for sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_egypt's_idol_destruction.htm">According to Ezekiel 30:13, idols in Egypt would be destroyed and images removed; where is the evidence for this large-scale religious purging in Egyptian history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_pharaoh_a_'sea_monster'.htm">In Ezekiel 29:1-3, how can we reconcile the depiction of Pharaoh as a 'monster in the seas' with historical or archaeological evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">At the end of forty years.--</span>See Note on <a href="/ezekiel/29-11.htm" title="No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.">Ezekiel 29:11</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">At the end of forty years</span>. The restoration described may probably be connected with the policy of the Persian kings. There may have been a parallel, as regards Egypt, to the return of the Jewish exiles under Cyrus and his successors, though it has not left its mark on history. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘At</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the end</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֵּ֞ץ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7093.htm">Strong's 7093: </a> </span><span class="str2">An extremity, after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of forty</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> </span><span class="str2">Forty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will gather</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲקַבֵּ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·qab·bêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather, collect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Egyptians</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַמִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were scattered.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָפֹ֥צוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄ō·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dispersed or scattered</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Ezekiel 29:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/29-13.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 29:13 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: At (Ezek. 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