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I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/29.htm">English Standard Version</a> therefore, behold, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/29.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/29.htm">New King James Version</a> Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> therefore, behold, I am against you and against your canals, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and as far as the border of Cush. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/29.htm">NASB 1995</a> therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and even to the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a> therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and even to the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> therefore, behold, I am against you and against your canals of the Nile, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and even to the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a> behold (hear this), therefore, I am against you and against your rivers (the Nile, its tributaries), and I will make the land of Egypt a complete waste and a desolation, from [northern] Migdol to [southern] Syene, even as far as the border of Ethiopia (Cush). <a href="/csb/ezekiel/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> therefore, I am against you and your Nile. I will turn the land of Egypt into ruins, a desolate waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> therefore, I am against you and your Nile. I will turn the land of Egypt into ruins, a desolate waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/29.htm">American Standard Version</a> therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Now I am turning against you and your river. Your nation will be nothing but an empty wasteland all the way from the town of Migdol in the north to Aswan in the south, and as far as the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/29.htm">English Revised Version</a> therefore behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> That is why I'm against you and the Nile River. I will turn Egypt into a pile of rubble. It will become a wasteland, from Migdol to Syene, all the way to the border of Sudan. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/29.htm">Good News Translation</a> I am your enemy and the enemy of your Nile. I will make all of Egypt an empty wasteland, from the city of Migdol in the north to the city of Aswan in the south, all the way to the Ethiopian border. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/29.htm">International Standard Version</a> therefore watch out! I'm coming to get you! I'm going to attack your waterways, and then I'm going to make the land of Egypt a total wasteland from the Aswan fortress to the border of Ethiopia! <a href="/msb/ezekiel/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush. <a href="/net/ezekiel/29.htm">NET Bible</a> I am against you and your waterways. I will turn the land of Egypt into an utter desolate ruin from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border with Ethiopia. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> therefore, look, I am against you, and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Syene even to the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 to the border of Cush. <a href="/web/ezekiel/29.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore, behold, I [am] against you, and against your floods, "" And have given the land of Egypt for ruins, "" A dry place, a desolation, from Migdol to Syene, "" And to the border of Cush. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore, lo, I am against thee, and against thy floods, And have given the land of Egypt for wastes, A waste, a desolation, from Migdol to Syene, And unto the border of Cush. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, behold me against thee, and against thy rivers, and I gave the land of Egypt for wastes of waste, a desolation from the tower Seveneh and even to the bound of Cush.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore, behold I come against thee, and thy rivers: and I will make the land of Egypt utterly desolate, and wasted by the sword, from the tower of Syene, even to the borders of Ethiopia. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers. And I will make the land of Egypt into a wilderness, destroyed by the sword from the tower of Syene all the way to the borders of Ethiopia. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/29.htm">New American Bible</a> Beware! I am against you and against your Nile. I will turn the land of Egypt into ruins, into a dry, desolate waste, From Migdol to Syene, up to the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> therefore, I am against you, and against your channels, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore I am against you and against your river, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate from the tower of Sona even to the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, behold, I am against you and against your river, and I shall give the land of Egypt to destruction and to the sword, from the tower of Suna and unto the borders of Kush<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from Migdol to Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against all thy rivers, and I will give up the land of Egypt to desolation, and the sword, and destruction, from Magdol and Syene even to the borders of the Ethiopians. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/29-10.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=8421" 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> …9The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’ 10<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">against you</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">and against</a> <a href="/hebrew/2975.htm" title="2975: yə·’ō·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Stream (of the Nile), stream, canal. ">your rivers.</a> <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 turn</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/2723.htm" title="2723: lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-fpc) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">into a ruin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">a desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/2721.htm" title="2721: ḥō·reḇ (N-ms) -- Dryness, drought, heat. A collaterally form of chereb; drought or desolation.">wasteland</a> <a href="/hebrew/4024.htm" title="4024: mim·miḡ·dōl (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A city on the N.E. border of Eg. Or Migdol; probably of Egyptian origin; Migdol, a place in Egypt.">from Migdol</a> <a href="/hebrew/5482.htm" title="5482: sə·wê·nêh (N-proper-fs) -- (rather to be written Cvenah; for Cven; i.e to Seven); of Egyptian derivation; Seven, a place in Upper Egypt.">to Syene,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and as far as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the border</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568: kūš (N-proper-fs) -- Probably of foreign origin; Cush, the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite.">of Cush.</a> 11No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.…<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="/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5-10</a> The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty. / The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither. / The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more. ... <a href="/jeremiah/46-7.htm">Jeremiah 46:7-8</a> Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn? / Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’ <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a> The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals. <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/37-25.htm">Isaiah 37:25</a> I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a> He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Isaiah 19:6</a> The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither. <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a> Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. <a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19-21</a> And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.” / Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood. / The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt. <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1-4</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="/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="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/13-35.htm">Luke 13:35</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” <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="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a> He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold, therefore I am against you, and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even to the border of Ethiopia.I will<a href="/ezekiel/29-11.htm">Ezekiel 29:11</a> No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.<a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Ezekiel 30:12</a> And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.<a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Habakkuk 3:8</a> Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?utterly waste [heb] wastes of waste <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Ezekiel 30:6-9</a> Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD… <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Exodus 14:2</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.<a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jeremiah 44:1</a> The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,Syene.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Aswan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Cush</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Deserts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-9.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-9.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-9.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Migdol</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Seveneh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Syene</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-9.htm">Unpeopled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-3.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Wasteness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-19.htm">Wastes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Aswan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Cush</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Deserts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-6.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Migdol</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Seveneh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Syene</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-11.htm">Unpeopled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/daniel/11-22.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Wasteness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-24.htm">Wastes</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>therefore I am against you and against your rivers. This phrase indicates God's judgment against Egypt, specifically targeting the Nile River, which was central to Egypt's economy and culture. The Nile was considered a source of life and sustenance, and its deification in Egyptian religion made it a target for divine judgment. This judgment reflects God's sovereignty over all nations and their gods, as seen in <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a>, where God executed judgment on the gods of Egypt during the plagues. The phrase underscores the theme of divine retribution against pride and idolatry.I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland This prophecy foretells the devastation of Egypt, a nation known for its wealth and power. Historically, Egypt was a dominant force in the ancient Near East, often seen as a place of refuge and strength. The imagery of a "desolate wasteland" contrasts sharply with Egypt's fertile lands, emphasizing the totality of God's judgment. This desolation serves as a warning to other nations about the consequences of opposing God's will, similar to the fate of Babylon in <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a>.from Migdol to Syene, Migdol and Syene represent the northern and southern extremities of Egypt, respectively. Migdol, located near the northeastern border, was a fortified city, while Syene (modern Aswan) was near the southern border. This phrase indicates the comprehensive nature of the judgment, affecting the entire land. The mention of these locations highlights the historical and geographical accuracy of the prophecy, as both were significant in Egypt's defense and trade routes.and as far as the border of Cush. Cush refers to the region south of Egypt, known today as Sudan. The inclusion of Cush signifies the extent of Egypt's influence and the reach of the impending judgment. Historically, Egypt and Cush had complex relations, including periods of conflict and cooperation. The border of Cush marks the southern limit of Egypt's power, and the prophecy suggests that even Egypt's influence over Cush would be affected. This reflects the broader theme of God's control over all nations, as seen in <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a>, where God reminds Israel of His sovereignty over Cushites and other peoples.<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 nation in ancient times, often seen as a symbol of worldly power and opposition to God's people. In this context, Egypt is the subject of God's judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/m/migdol.htm">Migdol</a> A location in Egypt, possibly a fortress or watchtower, marking the northern boundary of the land. 4. <a href="/topical/s/syene.htm">Syene</a> An ancient city in southern Egypt, near modern-day Aswan, marking the southern boundary of the land. 5. <a href="/topical/c/cush.htm">Cush</a> A region south of Egypt, often associated with modern-day Sudan, representing the extent of Egypt's influence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is sovereign over all nations, including powerful ones like Egypt. His plans and purposes will prevail, regardless of human strength or opposition. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_as_a_call_to_repentance.htm">Judgment as a Call to Repentance</a> God's pronouncements of judgment serve as a call to repentance. Nations and individuals are given opportunities to turn back to God before judgment is executed. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_trusting_in_worldly_powers.htm">The Futility of Trusting in Worldly Powers</a> Trusting in worldly powers, like Egypt, is futile. Believers are reminded to place their trust in God alone, who is the ultimate source of security and strength. <a href="/topical/t/the_extent_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Extent of God's Judgment</a> The specific mention of geographical boundaries (Migdol to Syene) underscores the thoroughness of God's judgment. It serves as a reminder that nothing is hidden from God’s sight.<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/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/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</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/what_are_the_babylonian_captivity.htm">What are the Babylonian Captivity and Exile?</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>(10) From the tower of Syene.--The word here translated "tower" is a proper name, Migdol, a town, mentioned in <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall you encamp by the sea.">Exodus 14:2</a>, near Suez. Syene has in the original the affix denoting towards, and the translation should therefore be, from Migdol to Syene, even unto the border of Ethiopia; in other words, "the whole length of the land." Syene was a town on the extreme southern border of Egypt, represented by the modern Assouan, which is situated near its ruins. There is a like error of translation in <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 30:6</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - From the tower of Syene, etc. The Authorized Version is misleading, as Syene was itself on the border of Ethiopia. Better, with the Revised Version margin, from Migdol to Syene, even to the border of Ethiopia. The Migdol (equivalent to "tower") so named is mentioned in the 'Itinerarium' of Antoninus (p. 171, edit. Wafael), and was about twelve miles from Pelusium, and thus represented the northern extremity of Egypt; as Syene, identified with the modern Assouan, represented the southern, being the last fortified town in Egypt proper. The expedition of Psammis against Ethiopia, as above, had probably given prominence to the latter fortress. So taken, the phrase corresponded to the familiar "from Dan to Beersheba" of <a href="/judges/20-1.htm">Judges 20:1</a>, etc. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>therefore לָכֵ֛ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus I am הִנְנִ֥י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! against you אֵלֶ֖יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to and against וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to your rivers. יְאֹרֶ֑יךָ (yə·’ō·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2975.htm">Strong's 2975: </a> Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris I will turn וְנָתַתִּ֞י (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 אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַ֗יִם (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 into a ruin, לְחָרְבוֹת֙ (lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> Waste, desolation, ruin a desolate שְׁמָמָ֔ה (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> Devastation, astonishment wasteland חֹ֣רֶב (ḥō·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2721.htm">Strong's 2721: </a> Dryness, drought, heat from Migdol מִמִּגְדֹּ֥ל (mim·miḡ·dōl) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4024.htm">Strong's 4024: </a> Migdol -- a city on the southeast border of Egypt to Syene, סְוֵנֵ֖ה (sə·wê·nêh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5482.htm">Strong's 5482: </a> Syene -- a city on the southern border of Egypt and as far as וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the border גְּב֥וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of Cush. כּֽוּשׁ׃ (kūš) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3568.htm">Strong's 3568: </a> A son of Ham, also his descendants, also a land in the southern Nile Valley <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ezekiel 29:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 29:10 Therefore behold I am against you (Ezek. 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