Ezekiel 29:12

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
make	וְנָתַתִּ֣י ve.na.ta.Ti	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
land	אֶרֶץ֩ 'e.Retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֨יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
desolate	שְׁמָמָ֜ה she.ma.Mah	H8077	devastation · noun, common feminine singular absolute
midst	בְּת֣וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
countries	אֲרָצ֣וֹת 'a.ra.Tzot	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine plural absolute
desolate	נְשַׁמּ֗וֹת ne.sha.Mot	H8074	to stun (or intransitively · verb, niphal active participle, feminine plural absolute
cities	וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ ve.'a.Rei.ha	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
among	בְּת֨וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
cities	עָרִ֤ים 'a.Rim	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural absolute
waste	מָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ mo.cho.ra.Vot	H2717	to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy · verb, hophal passive participle, feminine plural absolute
desolate	שְׁמָמָ֔ה she.ma.Mah	H8077	devastation · noun, common feminine singular absolute
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֖ים 'ar.ba.'Im	H705	forty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
years	שָׁנָ֑ה sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
scatter	וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י va.ha.fi.tzo.Ti	H6327	to dash in pieces · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
Egyptians	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
nations	בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם ba.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
disperse	וְֽזֵרִיתִ֖ים ve.ze.ri.Tim	H2219	to toss about · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
countries	בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת ba.'a.ra.Tzot	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 46:19 O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
Ezekiel 30:7 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 wast…
Ezekiel 30:23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Jeremiah 25:15-19 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…
Ezekiel 30:26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Jeremiah 27:6-11 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 giv…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:8-16

This explains the foregoing prediction, which was figurative, and looks something further. Here is a prophecy, I. Of the ruin of Egypt. The threatening of this is very full and particular; and the sin for which this ruin shall be brought upon them is their pride, Eze 29:9. They said, The river is mine and I have made it; therefore their land shall spue them out. 1. God is against them, both against the king and against the people, against thee and against thy rivers. Waters signify people and multitudes, Rev 17:15. 2. Multitudes of them shall be cut off by the sword of war, a sword which God will bring upon them to destroy both man and beast, the sword of civil war. 3. The country shall be d…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 29:12

As Israel passed through a term of wilderness discipline (compare Eze 20:35, &c.), which was in its essential features to be repeated again, so it was to be with Egypt [FAIRBAIRN]. Some Egyptians were to be carried to Babylon, also many "scattered" in Arabia and Ethiopia through fear; but mainly the "scattering" was to be the dissipation of their power, even though the people still remained in their own land.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 29:12

Shall be desolate forty years - The country from Migdol or Magdolan, which was on the isthmus between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, was so completely ruined, that it might well be called desert; and it is probable that this desolation continued during the whole of the reign of Amasis, which was just forty years. See Herod. lib. 3 c. 10; and see Calmet.

John Gill on Ezekiel 29:12

And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate,.... As Judea and others, made desolate by the king of Babylon: and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years; such as Thebes, Sais, Memphis, and others; which should share the same fate as Jerusalem and other principal cities in other countries, which fell into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries; such as were not carried captive into Babylon fled into other countries, as Arabia, Ethiopia, and other places, Berosus (u) makes mention of this captivity of the Egyptians under Ne…

Dictionary and topics

Egypt — The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. The Egyptians belonged to the white race, and their original…
Nebuchadnezzar — In the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles himself “Nebo’s favourite.” He was the son and successor of…
Egypt · Prophecies respecting: Utter desolation of, for forty years — Prophecies respecting: Utter desolation of, for forty years

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Ezekiel 29:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:8-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 29:12

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 29:12

John Gill on Ezekiel 29:12

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 29:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:8-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 29:12

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 29:12

John Gill on Ezekiel 29:12

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 29:1-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 29:8-13

Rashi on Ezekiel 29:11