Ezekiel 29:20

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As payment for the labor he performed, I have given him the land of Egypt, because they worked for me, declares the Lord GOD.

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  • Isa 10:6-7 : 6 I send him against a godless nation; I dispatch him against a people at My wrath, to seize plunder, to take spoil, and to trample them down like mud in the streets. 7 But this is not what he intends, nor does he plan it in his heart. Instead, his purpose is to destroy and to cut off many nations.
  • Jer 25:9 : 9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins.
  • Isa 45:1-3 : 1 This is what the LORD says to His anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have strengthened to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut. 2 I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. 3 I will give you treasures hidden in darkness, and riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
  • 2 Kgs 10:30 : 30 The LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what is right in my eyes and have carried out all that was in My heart against the house of Ahab, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation."

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  • Ezek 29:18-19
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    18Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. But neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre for the labor he had performed against it.

    19Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off her wealth, her plunder, and her loot as wages for his army.

  • Ezek 29:9-10
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    9The land of Egypt will become a desolate waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because he said, 'The Nile is mine; I made it,'

    10therefore, I am against you and your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.

  • Ezek 30:19-20
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    19I will execute judgments on Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.

    20In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

  • Jer 27:5-6
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    5By my great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth, the people, and the animals that are on it. I give it to anyone I choose.

    6Now I have handed over all these lands to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant. I have even given him the wild animals to serve him.

  • Ezek 30:10-12
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    10This is what the Lord God says: 'I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.'

    11He and his army, the ruthless of the nations, will be brought to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

    12'I will dry up the streams of Egypt, sell the land into the hands of evil men, and desolate the land and everything in it by the hand of foreigners. I, the Lord, have spoken.'

  • Ezek 32:15
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    15When I make the land of Egypt desolate and lay waste everything in it, striking down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 29:6
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    6Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

  • Lev 25:55
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    55For the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

  • Isa 19:4
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    4I will hand over the Egyptians to a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.

  • Isa 19:25
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    25The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, 'Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.'

  • Ezek 20:6
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    6On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.

  • Ezek 30:25-26
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    25I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but Pharaoh's arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.

    26I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezek 29:12-14
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    12I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolate lands, and her cities will be among ruined cities—a desolation for forty years. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the lands.

    13For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of forty years, I will gather Egypt from the peoples where they were scattered.

    14I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

  • Jer 43:11
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    11He will come and attack the land of Egypt. Those destined for death will go to death, those destined for captivity to captivity, and those destined for the sword to the sword.

  • Jer 25:14
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    14For many nations and great kings will make them serve, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.

  • Jer 44:30
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    30This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will hand Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, over to his enemies who want to kill him, just as I handed Zedekiah, king of Judah, over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.

  • Ezek 20:8-10
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    8But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; none of them got rid of the detestable things their eyes were set on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

    9But I acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and where I had made myself known to them by bringing them out of Egypt.

    10So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.

  • Ezek 29:2-3
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    2Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and all Egypt.

    3Speak and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it for myself.’

  • Ezek 30:22
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    22Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: 'Behold, I am against Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I will break both his strong arm and his broken one and cause the sword to fall from his hand.'

  • Isa 43:3
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    3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.

  • Exod 14:18
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    18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.

  • Isa 45:14
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    14This is what the LORD says: The wealth of Egypt, the merchandise of Cush, and the tall Sabeans will come over to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming in chains. They will bow down to you and plead with you, saying, 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.'

  • Jer 44:13
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    13And I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt as I punished Jerusalem, with the sword, famine, and pestilence.

  • Gen 47:20
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    20So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s.

  • Judg 6:9
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    9I delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.

  • Gen 30:28
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    28He continued, 'Name your wages, and I will pay them.'

  • Ezek 17:20
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    20I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness he committed against Me.

  • Jer 46:13
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    13This is the word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, coming to strike the land of Egypt.

  • Ps 105:44
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    44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what others had worked for,

  • Ezek 35:10
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    10Because you said, 'These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will take possession of them,' even though the LORD was there,

  • Ezek 29:21
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    21On that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

  • Jer 25:19
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    19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people.

  • Exod 3:20
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    20So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them; after that, he will let you go.

  • Isa 19:20
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    20It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender, and He will rescue them.

  • Ezek 30:8
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    8Then they will know that I am the Lord when I set fire to Egypt, and all her allies are broken.

  • Ezek 32:12
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    12By the swords of mighty warriors, the most ruthless of all nations, I will bring down your horde. They will ravage the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.

  • Exod 7:5
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    5The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.

  • Gen 45:20
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    20Do not worry about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.