Ezekiel 29:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Speak 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.’

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, which has said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Speake, and tell him, thus saieth the LORDE God: beholde, o Pharao thou kinge of Egipte, I wil vpo the, thou greate whall fysh, yt lyest in yi waters: Thou yt sayest: the water is myne, I haue made it myself.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Speake, and say, Thus sayth the Lord God, Beholde, I come against thee, Pharaoh King of Egypt, the great dragon, that lieth in the middes of his riuers, which hath saide, The riuer is mine, and I haue made it for my selfe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Speake & tell him, thus sayth the Lord God: Beholde O Pharao thou king of Egypt, I will vpon thee thou great dragon that lyeth in the mids of his riuers, thou that sayst, The riuer is mine, I haue made it for my selfe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river [is] mine own, and I have made [it] for myself.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    speak, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, that has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Speak, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I `am' against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt! The great dragon that is crouching in the midst of his floods, Who hath said, My flood `is' my own, And I -- I have made it `for' myself.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Say to them, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great river-beast stretched out among his Nile streams, who has said, The Nile is mine, and I have made it for myself.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Speak and say, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, that has said, 'My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said,“My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 32:2 : 2 Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, 'You consider yourself like a young lion among the nations, but you are like a sea monster in the seas; you thrash about in your rivers, stir the waters with your feet, and muddy their streams.'
  • Isa 27:1 : 1 On that day, the LORD will punish with his fierce, great, and strong sword Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, Leviathan, the twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that is in the sea.
  • Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake, as in days of old, as in generations long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces and pierced the dragon?
  • Jer 44:30 : 30 This 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.
  • Ps 74:13-14 : 13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. 14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food to the creatures of the desert.
  • Ps 76:7 : 7 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse fell into a deep sleep.
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.' 14 My hand seized the wealth of nations like one finds a nest. As one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; no wing fluttered, no beak opened to chirp.
  • Deut 8:17 : 17 You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.'
  • Ezek 28:2 : 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Because your heart has grown proud, and you have said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas,” but you are a man and not a god, though you have set your heart as if it were the heart of a god—
  • Ezek 28:22 : 22 and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Sidon, and I will display My glory in your midst. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I execute judgments against her and reveal My holiness through her.
  • Ezek 29:9-9 : 9 The 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,' 10 therefore, 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.
  • Dan 4:30-31 : 30 Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird. 31 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me. I praised the Most High, honored, and glorified Him who lives forever: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
  • Nah 1:6 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are shattered before him.
  • Rev 12:3-4 : 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: a large fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on its heads. 4 Its tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.
  • Rev 12:16-17 : 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.
  • Rev 13:2 : 2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.
  • Rev 13:4 : 4 They worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?"
  • Rev 13:11 : 11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.
  • Rev 16:13 : 13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
  • Rev 20:2 : 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

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  • Ezek 29:1-2
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    1In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    2Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and all Egypt.

  • Ezek 32:2-3
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    2Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, 'You consider yourself like a young lion among the nations, but you are like a sea monster in the seas; you thrash about in your rivers, stir the waters with your feet, and muddy their streams.'

    3This is what the Lord GOD says: 'I will spread my net over you with a vast assembly of many peoples, and they will draw you up in my dragnet.

  • Ezek 29:4-6
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    4I will put hooks in your jaws, and make the fish of your rivers cling to your scales. I will pull you up from among your rivers, and all the fish of your rivers will cling to your scales.

    5I will leave you in the desert—you and all the fish of your rivers. You will fall on the open fields, and you will not be gathered or buried. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the heavens.

    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.

  • Ezek 31:2
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    2Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his vast multitude: 'Who can compare to you in your greatness?'

  • Ezek 29:8-10
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    8Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am bringing a sword against you, and I will cut off both man and beast from among you.

    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 30:19-22
    4 verses
    77%

    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:

    21'Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed or bandaged to make it strong enough to grasp a sword.'

    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.'

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    7Who is this that rises like the Nile, like rivers that surge and toss about?

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    18To whom can you be compared in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you too will be brought down to the lower earth, lying among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Exod 7:17-18
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    17This is what the Lord says: 'By this you will know that I am the Lord. With the staff that is in my hand, I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be turned into blood.'

    18The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the Nile.

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    29that the LORD said to Moses, 'I am the LORD. Speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I tell you.'

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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.'

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    15The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt. With a scorching wind, He will wave His hand over the River and divide it into seven streams, allowing people to cross in sandals.

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    24I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and place my sword in his hand. But I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he will groan before him like the mortally wounded.

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    71%

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  • Jer 46:25
    71%

    25The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'See, I am about to punish Amon of Thebes, Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, her kings, Pharaoh, and those who trust in him.'

  • Isa 19:1-2
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    1An oracle concerning Egypt: Look, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

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    5The waters will dry up from the sea, and the river will be parched and dry.

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    31Pharaoh will see them and will be comforted for all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.

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    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.

    20As payment for the labor he performed, I have given him the land of Egypt, because they worked for me, declares the Lord GOD.

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

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    17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'In my dream, I was standing on the bank of the Nile.'

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