Ezekiel 29:9

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The land of Egypt will become a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because he said,“The Nile is mine and I made it,”

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  • Ezek 29:3 : 3 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.”
  • Ezek 29:10-12 : 10 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. 11 No human foot will pass through it, and no animal’s foot will pass through it; it will be uninhabited for forty years. 12 I will turn the land of Egypt into a desolation in the midst of desolate lands; for forty years her cities will lie desolate in the midst of ruined cities. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.
  • Jer 43:10-13 : 10 Then tell them,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“I will bring my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will set his throne over these stones which I have buried. He will pitch his royal tent over them. 11 He will come and attack Egypt. Those who are destined to die of disease will die of disease. Those who are destined to be carried off into exile will be carried off into exile. Those who are destined to die in war will die in war. 12 He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt. He will burn their gods or carry them off as captives. He will pick Egypt clean like a shepherd picks the lice from his clothing. He will leave there unharmed. 13 He will demolish the sacred pillars in the temple of the sun in Egypt and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.”’”
  • Ezek 30:7-8 : 7 They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will be among ruined cities. 8 They will know that I am the LORD when I ignite a fire in Egypt and all her allies are defeated.
  • Ezek 30:13-19 : 13 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will destroy the idols, and put an end to the gods of Memphis. There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will make the land of Egypt fearful. 14 I will desolate Pathros, I will ignite a fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments on Thebes. 15 I will pour out my anger upon Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt; I will cut off the hordes of Thebes. 16 I will ignite a fire in Egypt; Syene will writhe in agony, Thebes will be broken down, and Memphis will face enemies every day. 17 The young men of On and of Pi-beseth will die by the sword; and the cities will go into captivity. 18 In Tahpanhes the day will be dark when I break the yoke of Egypt there. Her confident pride will cease within her; a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity. 19 I will execute judgments on Egypt. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

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  • Ezek 29:10-12
    3 verses
    88%

    10I 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.

    11No human foot will pass through it, and no animal’s foot will pass through it; it will be uninhabited for forty years.

    12I will turn the land of Egypt into a desolation in the midst of desolate lands; for forty years her cities will lie desolate in the midst of ruined cities. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries.

  • Ezek 32:14-16
    3 verses
    86%

    14Then I will make their waters calm, and will make their streams flow like olive oil, declares the Sovereign LORD.

    15When I turn the land of Egypt into desolation and the land is destitute of everything that fills it, when I strike all those who live in it, then they will know that I am the LORD.’

    16This is a lament; they will chant it. The daughters of the nations will chant it. They will chant it over Egypt and over all her hordes, declares the Sovereign LORD.”

  • Ezek 30:10-14
    5 verses
    82%

    10“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt, by the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon.

    11He and his people with him, the most terrifying of the nations, will be brought there to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with corpses.

    12I will dry up the waterways and hand the land over to evil men. I will make the land and everything in it desolate by the hand of foreigners. I, the LORD, have spoken!

    13“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will destroy the idols, and put an end to the gods of Memphis. There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will make the land of Egypt fearful.

    14I will desolate Pathros, I will ignite a fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments on Thebes.

  • Ezek 30:19
    81%

    19I will execute judgments on Egypt. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

  • Ezek 29:5-6
    2 verses
    81%

    5I will leave you in the wilderness, you and all the fish of your waterways; you will fall in the open field and will not be gathered up or collected. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the skies.

    6Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD because they were a reed staff for the house of Israel;

  • Isa 19:4-6
    3 verses
    79%

    4I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them,” says the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

    5The water of the sea will be dried up, and the river will dry up and be empty.

    6The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and then dry up; the bulrushes and reeds will decay,

  • Ezek 29:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2“Son of man, turn toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

    3Tell 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.”

  • Ezek 30:6-8
    3 verses
    78%

    6“‘This is what the LORD says: Egypt’s supporters will fall; her confident pride will crumble. From Migdol to Syene they will die by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign LORD.

    7They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will be among ruined cities.

    8They will know that I am the LORD when I ignite a fire in Egypt and all her allies are defeated.

  • Ezek 30:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I place my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon and he extends it against the land of Egypt.

    26I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

  • Ezek 33:29
    77%

    29Then they will know that I am the LORD when I turn the land into a desolate ruin because of all the abominable deeds they have committed.’

  • Jer 46:8
    77%

    8Egypt rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage. Egypt said,‘I will arise and cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people who inhabit them.’

  • Ezek 29:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to give the land of Egypt to King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon. He will carry off her wealth, capture her loot, and seize her plunder; it will be his army’s wages.

    20I have given him the land of Egypt as his compensation for attacking Tyre, because they did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Isa 11:15
    76%

    15The LORD will divide the gulf of the Egyptian Sea; he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River and send a strong wind, he will turn it into seven dried-up streams, and enable them to walk across in their sandals.

  • Ezek 29:8
    75%

    8“‘Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will kill every person and every animal.

  • Ezek 6:14
    75%

    14I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land a desolate waste from the wilderness to Riblah, in all the places where they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 35:9
    75%

    9I will turn you into a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

  • Exod 7:5
    75%

    5Then the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I extend my hand over Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.

  • Exod 7:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17This is what the LORD has said:“By this you will know that I am the LORD: I am going to strike the water of the Nile with the staff that is in my hand, and it will be turned into blood.

    18Fish in the Nile will die, the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from the Nile.”’”

  • Ezek 12:20
    74%

    20The inhabited towns will be left in ruins and the land will be devastated. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

  • Ezek 32:12
    74%

    12By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall– all of them are the most terrifying among the nations. They will devastate the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.

  • Amos 9:5
    74%

    5The Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies will do this. He touches the earth and it dissolves; all who live on it mourn. The whole earth rises like the River Nile, and then grows calm like the Nile in Egypt.

  • Exod 14:18
    73%

    18And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I have gained my honor because of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

  • Ezek 35:4
    73%

    4I will lay waste your cities; and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD!

  • Ezek 15:8
    73%

    8I will make the land desolate because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Sovereign LORD.”

  • Jer 46:19
    72%

    19Pack your bags for exile, you inhabitants of poor dear Egypt. For Memphis will be laid waste. It will lie in ruins and be uninhabited.

  • Ezek 6:10
    72%

    10They will know that I am the LORD; my threats to bring this catastrophe on them were not empty.’

  • Isa 19:21
    72%

    21The LORD will reveal himself to the Egyptians, and they will acknowledge the LORD’s authority at that time. They will present sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.

  • Ezek 25:7
    72%

    7take note, I have stretched out my hand against you, and I will hand you over as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and make you perish from the lands. I will destroy you; then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

  • Ezek 30:22
    72%

    22Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, the strong arm and the broken one, and I will make the sword drop from his hand.

  • Zech 10:11
    72%

    11The LORD will cross the sea of storms and will calm its turbulence. The depths of the Nile will dry up, the pride of Assyria will be humbled, and the domination of Egypt will be no more.

  • Ezek 29:14
    71%

    14I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin; there they will be an insignificant kingdom.

  • Joel 3:19
    71%

    19Egypt will be desolate and Edom will be a desolate wilderness, because of the violence they did to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.

  • Lev 26:32
    71%

    32I myself will make the land desolate and your enemies who live in it will be appalled.