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Ezekiel 29:19–20

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19Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I awill give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her 1babundance and capture her spoil and seize her plunder; and it will be wages for his military force.

20“I have given him the land of Egypt for his work which he 1alabored because they acted for Me,” declares Lord Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or multitude
  2. 1Or slaved; lit served

Cross references

  1. aEzek 30:10, 24, 25; 32:11
  2. bJer 43:10–13; Ezek 30:14
  3. aIs 10:6, 7; 45:1–3; Jer 25:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army. I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he labored, because they worked for me, declares the Lord God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army. I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: I am going to give the land of Egypt to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth, seizing its spoil and taking its plunder. This will be his army’s compensation. I have given him the land of Egypt as the pay he labored for, since they worked for me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, plundering everything it has so he can pay his army. Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign Lord, because he was working for me when he destroyed Tyre.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am giving to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon the land of Egypt, and he will carry its wealth away, and he will plunder its plunder, and he will loot its loot, and it will be a wage for his army. As his wages that he worked for, I will give to him the land of Egypt, because they worked for me,” declares the Lord Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God.