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And the landוְ אֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםwill becomeהָיְתָהa desolationלִשְׁמָמָהand a ruin,וְחָרְבָּהand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH;יְהוָהbecauseיַעַןhe said,אָמַר“The Nileיְאֹרis mine,לִיand Iוַאֲנִיmade it,”עָשִׂיתִי
Ezekiel 29:9
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Ezekiel 29:9, word by word
- And the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- will becomeהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- a desolationשְׁמָמָהshemama
desolation
Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.
Where else “shemama” appears- and a ruinחָרְבָּהcharba
ruin, desolate place
A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.
Where else “charba” appears- and they will knowיָדְעוּyadu
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “yadu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- he saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “The Nileיְאֹרyeor
Nile
See it on the mapWhere else “yeor” appears- made itעָשִׂיתִיasiti
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asiti” appears
Places in this verse
1Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
2Nile
Today: Nile River, Uganda to Egypt and the Mediterranean
Egypt's great river; it flows north to the Mediterranean Sea.
Pharaoh dreamed beside the Nile (Gen 41:1). God turned its waters to blood (Exod 7:20), and baby Moses was placed on its bank (Exod 2:3-5).
The context
8Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am bringing against you a sword, and I will cut off from you human being and livestock.
9 · This verse (above)
10therefore look, I am against you and against your channels, and I will make the land of Egypt into ruins of dryness, a desolation, from Migdol to Syene and as far as the border of Cush.