Ezekiel 29:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Ezekiel 29:20 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“His wage for which he laboured I have given to him, The land of Egypt--in that they wrought for Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 29:20 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 10:30Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
- Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
- Isaiah 45:1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
- Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).