Ezekiel 29:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ezekiel 29:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 29:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 29:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”
Ezekiel 29:20 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 29:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah. ”
Ezekiel 29:20 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 29:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Ezekiel 29:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 29:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah. ”
Ezekiel 29:20 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 29:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I haue giuen him the land of Egypt for his labour, that he serued against it, because they wrought for me, sayth the Lord God.”
Ezekiel 29:20 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 29:20 in Context — Ezekiel 29
18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
19 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.
20 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.
21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
What Does Ezekiel 29:20 Mean?
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