Ezekiel 29:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the Lord: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.”

Ezekiel 29:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 29:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 29:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The land of Egypt will be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. “‘“Because he has said, ‘The river is mine, and I have made it,’”

Ezekiel 29:9 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 29:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it; ”

Ezekiel 29:9 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 29:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the land of Egypt hath been for a desolation and a waste, And they have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah. Because he said: The flood <FI>is<Fi> mine, and I made <FI>it<Fi> .”

Ezekiel 29:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 29:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah, because he saith, The river is mine, and I made it. ”

Ezekiel 29:9 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 29:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the land of Egypt shalbe desolate, and waste, and they shall know that I am ye Lord: because he hath said, The riuer is mine, and I haue made it,”

Ezekiel 29:9 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 29:9 in Context — Ezekiel 29

7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.

9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the Lord: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.

10 Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.

11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.

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What Does Ezekiel 29:9 Mean?

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