Ezekiel 29:20
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.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 29 connects to 6 cross-references. Oracle against Egypt and Pharaoh the great dragon lying in the Nile: God will drag him from the river by hooks. Egypt will be a desolate waste for forty years then restored as a lowly kingdom. God gives Egypt to …
Other Translations
I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
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.
I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his hard work, because they were working for me, says the Lord.
Cross References
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And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that …
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Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and …
I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a …
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of …