Ezekiel 29:16
in Ezekiel 29Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn to look after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
KJV
And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord God.
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This verse in Ezekiel 29
Commentary
6 notes on this verse(Verse 8 and following) Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast. And the land of Egypt shall become a desolation (or destruction) and a wilderness: and they shall know that I am the Lord: because he (or you) said, My river is mine, and I have made it (or My rivers are mine, and I have made them).
This site's exposition
At the end of forty years
on Ezekiel 29:13-16
The oracle turns to restoration, at the end of forty years, gathered to Pathros, upper Egypt where the nation had begun. The return is modest, the basest of the kingdoms. The purpose is stated for Israel's benefit, so that Judah is cured of the temptation to lean on this reed.
This site's exposition
an object of trust for the house
Isaiah 31 pronounced woe on those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses. Deuteronomy 17:16 forbade Israel's king to send the people back to Egypt for horses. The alliance broke a command as old as Moses.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The prophecy which begins here, it should seem, is continued to the twentieth verse of the next chapter. And Dr. Lightfoot observes that it is the last prophecy we have of this prophet, and should have been last in the book, but is laid here, that all the prophecies against Egypt might come together.
And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The false confidence of the Israelites “brought to remembrance,” i. e., discovered in the sight of God and man their “iniquity,” i. e., their treachery and perjury to the Chaldaeans; their falsehood being made evident when they “look after” (turn to) the Egyptians and seek their aid in rebellion. The ruin of Egypt shall put an end to all this.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִֽהְיֶה־ | yihyeh- | it will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עוֹד֩ | ʾod | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| לְבֵ֨ית | leveit | for [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לְמִבְטָח֙ | lemivtach | <into> a confidence | H4009 → | |
| מַזְכִּ֣יר | mazkir | bringing to remembrance | H2142 → | 230 times |
| עָוֹ֔ן | ʾavon | iniquity | H5771 → | 233 times |
| בִּפְנוֹתָ֖ם | bifnotam | when turned they | H6437 → | 135 times |
| אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם | ʾachareihem | after them | H310 → | 715 times |
| וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ | veyadeu | and they will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֖י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֥י | ʾadonai | [am the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִֽה׃ פ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יִֽהְיֶה־it will become
yihyeh-H1961 →3559 times
עוֹד֩again
ʾodH5750 →490 times
לְבֵ֨יתfor [the] house of
leveitH1004 →2046 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לְמִבְטָח֙<into> a confidence
lemivtachH4009 →
מַזְכִּ֣ירbringing to remembrance
mazkirH2142 →230 times
עָוֹ֔ןiniquity
ʾavonH5771 →233 times
בִּפְנוֹתָ֖םwhen turned they
bifnotamH6437 →135 times
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םafter them
ʾachareihemH310 →715 times
וְיָ֣דְע֔וּand they will know
veyadeuH3045 →945 times
כִּ֥יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֖יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
אֲדֹנָ֥י[am the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִֽה׃ פYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 14:10This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and…
it leads to
- Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Amos 5:22
Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hosea 8:13
Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to…
- Psalms 119:101
I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
- Jeremiah 6:20
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
- Hosea 9:9
Through
Hosea 8:13Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to…
it leads to
- Hosea 9:6
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
- Hosea 9:6
Through
Ezekiel 21:23It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.
it leads to
- Numbers 5:15
then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over…
- Numbers 5:15
Through
Isaiah 20:5Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
it leads to
- Isaiah 30:3
But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
- Isaiah 30:3
Where this verse is studied
About Ezekiel
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.