Ezekiel 29:5
in Ezekiel 29I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens.
KJV
And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
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This verse in Ezekiel 29
Commentary
8 notes on this verseAnd I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee, and all the fish of thy rivers,.... Where fish in common cannot live, but die as soon almost as out of the water, and on dry land, excepting those that are of the amphibious kind. This wilderness designs the deserts of Lybia and Cyrene, where the battle was fought between Hophra and Amasis; and where the Egyptian army perished, only their king, before compared to a crocodile, which lives on land, as well as in water, escaped.
This site's exposition
O great monster who lies among his rivers
on Ezekiel 29:3-5
Pharaoh is named the great dragon, the same word Genesis uses of the sea creatures and Isaiah uses of the chaos monster. My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself states the sin as Pharaoh's words. The hooks in the jaws picture an Egyptian crocodile hunt.
This site's exposition
gathered for burial
Egypt gave its dead embalming, sealed tombs and grave goods meant to secure the life beyond death. Pharaoh left in the desert for beasts and birds loses all of it. For an Egyptian king, this was the final shame.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 3 onwards) Behold, I am coming to you, Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, the great dragon, who lies (or sits) in the midst of your rivers, and you say: The river is mine, and I have made it for myself (or them). And I will put a bit (or a snare) in your jaws, and I will stick the fish of your rivers to your scales (or feathers), and I will draw you out of the midst of your rivers; and all your fish will cling to your scales (or feathers).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
God can force men out of that in which they are most secure and easy. (2.) All his fish shall be drawn out with him, his servants, his soldiers, and all that had a dependence on him, as he thought, but really such as he had dependence upon.
Thus was he left thrown into the wilderness, he and all the fish of the river with him. Thus issue men's pride, and presumption, and carnal security. Thus men justly lose what they might call their own, under God, when they call it their own against him.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness - Referring to his being obliged to take refuge in Upper Egypt. But he was afterwards taken prisoner, and strangled by Amasis. Herod. lib. 2 s. 169.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Pharaoh led an army against Cyrene in Africa, in support of Aricranes, who had been stripped of his kingdom by the Cyrenians. The army perished and Egypt rebelled against him [JUNIUS]. But the reference is mainly to the defeat by Nebuchadnezzar. beasts . . . fowls--hostile and savage men.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָ | unetashtikha | and I will abandon you | H5203 → | 40 times |
| הַמִּדְבָּ֗רָה | hamidbarah | the wilderness towards | H4057 → | 270 times |
| אוֹתְךָ֙ | ʾotkha | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דְּגַ֣ת | degat | [the] fish of | H1710 → | 15 times |
| יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ | yeoreikha | canals your | H2975 → | 65 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּנֵ֤י | penei | [the] surface of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַשָּׂדֶה֙ | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| תִּפּ֔וֹל | tipol | you will fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תֵאָסֵ֖ף | teasef | you will be gathered | H622 → | 200 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִקָּבֵ֑ץ | tikavetz | you will be gathered | H6908 → | 127 times |
| לְחַיַּ֥ת | lechaiyat | to [the] animal[s] of | H2416 → | 498 times |
| הָאָ֛רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וּלְע֥וֹף | uleof | and to [the] bird[s] of | H5775 → | 71 times |
| הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | hashamayim | the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| נְתַתִּ֥יךָ | netatikha | I will give you | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְאָכְלָֽה׃ | leokhlah | for food | H402 → | 18 times |
וּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָand I will abandon you
unetashtikhaH5203 →40 times
הַמִּדְבָּ֗רָהthe wilderness towards
hamidbarahH4057 →270 times
אוֹתְךָ֙<obj.> you
ʾotkhaH853 →10935 times
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
דְּגַ֣ת[the] fish of
degatH1710 →15 times
יְאֹרֶ֔יךָcanals your
yeoreikhaH2975 →65 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּנֵ֤י[the] surface of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
הַשָּׂדֶה֙the field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
תִּפּ֔וֹלyou will fall
tipolH5307 →435 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תֵאָסֵ֖ףyou will be gathered
teasefH622 →200 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תִקָּבֵ֑ץyou will be gathered
tikavetzH6908 →127 times
לְחַיַּ֥תto [the] animal[s] of
lechaiyatH2416 →498 times
הָאָ֛רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וּלְע֥וֹףand to [the] bird[s] of
uleofH5775 →71 times
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavens
hashamayimH8064 →421 times
נְתַתִּ֥יךָI will give you
netatikhaH5414 →2011 times
לְאָכְלָֽה׃for food
leokhlahH402 →18 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 34:20I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 16:4
“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 7:33
The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away.
- Jeremiah 19:7
And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and…
- 1 Kings 16:4
Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”
- Jeremiah 16:4
Through
Jeremiah 8:2They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried,…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 23:5
Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who…
- Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to…
- 2 Kings 23:5
Through
Jeremiah 7:33The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 12:9
Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.
- Deuteronomy 28:26
Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth, with no one to scare them away.
- Jeremiah 12:9
Where this verse is studied
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.