Ezekiel 29 · Verse 13

Ezekiel 29:13

Yet thus saith the Lord God; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
Ezekiel 29:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 29:13 in other translations

BSBFor this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered.
WEB“‘For the Lord GOD says: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered.
ASVFor thus saith the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered;
YLTBut thus said the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years I gather the Egyptians Out of the peoples whither they have been scattered,
DARBYYet thus saith the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered;
BBEFor this is what the Lord has said: At the end of forty years I will get the Egyptians together from the peoples where they have gone in flight:
WebsterYet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:

What does Ezekiel 29:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. (Jr 46:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Will I gather the Egyptians - It is probable that Cyrus gave permission to the Egyptians brought to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, to return to their own country. And if we reckon from the commencement of the war against Pharaoh-hophra by Nebuchadnezzar, to the third or fourth year of Cyrus, the term will be about forty years.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 29:1-16

The desolation of Egypt. (Ezek 29:1-16) Also a promise of mercy to Israel. (Ezek 29:17-21) Verses 1-16 Worldly, carnal minds pride themselves in their property, forgetting that whatever we have, we received it from God, and should use it for God. Why, then, do we boast? Self is the great idol which all the world worships, in contempt of God and his sovereignty. God can force men out of that in which they are most…

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Ezekiel 29:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֛יkiforH3588
כֹּ֥הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069
מִקֵּ֞ץmi.Ketzfrom [the] end ofH7093
אַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH705
שָׁנָה֙sha.Nahyear[s]H8141
אֲקַבֵּ֣ץ'a.ka.BetzI will gatherH6908
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whereH834
נָפֹ֥צוּna.Fo.tzuthey were scatteredH6327
שָֽׁמָּה\׃Sha.mahthere towardsH8033

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 29:13

  • Jeremiah 46:26

    And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 19:22

    And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
At the.
Isa 19:22; Jer 46:26

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Context

  • Ezekiel 29:12

    And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

  • Ezekiel 29:13

    Yet thus saith the Lord God; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:

  • Ezekiel 29:14

    And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

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Ezekiel 29:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Al fin de cuarenta años juntaré á Egipto de los pueblos entre los cuales fueren esparcidos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Au bout de 40 ans, je rassemblerai les Égyptiens d’entre les peuples parmi lesquels ils auront été dispersés;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn so spricht der Herr, Jehova: Am Ende von vierzig Jahren werde ich die Ägypter aus den Völkern sammeln, wohin sie versprengt waren;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quia hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Post finem quadraginta annorum congregabo Ægyptum de populis in quibus dispersi fuerant.