Ezekiel 29 · Verse 14

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.
Ezekiel 29:14, King James Version

Ezekiel 29:14 in other translations

BSBI will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
WEBI will reverse the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
ASVand I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
YLTAnd I have turned back to the captivity of Egypt, And I have brought them back To the land of Pathros, to the land of their birth, And they have been there a low kingdom.
DARBYand I will turn again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return to the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth, and they shall there be a base kingdom.
BBEI will let the fate of Egypt be changed, and will make them come back into the land of Pathros, into the land from which they came; and there they will be an unimportant kingdom.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 29:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Pathros--the Thebaid, or Upper Egypt, which had been especially harassed by Nebuchadnezzar (Na 3:8, 10). The oldest part of Egypt as to civilization and art. The Thebaid was anciently called "Egypt" [Aristotle]. Therefore it is called the "land of the Egyptians' birth" (Margin, for "habitation"). base kingdom--Under Amasis it was made dependent on Babylon; humbled still more under Cambyses; and though somewhat raised under the Ptolemies, never has it regained its ancient pre-eminence.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Into the land of Pathros - Supposed to mean the Delta, a country included between the branches of the Nile, called Δ delta, from its being in the form of the Greek letter of that name. It may mean the Pathrusim, in Upper Egypt, near to the Thebaid. This is most likely. Shall be there a base kingdom - That is, it shall continue to be tributary. It is upwards of two thousand years since this prophecy was delivered, and it has been uninterruptedly fulfilling to the present hour. 1. Egypt became tributary to the Babylonians under Amasis. 2. After the ruin of the Babylonish empire, it became subject to the Persians. 3. After the Persians, it came into the hands of the Macedonians. 4. After the Macedonians it fell into the hands of the Romans. 5. After the division of the Roman empire it was subdued by the Saracens. 6. About a.d. 1250, it came into the hands of the Mameluke slaves. 7. Selim, the ninth emperor of the Turks, conquered the Mamelukes, a.d. 1517, and annexed Egypt to the Ottoman empire, of which it still continues to be a province, governed by a pacha and twenty-four beys, who are always advanced from servitude to the administration of public affairs. So true is it that Egypt, once so glorious, is the basest of kingdoms. See Newton on the prophecies.

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 29:14 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.

וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.Tiand I will turn backH7725
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁב֣וּתshe.Vut[the] captivity ofH7622
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva.ha.shi.vo.Tiand I will bring backH7725
אֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
פַּתְר֔וֹסpat.RosPathrosH6624
עַל\־'al-toH5921
אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מְכֽוּרָתָ֑םme.khu.ra.Tamorigin theirH4351
וְהָ֥יוּve.Ha.yuand they will beH1961
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
מַמְלָכָ֥הmam.la.Khaha kingdomH4467
שְׁפָלָֽה\׃she.fa.LahlowlyH8217

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 29:14

  • Ezekiel 30:14

    And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.

  • Isaiah 11:11

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

  • Jeremiah 44:1

    The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,

  • 1 Chronicles 1:12

    And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.

  • Genesis 10:14

    And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pathros.
30:14; Ge 10:14; 1Ch 1:12
Pathrusim.
Isa 11:11; Jer 44:1
habitation. or, birth. base. Heb. low.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 29:15

    It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.

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Ezekiel 29:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tornaré á traer los cautivos de Egipto, y los volveré á la tierra de Patros, á la tierra de su habitación; y allí serán un reino bajo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je rétablirai les captifs de l’Égypte, et je les ferai revenir dans le pays de Pathros, dans le pays de leur origine; et ils seront là un royaume abaissé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ich werde die Gefangenschaft der Ägypter wenden und sie in das Land Pathros in das Land ihres Ursprungs, zurückbringen, und daselbst werden sie ein niedriges Königreich sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et reducam captivitatem Ægypti, et collocabo eos in terra Phathures, in terra nativitatis suæ, et erunt ibi in regnum humile.