Ezekiel 29 · Verse 15

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.
Ezekiel 29:15, King James Version

Ezekiel 29:15 in other translations

BSBEgypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations.
WEBIt will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them so that they will no longer rule over the nations.
ASVIt shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
YLTOf the kingdoms it is lowest, And it lifteth not up itself any more above the nations, And I have made them few, So as not to rule among nations.
DARBYIt shall be the basest of kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations; and I will diminish them, so that they shall no more rule over the nations.
BBEIt will be the lowest of the kingdoms, and never again will it be lifted up over the nations: I will make them small, so that they may not have rule over the nations.
WebsterIt 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.

What does Ezekiel 29:15 mean?

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 29:15 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.

מִן\־min-more thanH4480
הַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ha.mam.la.khOtthe kingdomsH4467
תִּהְיֶ֣הtih.Yehit will beH1961
שְׁפָלָ֔הshe.fa.LahlowlyH8217
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תִתְנַשֵּׂ֥אtit.na.Se'it will exalt itselfH5375
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
עַל\־'al-overH5921
הַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
וְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔יםve.Him.'a.Timand I will make small themH4591
לְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.Tito notH1115
רְד֥וֹתre.Dotto ruleH7287
בַּגּוֹיִֽם\׃ba.go.Yimover the nationsH1471

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 29:15

  • Ezekiel 30:13

    Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

  • Zechariah 10:11

    And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

  • Nahum 3:8-9

    Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

  • Ezekiel 17:6

    And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

  • Ezekiel 17:14

    That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

  • Ezekiel 32:2

    Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

  • Ezekiel 31:2

    Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

  • Daniel 11:42-43

    He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

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the basest.
17:6,14; 30:13; Zec 10:11
rule.
31:2; 32:2; Da 11:42,43; Na 3:8,9

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 29:16

    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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Ezekiel 29:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En comparación de los otros reinos será humilde; ni más se alzará sobre las gentes: porque yo los disminuiré, para que no se enseñoreen en las gentes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il sera plus bas que tous les royaumes, et il ne s’élèvera plus au-dessus des nations, et je les diminuerai, en sorte qu’ils ne dominent plus sur les nations.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird niedriger sein als die anderen Königreiche und sich nicht mehr über die Nationen erheben; und ich will sie vermindern, daß sie nicht mehr über die Nationen herrschen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Inter cetera regna erit humillima, et non elevabitur ultra super nationes, et imminuam eos ne imperent gentibus.