Ezekiel 29 · Verse 16

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.
Ezekiel 29:16, King James Version

Ezekiel 29:16 in other translations

BSBEgypt 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.”
WEBIt will no longer be the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to memory, when they turn to look after them. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”’”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd it is no more to the house of Israel for a confidence, Bringing iniquity to remembrance, By their turning after them, And they have known that I am the Lord Jehovah.'
DARBYAnd it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
BBEAnd Egypt will no longer be the hope of the children of Israel, causing sin to come to mind when their eyes are turned to them: and they will be certain that I am the Lord.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 29:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. Egypt, when restored, shall be so circumscribed in power that it shall be no longer an object of confidence to Israel, as formerly; for example, as when, relying on it, Israel broke faith with Nebuchadnezzar (Eze 17:13, 15, 16). which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them--rather, "while they (the Israelites) look to (or, turn after) them" [Henderson]. Israel's looking to Egypt, rather than to God, causes their iniquity (unfaithfulness to the covenant) to be remembered by God.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 29:16 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.

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it will becomeH1961
עוֹד֩'OdagainH5750
לְבֵ֨יתle.Veitfor [the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לְמִבְטָח֙le.miv.Tach<into> a confidenceH4009
מַזְכִּ֣ירmaz.Kirbringing to remembranceH2142
עָוֹ֔ן'a.VoniniquityH5771
בִּפְנוֹתָ֖םbif.no.Tamwhen turned theyH6437
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310
וְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[am the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3069

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Cross references for Ezekiel 29:16

  • Isaiah 20:5

    And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

  • Hosea 8:13

    They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the Lord accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

  • Ezekiel 29:6-7

    And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

  • Psalms 25:7

    Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

  • Jeremiah 2:36-37

    Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

  • Isaiah 64:9

    Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

  • Lamentations 4:17

    As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.

  • Ezekiel 21:23

    And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.

  • Jeremiah 14:10

    Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

  • Isaiah 30:1-6

    Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. …

  • Ezekiel 28:22-24

    And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her. For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the Lord. And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 17:15-17

    But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the confidence.
6,7; 17:15-17; Isa 20:5; 30:1-6; 31:1-3; 36:4-6; Jer 2:18,19,36,37
Jer 37:5-7; La 4:17; Ho 5:13; 7:11; 12:1; 14:3
bringeth.
21:23; Nu 5:15; 1Ki 17:18; Ps 25:7; 79:8; Isa 64:9; Jer 14:10
Ho 8:13; 9:9; Heb 10:3,17; Re 16:19
but.
6,9,21; 28:22-24,26

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 29:17

    And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

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Ezekiel 29:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y no será más á la casa de Israel por confianza, que haga acordar el pecado, mirando en pos de ellos; y sabrán que yo soy el Señor Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il ne sera plus la confiance de la maison d’Israël, mettant en mémoire son iniquité quand elle se tournait après eux; et ils sauront que je suis le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nicht soll es ferner dem Hause Israel zu einer Zuversicht sein, welche Missetat in Erinnerung bringt, indem sie sich nach ihnen hinwenden. Und sie werden wissen, daß ich der Herr, Jehova, bin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Neque erunt ultra domui Israël in confidentia, docentes iniquitatem ut fugiant, et sequantur eos: et scient quia ego Dominus Deus.