Ezekiel 29 · Verse 20

Ezekiel 29:20

I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 29:20, King James Version

Ezekiel 29:20 in other translations

BSBI have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.
WEBI have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord GOD.
ASVI have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
YLTHis wage for which he laboured I have given to him, The land of Egypt--in that they wrought for Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
DARBYI have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BBEI have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his hard work, because they were working for me, says the Lord.
WebsterI have given him the land of Egypt for his labor with which he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 29:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. because they wrought for me--the Chaldeans, fulfilling My will as to Tyre (compare Jr 25:9).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor - Because he fulfilled the designs of God against Tyre, God promises to reward him with the spoil of Egypt.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 29:17-21

The besiegers of Tyre obtained little plunder. But when God employs ambitious or covetous men, he will recompense them according to the desires of their hearts; for every man shall have his reward. God had mercy in store for the house of Israel soon after. The history of nations best explains ancient prophecies. All events fulfil the Scriptures. Thus, in the deepest scenes of adversity, the Lord sows the seed of our…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 29:17-21 →

Ezekiel 29:20 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.

פְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙pe.'u.la.Torecompense hisH6468
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
עָ֣בַד'A.vadhe servedH5647
בָּ֔הּBahfor it
נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414
ל֖וֹloto him
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherthatH834
עָ֣שׂוּ'A.suthey actedH6213
לִ֔יLifor me
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3069

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 29:20

  • Jeremiah 25:9

    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

  • Isaiah 10:6-7

    I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

  • Isaiah 45:1-3

    Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 10:30

    And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
labour. or, hire. served.
2Ki 10:30; Isa 10:6,7; 45:1-3; Jer 25:9

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

Context

  • Ezekiel 29:19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.

  • Ezekiel 29:20

    I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 29:21

    In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Ezekiel 29:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por su trabajo con que sirvió contra ella le he dado la tierra de Egipto: porque trabajaron por mí, dice el Señor Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		En récompense de son travail contre Tyr, je lui ai donné le pays d’Égypte, parce qu’ils ont travaillé pour moi, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Als seine Belohnung, um welche er gearbeitet hat, habe ich ihm das Land Ägypten gegeben, weil sie für mich gearbeitet haben spricht der Herr, Jehova. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et operi quo servivit adversus eam: dedi ei terram Ægypti pro eo quod laboraverit mihi, ait Dominus Deus.