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Douay-Rheims Bible

Ezekiel 29:13

For thus saith the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the people among whom they had been scattered.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Egyptians;   Forty;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Nebuchadnezzar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - No;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Pharaoh;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Nebuchadrezzar;   Pharaoh;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Numbers;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Egypt;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Forty, the Number;   Nebuchadnezzar;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“‘For this is what the Lord God says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were dispersed.
Hebrew Names Version
For thus says the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years will I gather the Mitzrim from the peoples where they were scattered;
King James Version
Yet thus saith the Lord God ; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
English Standard Version
"For thus says the Lord God : At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered,
New American Standard Bible
'For this is what the Lord GOD says: "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
New Century Version
"‘This is what the Lord God says: After forty years I will gather Egypt from the nations where they have been scattered.
Amplified Bible
'For thus says the Lord GOD, "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered.
World English Bible
For thus says the Lord Yahweh: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet thus saieth the Lord God, At the end of fourtie yeeres will I gather the Egyptians from the people, where they were scattered,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'For thus says the Lord GOD, "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘For thus says Lord Yahweh, "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
Berean Standard Bible
For 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.
Contemporary English Version
Then after those forty years have passed, I will bring your people back from the places where I scattered them.
Complete Jewish Bible
"For this is what Adonai Elohim says: ‘At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered —
Darby Translation
Yet thus saith the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered;
Easy-to-Read Version
This is what the Lord God says: "I will scatter the people of Egypt among many nations. But at the end of 40 years, I will gather those people together again.
George Lamsa Translation
Yet thus says the LORD God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered:
Good News Translation
The Sovereign Lord says, "After forty years I will bring the Egyptians back from the nations where I have scattered them,
Lexham English Bible
For thus says the Lord Yahweh: "At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
Literal Translation
For so says the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years, I will gather Egypt from the peoples there where they are scattered.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Agayne, thus sayeth the LORDE God: Whe the xl. yeares are expyred, I wil gather the Egipcians together agayne, out off the nacios, amonge who they were scatred,
American Standard Version
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered;
Bible in Basic English
For 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:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For thus saith the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered;
King James Version (1611)
Yet thus saith the Lord God, At the end of fourtie yeeres will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Againe, thus sayth the Lorde God: when the fourtie yeres are expired, I will gather the Egyptians together againe out of the nations among whom they were scattered.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thus saith the Lord; After forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they have been scattered;
English Revised Version
For thus saith the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the Lord God seith these thingis, After the ende of fourti yeer Y schal gadere togidere Egipt fro puplis, among whiche thei weren scaterid;
Update Bible Version
For thus says the Lord Yahweh: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered;
Webster's Bible Translation
Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
New English Translation
"‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples where they were scattered.
New King James Version
"Yet, thus says the Lord GOD: "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
New Living Translation
"But this is what the Sovereign Lord also says: At the end of the forty years I will bring the Egyptians home again from the nations to which they have been scattered.
New Life Bible
'For the Lord God says, "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were divided.
New Revised Standard
Further, thus says the Lord God : At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, - At the end of forty years, will I gather the Egyptians from among the peoples whither I had dispersed them;
Revised Standard Version
"For thus says the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered;
Young's Literal Translation
But thus said the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years I gather the Egyptians Out of the peoples whither they have been scattered,
THE MESSAGE
"‘But,' says God , the Master, ‘that's not the end of it. After the forty years, I'll gather up the Egyptians from all the places where they've been scattered. I'll put things back together again for Egypt. I'll bring her back to Pathros where she got her start long ago. There she'll start over again from scratch. She'll take her place at the bottom of the ladder and there she'll stay, never to climb that ladder again, never to be a world power again. Never again will Israel be tempted to rely on Egypt. All she'll be to Israel is a reminder of old sin. Then Egypt will realize that I am God , the Master.'"

Contextual Overview

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will bring the sword upon thee: and cut off man and beast out of thee. 9 And the land of Egypt shall become a desert, and a wilderness: and they shall know that I am the Lord, because thou hast said: The river is mine, and I made it. 10 Therefore, behold I come against thee, and thy rivers: and I will make the land of Egypt utterly desolate, and wasted by the sword, from the tower of Syene, even to the borders of Ethiopia. 11 The foot of man shall not pass through it, neither shall the foot of beasts go through it: nor shall it be inhabited during forty years. 12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the lands that are desolate, and the cities thereof in the midst of the cites that are destroyed, and they shall be desolate for forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 13 For thus saith the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the people among whom they had been scattered. 14 And I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will place them in the land of Phatures, in the land of their nativity, and they shall be there a low kingdom: 15 It shall be the lowest among other kingdoms, and it shall no more be exalted over the nations, and I will diminish them that they shall rule no more over the nations. 16 And they shall be no more a confidence to the house of Israel, teaching iniquity, that they may flee, and follow them: and they shall know that I am the Lord God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

At the: Isaiah 19:22, Jeremiah 46:26

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 30:23 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 24:29
And Rebecca had a brother, named Laban, who went out in haste to the man, to the well.
Genesis 45:15
And Joseph kissed all his brethren, and wept upon every one of them: after which they were emboldened to speak to him.
Exodus 4:27
And the Lord said to Aaron: Go into the desert to meet Moses. And he went forth to meet him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.
Exodus 18:7
And he went out to meet his kinsman, and worshipped and kissed him: and they saluted one another with words of peace. And when he was come into the tent,
2 Samuel 19:39
And when all the people and the king had passed over the Jordan, the king kissed Berzellai, and blessed him: and he returned to his own place.
Luke 7:45
Thou gavest me no kiss. But she, since she cane in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
Acts 20:37
And there was much weeping among them all. And falling on the neck of Paul, they kissed him,
Romans 16:16
Salute one another with an holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.
Colossians 4:5
Walk with wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Yet thus saith the Lord God, at the end of forty years,.... Reckoning from its devastation by Nebuchadnezzar to the taking of Babylon by Cyrus:

will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered; from Babylon, and other places; Cyrus very probably being stirred up by the Lord to proclaim liberty to the Egyptians, as he did to the Jews, to return to their own land; and at the same time restored Amasis to the quiet possession of his kingdom, who must be still alive; since, according to Diodorus Siculus w, he reigned fifty five years; though, according to Herodotus x, he reigned but forty four years.

w Bibliothec. l. 1. p. 62. Ed. Rhodoman. x Thalia, sive l. 3. c. 10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A similar respite was promised to Moab Jeremiah 48:47, to Ammon Jeremiah 49:6, and to Tyre Isaiah 23:15.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 29:13. 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.


 
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