Ezekiel 28:25-29:5

English Standard Version

Israel Gathered in Security

²⁵“Thus says the Lord God: ^(A)When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and ^(B)manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, ^(C)then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. ²⁶^(D)And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, ^(E)when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors ^(F)who have treated them with contempt. ^(G)Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”

Prophecy Against Egypt

29 ^(H)In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: ²^(I)“Son of man, ^(J)set your face against ^(K)Pharaoh king of Egypt, ^(L)and prophesy against him and ^(M)against all Egypt; ³speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

^(N)“Behold, I am against you,
    Pharaoh king of Egypt,
^(O)the great dragon that lies
    in the midst of his streams,
^(P)that says, ‘My Nile is my own;
    I made it for myself.’
⁴I will ^(Q)put hooks in your jaws,
    and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales;
and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams,
    with all the fish of your streams
    that stick to your scales.
⁵^(R)And I will cast you out into the wilderness,
    you and all the fish of your streams;
you shall fall ^(S)on the open field,
    and ^(T)not be brought together or gathered.
To the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens
    ^(U)I give you as food.