Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. the land Ezekiel 29:10-12 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. . . . Ezekiel 30:7,13-17 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the lands that are desolate, and the cities thereof shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. . . . Jeremiah 43:10-13 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will send, and take Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will set his throne over these stones which I have hid, and he shall set his throne over them. . . . because Ezekiel 29:3 Speak, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, Pharao king of Egypt, thou great dragon that liest in the midst of thy rivers, and sayest: The river is mine, and I made myself. Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall. Proverbs 18:12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. Proverbs 29:23 Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit. Context The Desolation of Egypt8Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will bring the sword upon thee: and cut off man and beast out of thee. 9And 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.10Therefore, 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.… Cross References Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall. Proverbs 18:12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. Ezekiel 29:3 Speak, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, Pharao king of Egypt, thou great dragon that liest in the midst of thy rivers, and sayest: The river is mine, and I made myself. Ezekiel 29:10 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. Ezekiel 30:7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the lands that are desolate, and the cities thereof shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. Ezekiel 30:8 And they shall know that I am the Lord: when I shall have set a fire in Egypt, and all the helpers thereof shall be destroyed. Ezekiel 30:12 And I will make the channels of the rivers dry, and will deliver the land into the hand of the wicked: and will lay waste the land and all that is therein by the hands of strangers, I the Lord have spoken it. Lexicon The landאֶֽרֶץ־ (’e·reṣ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa will become וְהָיְתָ֤ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a desolate לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה (liš·mā·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8077: Devastation, astonishment wasteland. וְחָרְבָּ֔ה (wə·ḥā·rə·bāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin Then they will know וְיָדְע֖וּ (wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I am the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Because יַ֧עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause you said, אָמַ֛ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “The Nile [is] יְאֹ֥ר (yə·’ōr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2975: Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris mine; לִ֖י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew I וַאֲנִ֥י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I made it,” עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make Additional Translations The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, “The Nile is mine; I made it,”And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he has said, The river is mine, and I have made it. And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it; and the land of Egypt shall be ruined and desert; and they shall know that I am the Lord; because thou sayest, The rivers are mine, and I made them. And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah, because he saith, The river is mine, and I made it. And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it. And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it. The land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Yahweh. Because he has said, 'The river is mine, and I have made it;' And the land of Egypt hath been for a desolation and a waste, And they have known that I am Jehovah. Because he said: The flood is mine, and I made it. 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