Ezekiel 29:13
New International Version
“’Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where 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.

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,

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.

King James Bible
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 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 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.

NASB 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.

NASB 1977
‘For thus says the Lord GOD, “At the end of forty years I shall 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.

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.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were dispersed.

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;

Contemporary English Version
Then after those 40 years have passed, I will bring your people back from the places where I scattered them.

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:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: After 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they have been 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,

International Standard Version
"Because this is what the LORD says: 'At the end of 40 years I'll gather the Egyptians from the people among whom they have been scattered.

Majority 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.

NET Bible
"'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 Heart English Bible
"'For thus says the Lord GOD: "At the end of forty years will I 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:

World English Bible
“‘For the Lord Yahweh says: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But thus said Lord YHWH: At the end of forty years I gather the Egyptians "" Out of the peoples to where they have been 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,

Smith's Literal Translation
For thus said the Lord Jehovah: From the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples where they were scattered there:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For thus says the Lord God: After the end of forty years, I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they had been scattered.

New American Bible
But thus says the Lord GOD: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from among the peoples where they are scattered;

New Revised Standard Version
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;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
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:

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: after forty years I shall gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 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;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thus saith the Lord; After forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they have been scattered;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Desolation of Egypt
12I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries. 13For 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. 14I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.…

Cross References
Isaiah 19:23-25
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. / In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth. / The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”

Jeremiah 46:26
I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.

Isaiah 11:11-16
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. / Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim. ...

Zechariah 10:10-11
I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them. / They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.

Isaiah 27:12-13
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. / And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 48:47
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.

Jeremiah 49:6
Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:39
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.

Hosea 11:11
They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.

Amos 9:14-15
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.

Acts 2:17-21
‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. / I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. ...

Romans 11:25-27
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Matthew 24:31
And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.


Treasury of Scripture

Yet thus said the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people where they were scattered:

At the

Isaiah 19:22
And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.

Jeremiah 46:26
And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.

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Ezekiel 29
1. The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery to Israel
8. The desolation of Egypt
13. The restoration thereof after forty years
17. Egypt the reward of Nebuchadnezzar
21. Israel shall be restored














For this is what the Lord GOD says
This phrase underscores the authority and sovereignty of God. In Hebrew, "Adonai Yahweh" is used, emphasizing God's lordship and covenantal relationship with His people. It is a reminder that the words spoken are not of human origin but are divine, carrying the weight and certainty of God's unchanging nature. This introduction to the prophecy assures the listener of its truth and reliability.

At the end of forty years
The number forty in the Bible often symbolizes a period of testing, trial, or judgment. It is reminiscent of the Israelites' forty years in the wilderness (Numbers 14:33-34) and Jesus' forty days of temptation in the desert (Matthew 4:2). Here, it signifies a complete period of divine judgment upon Egypt, after which restoration is possible. This period reflects God's justice but also His mercy, as it is not indefinite.

I will gather the Egyptians
The act of gathering indicates restoration and redemption. In Hebrew, the word "qabats" is used, which means to collect or assemble. This reflects God's intention to bring back the Egyptians from their dispersion, showing His control over nations and His ability to restore them. It is a promise of hope and renewal, even for those who have been judged.

from the nations
This phrase highlights the extent of Egypt's dispersion. Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation, but due to God's judgment, they were scattered among various nations. This scattering is a consequence of their pride and idolatry, as seen in the broader context of Ezekiel's prophecies. Yet, it also sets the stage for their eventual regathering, demonstrating God's overarching plan for all nations.

to which they were scattered
The scattering of the Egyptians serves as a fulfillment of God's judgment. The Hebrew word "zarah" implies being dispersed or spread out. This scattering is both a physical and spiritual consequence of their actions. However, it also serves as a precursor to their gathering, illustrating the cyclical nature of judgment and redemption in God's dealings with humanity. It is a testament to God's ability to bring order out of chaos and to restore what was lost.

(13) At the end of forty years.--See Note on Ezekiel 29:11.

Verse 13. - At the end of forty years. The restoration described may probably be connected with the policy of the Persian kings. There may have been a parallel, as regards Egypt, to the return of the Jewish exiles under Cyrus and his successors, though it has not left its mark on history.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this is what
כֹּ֥ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהוִ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

says:
אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘At
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the end
מִקֵּ֞ץ (miq·qêṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7093: An extremity, after

of forty
אַרְבָּעִ֤ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 705: Forty

years
שָׁנָה֙ (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

I will gather
אֲקַבֵּ֣ץ (’ă·qab·bêṣ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6908: To gather, collect

the Egyptians
מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

from the nations
הָעַמִּ֖ים (hā·‘am·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

to which
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they were scattered.
נָפֹ֥צוּ (nā·p̄ō·ṣū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered


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