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Ezekiel 29:2 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 29 · verse 2
Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:Ezekiel 29:2 · King James Version
Ezekiel 29:2 in context
1In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:
3Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
4But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prophesynâbâʼto prophesyH5012 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- Sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Here is, I. The date of this prophecy against Egypt. It was in the tenth year of the captivity, and yet it is placed after the prophecy against Tyre, which was delivered in the eleventh year, because, in the accomplishment of the prophecies, the destruction of Tyre happened before the destruction of Egypt, and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7