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Ezekiel 29:20 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Ezekiel 29:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 29 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD. for his: or, for his hire”
Ezekiel 29:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 29:20
I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it—The verb נָתַתִּי (nātattî, 'I have given') is prophetic perfect: future event spoken as accomplished fact because God's decree is certain. פְּעֻלָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָבַד בָּהּ (pĕʿullātô ăsher ʿābad bāh, 'his labor which he served in it') refers to the Tyre siege.Because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD—The stunning declaration: עָשׂוּ לִי (ʿāsû lî, 'they worked for me'). Nebuchadnezzar didn't know he served YHWH (he worshiped Marduk/Bel), but God sovereignly directed his campaigns to accomplish divine purposes:...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 29:20
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“and against the people who anger me will I give him a charge to take the spoil and to take the prey”
“I will send and take all the families of the north”
“to Cyrus”
“Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes”