King James Version
Ezekiel 29:11 in the King James Version says “No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.”
Ezekiel 29:11 · KJV
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.
Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. utterly: Heb. wastes of waste from: or, from Migdol to Syene Syene: Heb. Seveneh
No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.
And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
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not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“shall pass through”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“No foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“No foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“of beast”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“shall pass through”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“it neither shall it be inhabited”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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