EZE 29:10 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Διατοῦτο ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπὶ σὲ, καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ποταμούς σου, καὶ δώσω γῆν Αἰγύπτου εἰς ἔρημον καὶ ῥομφαίαν καὶ ἀπώλειαν ἀπὸ Μαγδωλοῦ καὶ Συήνης καὶ ἕως ὁρίων Αἰθιόπων.
(Diatouto idou egō epi se, kai epi pantas tous potamous sou, kai dōsō gaʸn Aiguptou eis eraʸmon kai ɽomfaian kai apōleian apo Magdōlou kai Suaʸnaʸs kai heōs horiōn Aithiopōn. )

BrTr Therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against all thy rivers, and I will give up the land of Egypt to desolation, and the sword, and destruction, from Magdol and Syene even to the borders of the Ethiopians.

ULT Therefore, behold! I am against you and against your river, so I will give the land of Egypt over to desolation and waste, and you will become a wasteland from the Migdol to Syene and the borders of Cush.

UST I am against you and your streams, and I will ruin Egypt and make it into an empty desert, from the city of Migdol in the north to Syene in the south, as far south as the border of Cush.

BSB therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.[fn]

OEB No OEB EZE 29:10 verse available

WEBBE therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers. I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to the border of Ethiopia.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I am against you and your waterways. I will turn the land of Egypt into an utter desolate ruin from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border with Ethiopia.

LSV Therefore, behold, I [am] against you, and against your floods,
And have given the land of Egypt for ruins,
A dry place, a desolation, from Migdol to Syene,
And to the border of Cush.

FBV that's why I'm condemning you and your river. I will ruin Egypt, making it into an empty wasteland all the way from Migdol in the north to Syene in the south, and up to the border with Cush.[fn]

29:10 “Cush”: This country is often translated as Ethiopia but here it refers to the country immediately bordering Egypt to the south, sometimes referred to as Nubia, and today as Sudan.

T4T Therefore I am opposed to you and your streams, and I will cause Egypt to be ruined, and cause it to be an empty desert, from Migdol in the north to Aswan in the south, as far south as the border of Ethiopia.

LEB Therefore look! I am against you and against your Nile streams, and I will make the land of Egypt into ruins, a pile of rubble, a desolation from Migdol to Syene and up to the boundary of Cush.

BBE See, then, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an unpeopled waste, from Migdol to Syene, even as far as the edge of Ethiopia.

Moff No Moff EZE book available

JPS Therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from Migdol to Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.

ASV therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia.

DRA 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.

YLT Therefore, lo, I [am] against thee, and against thy floods, And have given the land of Egypt for wastes, A waste, a desolation, from Migdol to Syene, And unto the border of Cush.

Drby Therefore behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt deserts of wasteness and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, even unto the border of Ethiopia.

RV therefore behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia.

Wbstr 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 to the border of Cush.

KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn][fn]
(Behold, therefore I am against thee/you, and against thy/your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. )

29.10 utterly…: Heb. wastes of waste

29.10 from…: or, from Migdol to Syene

29.10 Syene: Heb. Seveneh

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Beholde therefore, I am against thee, and against thy riuers, and I wil make the land of Egypt vtterly waste and desolate, from the towre of Syene euen vnto the border of Ethiopia.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

29:10 Heb. wastes of waste.

29:10 Heb. Seueneh.

Bshps Beholde therefore I will vpon thee and vpon thy riuers, I will make the land of Egypt vtterly waste and desolate, from the towre of Seueneh vnto the borders of Ethiopia.
(Behold therefore I will upon thee/you and upon thy/your rivers, I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Sevenh unto the borders of Ethiopia.)

Gnva Behold, therefore I come vpon thee, and vpon thy riuers, and I will make the land of Egypt vtterly waste and desolate from the towre of Seueneh, euen vnto the borders of the blacke Mores.
(Behold, therefore I come upon thee/you, and upon thy/your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate from the tower of Sevenh, even unto the borders of the black Mores. )

Cvdl Beholde therfore, I wil vpon the, & vpon thy waters: I will make the londe off Egipte waist and desolate, from the towre of Syenes vnto the borders of the Morias londe:
(Behold therefore, I will upon them, and upon thy/your waters: I will make the land off Egypt waist and desolate, from the tower of Syenes unto the borders of the Morias londe:)

Wycl Y to thee, and to thi floodis. And Y schal yyue `in to wildirnesses the lond of Egipt distried bi swerd, fro the tour of Sienes til to the termes of Ethiopie.
(I to thee/you, and to thy/your floodis. And I shall give `in to wildernesss the land of Egypt distried by sword, from the tour of Sienes till to the termes of Ethiopie.)

Luth Darum siehe, ich will an dich und an deine Wasserströme und will Ägyptenland wüst und öde machen von dem Turm zu Syene an bis an die Grenze des Mohrenlandes,
(Therefore look, I will at you/yourself and at your waterströme and will Egyptland wild and dull make from to_him Turm to Syene at until at the Grenze the Mohrenlandes,)

ClVg Idcirco ecce ego ad te, et ad flumina tua: daboque terram Ægypti in solitudines, gladio dissipatam, a turre Syenes usque ad terminos Æthiopiæ.
(Idcirco behold I to you(sg), and to flumina tua: daboque the_earth/land Ægypti in solitudines, gladio dissipatam, from turre Syenes until to terminos Æthiopiæ. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) I am against you and against your river

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence behold,I against,you and=near/to streams,your and,make DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) into,ruins waste desolation from,Migdol Syene and=unto border Kush )

The word “you” refers to Pharaoh. God speaks to Pharaoh as if Pharaoh were a monster in the river.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) I will give the land of Egypt over to desolation and waste

“I will put Egypt into the power of desolation and waste.” Desolation and waste are spoken of as if they were people who could be given power over Egypt. Alternate translation: “I will cause Egypt to become a desolate waste”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) you will become a wasteland

Here “you” refers to Pharaoh and represents Egypt, the country he rules over. Alternate translation: “your country will become a wasteland”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

(Occurrence 0) from the Migdol to Syene and the borders of Cush

This refers to all of Egypt. Where these places are can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “throughout all of Egypt, from Migdol in the north to Syene in the south and the borders of Cush further south” (See also: figs-explicit)

Note 4 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Migdol

This is the name of a place in the far northern part of Egypt.

Note 5 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Syene

This the name of a town in southern Egypt. It is now called Aswan.

Note 6 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) the borders of Cush

These borders of Cush were south of Syene. Some versions say Sudan or Ethiopia, the modern names of countries south of Egypt.

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