Ezekiel 29:12 meaning and explanation

I 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.

Ezekiel 29:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel 29:12 continues God's word through the prophet against Pharaoh and Egypt. Because Egypt boasted that the Nile was its own and proved a splintering reed to Israel, God declares the land will become a desolation among desolate lands, its cities ruined for forty years, and the Egyptians scattered among the nations.

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