Ezekiel 29:9

Ezekiel 29:10 →

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.

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Interpretation

Worldly, carnal minds pride themselves in their property, forgetting that whatever we have, we received it from God, and should use it for God. Why, then, do we boast?

Read with

This thought runs through Ezekiel 29:8-12.

Ezekiel 29:8 Ezekiel 29:9 Ezekiel 29:10 Ezekiel 29:11 Ezekiel 29:12

Glossary

Egypt Place: The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
Nile Place: Biblical river. Modern identification: Nile River.