Ezekiel 29:20

In 11 translations

BSB

I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.

KJV

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

WEB

I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord Yahweh.

ASV

I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

LSV

I have given to him his wage for which he labored—The land of Egypt, in that they worked for Me, || A declaration of Lord YHWH.

YLT

His wage for which he laboured I have given to him, The land of Egypt — in that they wrought for Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

DBY

I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

DRC

And for the service that he hath done me against it: I have given him the land of Egypt, because he hath laboured for me, saith the Lord God.

GNV

I haue giuen him the land of Egypt for his labour, that he serued against it, because they wrought for me, sayth the Lord God.

JPS

I have given him the land of Egypt as his hire for which he served, because they wrought for Me, saith the Lord GOD.

LXXE

In return for his service wherewith he served against Tyre, I have given him the land of Egypt; thus saith the Lord God:

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WLC

פְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁר־עָ֣בַד בָּ֔הּ נָתַ֥תִּי ל֖וֹ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עָ֣שׂוּ לִ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃

LXX-Br

ἀντὶ τῆς λειτουργίας αὐτοῦ ἧς ἐδούλευσεν ἐπὶ Τύρον, δέδωκα αὐτῷ γῆν Αἰγύπτου· τάδε λέγει Κύριος Κύριος.

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• Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the…
• Isaiah 10:6–7I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. But this is not his intention;…
• Isaiah 45:1–3This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: “I will go before you…
• 2 Kings 10:30Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the…

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