Bible Strands
Ezekiel 29:13
For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Ezekiel regarding Egypt, situated between the decree of forty years of desolation and the promise of return to Pathros.
The words — מִקֵּץ (miqetz) = from the end of, and אַרְבָּעִים ('arba'im) = forty, together establish the fixed duration of the scattering before divine action resumes.
The thread — The pattern of strike followed by gathering runs through Isaiah 19:22 and Jeremiah 46:26, where Yahweh delivers Egypt to foreign powers before ultimately restoring them.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that divine judgment is bounded by a specific timeline and is followed by deliberate restoration, demanding patience over immediate interpretation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Yet thus saith the Lord God; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 19:22 And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.
- Jeremiah 46:26 I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.