Ezekiel 29:14

I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks through Ezekiel to the exiled community regarding Egypt’s judgment and future restoration following a forty-year period of scattering.

The words — The Hebrew שַׁבְתִּי (shav.Ti) and הֲשִׁבֹתִי (ha.shi.vo.Ti) both derive from H7725, meaning to turn back or restore, while פַּתְר֔וֹס (pat.Ros) names the specific region of origin.

The thread — The return to Pathros echoes in Ezekiel 30:14 where God promises to lay it waste, while the gathering from Egypt parallels Isaiah 11:11 and Jeremiah 44:1.

Why it lands — The text states Egypt will be reduced to a lowly kingdom that never rules again, requiring a reader to recognize divine sovereignty over national pride and historical cycles.

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The Hebrew words

וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve./shav.Tiand/ I will turn back אֶת־'et-<obj.>שְׁב֣וּתshe.Vut[the] captivity of מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤יva./ha.shi.vo.Tiand/ I will bring back אֹתָם֙'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of פַּתְר֔וֹסpat.RosPathros עַל־'al-to אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of מְכֽוּרָתָ֑םme.khu.ra.Ta/morigin/ their וְהָ֥יוּve./Ha.yuand/ they will be שָׁ֖םshamthere מַמְלָכָ֥הmam.la.Khaha kingdom שְׁפָלָֽה׃she.fa.Lahlowly

King James Version

And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 30:14 I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
Isaiah 11:11 On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Jeremiah 44:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:
Genesis 10:14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
1 Chronicles 1:12 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.