Ezekiel 29:15 KJV
It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
Matthew Henry
- The desolation of EgyptWorldly, 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...
Thompson Chains
- Abasement (1)See the chain from Job 40:12 · 8 links
Parallel Passages
- Ezekiel 17:6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
- Ezekiel 31:2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Ezekiel 30:13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
- Zechariah 10:11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
- Ezekiel 17:6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
- Ezekiel 17:14 That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
- Ezekiel 31:2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
- Ezekiel 32:2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
- Nahum 3:8–9 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? …
- Daniel 11:42–43 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. …
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel
Hebrew and Strong’s
- It shall be the basest תִּהְיֶה tihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine singular שְׁפָלָה šĕpālâ שָׁפָל Adjective · feminine singular
- of the kingdoms הַמַּמְלָכוֹת hammamlākôt מַמְלָכָה Noun · feminine plural · with the
- neither shall it exalt מִן min Preposition וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and תִתְנַשֵּׂא titnaśśēʾ נָשָׂא Verb · hithpael imperfect, third person feminine singular
- itself any more above the nations עוֹד ʿôd Adverb עַל ʿal Preposition הַגּוֹיִם haggôyim גּוֹי Noun · masculine plural · with the
- for I will diminish וְהִמְעַטְתִּים wĕhimʿaṭtîm מָעַט Verb · hiphil sequential perfect, first person common singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
- them, that they shall no more rule לְבִלְתִּי lĕbiltî Conjunction · with preposition רְדוֹת rĕdôt רָדָה Verb · qal infinitive construct
- over the nations בַּגּוֹיִם baggôyim גּוֹי Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
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