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Ezekiel 29:9

American Standard Version

And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it;

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Ezekiel 29:9 in other translations

The land of Egypt will be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.
“ ‘ “Because he has said, ‘The river is mine, and I have made it;’

Ezekiel 29:9 · World English Bible

Ezekiel 29:9 in context

  1. 7When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and didst rend all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
  2. 8Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and will cut off from thee man and beast.
  3. 9And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it;
  4. 10therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia.
  5. 11No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.