Ezekiel 29 - 30 - Legacy Standard Bible

Ezekiel 29 - 30

Prophesy Against Egypt

In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3 Speak and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,

The great monster that lies in the midst of his canals of the Nile,

That has said, ‘My Nile is mine, and I myself have made it.’

I will put hooks in your jaws

And make the fish of your canals of the Nile cling to your scales.

And I will bring you up out of the midst of your canals of the Nile,

And all the fish of your canals of the Nile will cling to your scales.

I will abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your canals of the Nile;

You will fall on the open field; you will not be brought together or gathered.

I have given you for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the sky.

Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh

Because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.

When they seized you with the hand,

You tore and split open all their shoulders;

And when they leaned on you,

You broke and made all their loins quake.”

8 ‘Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I will bring upon you a sword, and I will cut off from you man and beast. 9 The land of Egypt will become a desolation and waste. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I have made it,’ 10 therefore, behold, I am against you and against your canals of the Nile, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene and even to the border of Ethiopia. 11 A man’s foot will not pass through it, and the foot of a beast will not pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years. 12 So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.” 13 ‘For thus says Lord Yahweh, “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered. 14 I will return the fortunes of Egypt and make them return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom. 15 It will be the lowest of the kingdoms, and it will never again lift itself up above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will not have dominion over the nations. 16 And it will never again be the security of the house of Israel, bringing to remembrance the iniquity of their having turned to go after Egypt. Then they will know that I am Lord Yahweh.”’” 17 Now in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his military force labor hard against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed bare. But he and his military force had no wages from Tyre for the labor that he had labored against it.” 19 Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her abundance and capture her spoil and seize her plunder; and it will be wages for his military force. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his work which he labored because they acted for Me,” declares Lord Yahweh. 21 “On that day I will make a horn sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth in their midst. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”

Those Who Support Egypt Will Fall

The word of Yahweh came again to me saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

For the day is near,

Even the day of Yahweh is near;

It will be a day of clouds,

A time of doom for the nations.

A sword will come upon Egypt,

And anguish will be in Ethiopia;

When the slain fall in Egypt,

They take away her multitude,

And her foundations are pulled down.

5 Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya, and the people of the land that is in covenant will fall with them by the sword.” 6 ‘Thus says Yahweh,

“Indeed, those who support Egypt will fall,

And the pride of her strength will come down;

From Migdol to Syene

They will fall within her by the sword,”

Declares Lord Yahweh.

“They will be desolate

In the midst of the desolated lands;

And her cities will be

In the midst of the cities laid waste.

And they will know that I am Yahweh,

When I set a fire in Egypt

And all her helpers are broken.

9 On that day messengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten secure Ethiopia; and anguish will be on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it is coming!” 10 ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“I will also make the multitude of Egypt cease

By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

He and his people with him,

The most ruthless of the nations,

Will be brought in to make the land a ruin;

And they will draw their swords against Egypt

And fill the land with the slain.

Moreover, I will make the canals of the Nile dry

And sell the land into the hands of evil men.

And I will make the land desolate,

As well as its fullness,

By the hand of strangers; I, Yahweh, have spoken.”

13 ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“I will also destroy the idols

And make the images cease from Memphis.

And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt;

And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

I will make Pathros desolate,

Set a fire in Zoan,

And execute judgments on Thebes.

I will pour out My wrath on Sin,

The strong defense of Egypt;

I will also cut off the multitude of Thebes.

I will set a fire in Egypt;

Sin will writhe in anguish;

Thebes will be breached,

And Memphis will have distresses daily.

The choice men of On and of Pi‑beseth

Will fall by the sword,

And the women will go into captivity.

In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark

When I break there the bars of the yoke of Egypt.

Then the pride of her strength will cease in her;

A cloud will cover her,

And her daughters will go into captivity.

Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt,

And they will know that I am Yahweh.”’”

Yahweh Scatters the Egyptians

20 In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold, it has not been bound up to be given healing or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to seize the sword. 22 Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand. 23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands. 24 For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh so that he will groan before him with the groanings of a wounded man. 25 Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt. 26 When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know that I am Yahweh.’”

Philemon 1

Philemon’s Love and Faith

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker, 2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers, 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints; 6 and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the full knowledge of every good thing which is in you for the sake of Christ. 7 For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. 8 Therefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to command you to do what is proper, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather plead with you—since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—

Plea for Onesimus

10 I plead with you for my child Onesimus, of whom I became a father in my chains, 11 who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. 12 I have sent him back to you in person, that is, my very heart, 13 whom I intended to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel, 14 but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but voluntary. 15 For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, 16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 17 If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would accept me. 18 But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account. 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well). 20 Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ! 21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say. 22 And at the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you. 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers. 25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Proverbs 5

Warning Against Adultery

My son, pay attention to my wisdom,

Incline your ear to my discernment;

That you may keep discretion

And that your lips may guard knowledge.

For the lips of a strange woman drip honey

And smoother than oil is her speech;

But her end is bitter as wormwood,

Sharp as a two‑edged sword.

Her feet go down to death,

Her steps take hold of Sheol,

Lest she watch the path of life;

Her tracks are unstable, she does not know it.

So now, my sons, listen to me

And do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

Keep your way far from her

And do not go near the door of her house,

Lest you give your splendor to others

And your years to the cruel one;

Lest strangers be satisfied by your strength

And by your painful labor, those in the house of a foreigner;

And you groan at your end,

When your flesh and your body are consumed;

And you say, “How I have hated discipline!

And my heart spurned reproof!

I have not listened to the voice of my instructors,

And I have not inclined my ear to my teachers!

I was almost in utter ruin

In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

Drink water from your own cistern

And fresh water from your own well.

Should your springs be dispersed abroad,

Streams of water in the streets?

Let them be for you alone,

And not for strangers with you.

Let your fountain be blessed,

And be glad in the wife of your youth.

As a loving hind and a graceful doe,

Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;

Be intoxicated always with her love.

So why should you, my son, be intoxicated with a strange woman

And embrace the bosom of a foreign woman?

For the ways of a man are before the eyes of Yahweh,

And He watches all his tracks.

His own iniquities will capture him who is the wicked one,

And with the cords of his sin he will be held fast.

He will die for lack of discipline,

And in the abundance of his folly he will stumble in intoxication.