John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 29:10

"therefore, 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." — Ezekiel 29:10 (ASV)

Behold, therefore, I am against thee, and against your rivers ,
&c.] Against the king of Egypt, and against his subjects, the many people he ruled over; as the Lord is against spiritual Egypt, and the head of it, and the antichristian states, signified by many waters, rivers, and fountains; see (Revelation 11:8) (Revelation 17:1Revelation 17:15) (16:4) :

and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate ;
partly by a civil war, and partly by a foreign enemy; especially those parts of it which were the seat of war:

from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia ;
or the tower of Seveneh; according to Herodotus ^F9 , Syene was a city of Thebais, where he was told were two mountains, which gave rise to the Nile. Pliny

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FOOTNOTES:

• F9: Euterpe, sive l. 2. c. 28.