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Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.
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God's Sovereign Payment
Commentators explain that God gave Egypt to King Nebuchadnezzar as "wages" for his army. After a long and costly siege of Tyre with little plunder, God sovereignly redirected the Babylonian king to conquer Egypt as both a just payment for his efforts and a righteous punishment against Egypt for its sins. This demonstrates God's absolute control over world events, using even pagan rulers to fulfill His purposes.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prophet places this prediction out of chronological order, that he may point out what had not been stated in the previous prophecy, namely, tha…
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Anglican
EXCURSUS E: ON CHAPTER 29:19.—ON NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S CONQUEST OF EGYPT.
The fact of this conquest having been called in questi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore thus saith the Lord God Since this was the case, that the king of Babylon had been working for nothing, and had…
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The besiegers of Tyre obtained little plunder. But when God employs ambitious or covetous men, he will recompense them according to the desires of …
