Ezekiel 29:8 — Meaning and Application

Ezekiel 29:1

"In the tenth year, in the tenth {month}, in the twelfth {day} of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 29:2

"Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:"

Ezekiel 29:3

"Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I {am} against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river {is} mine own, and I have made {it} for myself."

Ezekiel 29:4

"But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales."

Ezekiel 29:5

"And I will leave thee {thrown} into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. {open...: Heb. face of the field}"

Ezekiel 29:6

"And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I {am} the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel."