Ezekiel 29:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 29:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְנָתַתִּ֣י
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶרֶץ֩
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרַ֨יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
שְׁמָמָ֜ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
בְּת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
אֲרָצ֣וֹת
ʼerets
H776
land
נְשַׁמּ֗וֹת
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
וְעָרֶ֨יהָ֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
בְּת֨וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
עָרִ֤ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙
chârab
H2717
to lay waste
תִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שְׁמָמָ֔ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
אַרְבָּעִ֖ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
שָׁנָ֑ה
shâneh
H8141
year
וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
וְֽזֵרִיתִ֖ים
zârâh
H2219
to scatter
בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of uninhabited lands, and its cities in the midst of wasted cities will become a desolation for forty years; then I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them through the lands.
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