Ezekiel

Ezekiel 29:9

⁹The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The land	אֶֽרֶץ־	’e·reṣ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
will become	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a desolate	לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה	liš·mā·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
wasteland	וְחָרְבָּ֔ה	wə·ḥā·rə·bāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2723 waste, desolation, ruin
Then they will know	וְיָדְע֖וּ	wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Because	יַ֧עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
you said	אָמַ֛ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The Nile	יְאֹ֥ר	yə·’ōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
mine	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
I	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
made it	עָשִֽׂיתִי׃	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 29:3 · Proverbs 16:18 · Ezekiel 29:10–12 · Proverbs 18:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.