Bible verse
I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 29:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Ezekiel 29.
16 Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
17 In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
20 I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.
21 In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
KJV
I have given him the land of Egypt [for] his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.
ASV
I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
ERV
I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompence for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.
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