And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.
Parallel translations
- WEB and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
- KJV And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
- BSB I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
- NKJV I will bring back the captives of Egypt and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.
- NLT I will restore the prosperity of Egypt and bring its people back to the land of Pathros in southern Egypt from which they came. But Egypt will remain an unimportant, minor kingdom.
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God will return the Egyptians to their homeland of Pathros, where they will become a lowly kingdom. Restored Egypt will never again be a great power.
Overview
The exiles return, but Egypt is reduced to a "base kingdom," stripped of its former dominance. The restoration is real yet humbling, ensuring Egypt's pride is permanently checked. This shows God both tempering judgment with mercy and enduringly opposing the arrogance that provoked it.
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- Ezek 30:14I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments on No.
- Isa 11:11It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Jer 44:1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who lived in the land of Egypt, who lived at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
- Gen 10:14Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
- 1 Chr 1:12Pathrusim, Casluhim (where the Philistines came from), and Caphtorim.
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