Ezekiel 29:9 Lexicon: "The land of Egypt will become a desolation and waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, 'The Nile is mine, and I have made it,'

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"The land	אֶֽרֶץ־ (e·retz-)	776: earth, land	a prim. root
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (mitz·ra·yim)	4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa	of uncertain derivation
will become	וְהָיְתָ֤ה (ve·ha·ye·tah)	1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be	a prim. root
a desolation	לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה (lish·ma·mah)	8077: devastation, waste	from shamem
and waste.	וְחָרְבָּ֔ה (ve·cha·re·bah,)	2723: waste, desolation, ruin	from chareb
Then they will know	וְיָדְע֖וּ (ve·ya·de·'u)	3045: to know	a prim. root
that I am the LORD.	יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)	3068: the proper name of the God of Israel	from havah
Because	יַ֧עַן (ya·'an)	3282: on account of, because	from anah
you said,	אָמַ֛ר (a·mar)	559: to utter, say	a prim. root
'The Nile	יְאֹ֥ר (ye·'or)	2975: stream (of the Nile), stream, canal	of foreign origin
is mine, and I have made	עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ (a·si·ti.)	6213a: do, make	a prim. root
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KJV Lexicon

And the land
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.

of Egypt
Mitsrayim (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.

shall be desolate
shmamah (shem-aw-maw')
devastation; figuratively, astonishment -- (laid, most) desolate(-ion), waste.

and waste
chorbah (khor-baw')
drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation -- decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).

and they shall know
yada` (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially

that I am the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

because he hath said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

The river
y`or (yeh-ore')
brook, flood, river, stream.

is mine and I have made
`asah (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"The land of Egypt will become a desolation and waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, 'The Nile is mine, and I have made it,'

King James Bible
And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The land of Egypt will be a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. Because you said, 'The Nile is my own; I made it,'

International Standard Version
and the land of Egypt will be turned into a desolate ruin. Then you will know that I am the LORD. Because Egypt said, "The Nile is mine. I made it!"

NET Bible
The land of Egypt will become a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because he said, "The Nile is mine and I made it,"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Egypt will become a wasteland and a pile of rubble. Then you will know that I am the LORD. You said, "The Nile River is mine. I made it."

King James 2000 Bible
And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he has said, The river is mine, and I have made it.

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