Ezekiel 29:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army ·fight [^Llabor] hard against Tyre. Every soldier’s head was rubbed bare, and every shoulder was rubbed raw. But Nebuchadnezzar and his army gained ·nothing [or no wages] from ·fighting Tyre [^Lthe labor he performed against her]. ¹⁹ So this is what the Lord God says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will ·take away Egypt’s people and its wealth and its treasures [^Lcarry off its wealth and loot and plunder it] as pay for his army. ²⁰ I am giving Nebuchadnezzar the land of Egypt as ·a reward [compensation] for working hard for me, says the Lord God.