Ezekiel 29:4-6

King James Version

⁴But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

⁵And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.

⁶And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

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Ezekiel 29:4-6

New International Version

⁴But I will put hooks^(A) in your jaws
    and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales.
I will pull you out from among your streams,
    with all the fish sticking to your scales.^(B)
⁵I will leave you in the desert,
    you and all the fish of your streams.
You will fall on the open field
    and not be gathered^(C) or picked up.
I will give you as food
    to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.^(D)

⁶Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.

“‘You have been a staff of reed^(E) for the people of Israel.

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Ezekiel 29:4-6

New King James Version

⁴But ^(A)I will put hooks in your jaws,
And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales;
I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales.
⁵I will leave you in the wilderness,
You and all the fish of your rivers;
You shall fall on the ^[a]open ^(B)field;
^(C)You shall not be picked up or ^[b]gathered.
^(D)I have given you as food
To the beasts of the field
And to the birds of the heavens.