Ezekiel 29:9
and the land of Egypt will be a desolation and a wasteland. And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
“Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine and I have made it,’
Ezekiel 29:3
Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers,
[Boastfully] declaring, ‘My Nile is my own, and I have made it for myself.’
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 18:12
Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance,
But humility comes before honor.
Ezekiel 29:10-12
behold (hear this), therefore, I am against you and against your rivers (the Nile, its tributaries), and I will make the land of Egypt a complete waste and a desolation, from [northern] Migdol to [southern]
Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,
But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Jeremiah 43:10-13
and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Behold, I am going to send and get
Ezekiel 30:7-8
“And they will be desolate
In the midst of countries that are desolated;
And her cities will be
Among cities that are devastated [by plunder and slavery].
Ezekiel 30:13-19
‘Thus says the Lord God,
“I will also destroy the idols
And I will put an end to the images in Memphis;
There will no longer be a prince of the land of Egypt.
And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
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The land
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The land
“And they will be desolate
In the midst of countries that are desolated;
And her cities will be
Among cities that are devastated [by plunder and slavery].
Because
The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers,
[Boastfully] declaring, ‘My Nile is my own, and I have made it for myself.’
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance,
But humility comes before honor.
A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,
But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.