Ezekiel 29:20

I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.

I have given him the land of Egypt ... because they wrought for me - the Chaldeans, fulfilling my will as to Tyre (cf. Jeremiah 25:9).

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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2 Kings 10:30 ; Isaiah 10:6 ; Isaiah 10:7 ; Isaiah 45:1-3 ; Jeremiah 25:9
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They — The Babylonians. For me — God's work was doing by them, tho' they thought nothing less.

²⁰ I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.

Related Commentaries of Ezekiel 29:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezekiel 29:20