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Ezekiel 29:20
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18 “Son of man, aNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made bbald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it.  
19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Surely I will give the land of Egypt to aNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army.  
20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they aworked for Me,’ says the Lord God.  
21 ‘In that day aI will cause the horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will bopen your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” 
Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 29:20

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American Standard Version
I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor with which he served [against Tyre] because they did it for Me, says the Lord God.

Contemporary English Version
Egypt will be his reward, because he and his army have been following my orders. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

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

Good News Bible
I am giving him Egypt in payment for his services, because his army was working for me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"I have given him the land of Egypt {for} his labor which he performed, because they acted for Me, declares the Lord GOD."

New International Version
I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

New King James Version
I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they worked for Me,’ says the Lord GOD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor which he performed, because they acted for Me," declares the Lord GOD.

Revised Standard Version
I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he labored, because they worked for me, says the Lord GOD.

Young's Literal Translation
His wage for which he laboured I have given to him, The land of Egypt -- in that they wrought for Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

New English Translation
I have given him the land of Egypt as his compensation for attacking Tyre1, because they did it for me, declares the sovereign Lord.


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