8 " 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
8 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast,
8 - Message of God, the Master - I'll bring war against you, do away with people and animals alike,
8 'Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Surely I will bring a sword upon you and cut off from you man and beast.
8 "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring an army against you, OÂ Egypt, and destroy both people and animals.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 29:8
Commentary on Ezekiel 29:1-16
(Read Ezekiel 29:1-16)
Worldly, carnal minds pride themselves in their property, forgetting that whatever we have, we received it from God, and should use it for God. Why, then, do we boast? Self is the great idol which all the world worships, in contempt of God and his sovereignty. God can force men out of that in which they are most secure and easy. Such a one, and all that cleave to him, shall perish together. Thus end men's pride, presumption, and carnal security. The Lord is against those who do harm to his people, and still more against those who lead them into sin. Egypt shall be a kingdom again, but it shall be the basest of the kingdoms; it shall have little wealth and power. History shows the complete fulfilment of this prophecy. God, not only in justice, but in wisdom and goodness to us, breaks the creature-stays on which we lean, that they may be no more our confidence.