12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among[a] desolate lands, and its cities will be a desolation among[b] ruined cities(A) for forty years. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.(B)

13 “‘For this is what the Lord God says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were dispersed.(C) 14 I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

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Footnotes

  1. 29:12 Or Egypt the most desolate of
  2. 29:12 Or be the most desolate of

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