Ezekiel 29:3

“Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.”

"Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself." - Ezekiel 29:3
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What does Ezekiel 29:3 mean?

Ezekiel 29:3 (KJV) reads: "Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself." This verse is a part of Ezekiel's…

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The Great River and the Greater God: A Devotional on Ezekiel 29:3

The verse Ezekiel 29:3, "Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself," sets a powerful stage for reflection…

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A Prayer Against Pride and Idolatry: Reflections on Ezekiel 29:3

O Lord God, Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You today with earnest hearts, seeking Your guidance and illumination as we meditate upon Your holy Word. As we reflect on the profound message found in Ezekiel 29:3, we are reminded of Your sovereignty over all nations and…

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Ezekiel 29:3 - "Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself."
Genesis 29-3
Ezekiel 29:1 - "In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 44:29 - "They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be their's."
Ezekiel 48:29 - "This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 29:14 - "And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom."
Ezekiel 16:29 - "Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith."
Ezekiel 29:6 - "And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel."
Ezekiel 29:2 - "Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:"
ezekiel 8:3
Ezekiel 3:17
Ezekiel 20:29 - "Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day."
Ezekiel 29:17 - "¶ And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 29:11 - "No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years."
Ezekiel 36:29 - "I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you."
Ezekiel 27:29 - "And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;"
Ezekiel 29:13 - "¶ Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:"
Ezekiel 18:29 - "Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?"
Ezekiel 22:29 - "The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully."
Ezekiel 34:29 - "And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more."
Ezekiel 34:3–4
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."
Ezekiel 33:29 - "Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed."
Ezekiel 38:1-3
Ezekiel 4:1-3
Ezekiel 33:3-9
Lamentations 3:29 - "He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope."
Deuteronomy 3:29 - "So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor."
Galatians 3:29 - "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."