Ezekiel 29:12
29:12 I will turn the land of Egypt into a desolation in the midst of desolate lands; for forty years her cities will lie desolate in the midst of ruined cities. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries.
Ezekiel 29:19-20
29:19 Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to give the land of Egypt to King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon. He will carry off her wealth, capture her loot, and seize her plunder; it will be his army’s wages.
29:20 I have given him the land of Egypt as his compensation for attacking Tyre 1 , because they did it for me, declares the sovereign Lord.
1 tn Heb “for which he worked,” referring to the assault on Tyre (v. 18).