29:13 主耶和華如此說:「滿了四十年,我必招聚分散在各國民中的埃及人。
29:14 我必叫埃及被擄的人回來,使他們歸回本地巴忒羅。在那裡必成為低微的國,
29:15 必為列國中最低微的,也不再自高於列國之上。我必減少他們,以致不再轄制列國。
29:16 埃及必不再作以色列家所倚靠的;以色列家仰望埃及人的時候,便思念罪孽。他們就知道我是主耶和華。」
“For thus says the Lord God: At the end of
forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were
scattered, and I will restore the
fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their
origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom. It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms,
and never again exalt itself above the nations. And I will make them so small
that they will never again rule over the nations. And it shall never again be the reliance of
the house of Israel, recalling their iniquity, when they turn to them for aid.
Then they will know that I am the Lord God.”
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先知在此宣告:「埃及必不再作以色列家所倚靠的;以色列家仰望埃及人的時候,便思念罪孽。他們就知道我是主耶和華。」
這是先知對以色列人的提醒,要以色列人不要再倚靠埃及。因為,倚靠埃及不倚靠上帝,這就是與拜偶像沒有兩樣,所以這是一種罪惡!
同樣教會不透過禱告倚靠上帝,要倚靠上帝以外的勢力,就是拜偶像,這是得罪上帝的作為,我們不能不謹慎與小心!
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