KJV ORIGINAL
I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So I handed him over to a powerful foreign ruler who's going to handle this situation. I kicked him out because of all the terrible things he did.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When you keep doing wrong, eventually someone stronger than you is going to step in and deal with it.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The prophet Ezekiel wrote this book to the Jewish exiles in Babylon during the early 6th century BCE. The book was written to explain the reasons for the exile and to deliver prophecies of judgment against surrounding nations, including Egypt, to discourage reliance on them.
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