And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries: See verse 23 and 29.12.

Then they will know that I am the LORD: See verses 8 and 25.

A model that combines verses 23-26 is:

• I will give the king of Babylonia strong arms and I will put my sword in his hand so he can attack Egypt. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh so they will fall useless to his side. He won’t be able to help Egypt. He will cry out in pain like a dying man before the king of Babylonia. When I give strength to the king of Babylonia, he will defeat Egypt and scatter the people to live in exile in all the other countries. Then the people of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh.”

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .