Verses 17-21
Egypt as Nebuchadrezzar’s Wages for the Siege of Tyre
This is the latest of Ezekiel’s dated prophecies, and was uttered nearly sixteen years after the destruction of Jerusalem. Nebuchadrezzar’s siege of Tyre was now over, and had not ended so successfully as Ezekiel prophesied in Ezekiel 26-28. Ezekiel now proclaimed that Egypt would be substituted for Tyre as Nebuchadrezzar’s reward, and concluded with a promise of revival to Israel.
17. The seven and twentieth year, the first month] March-April, 570 b.c.
20. They wrought for me] Nebuchadrezzar and his army were God’s instruments.
21. The humiliation of Egypt would open the way for Israel’s restoration, and the prophet would no longer be silenced by the incredulity of his people.
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