Ezekiel 29:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

I will restore the exiled people of Egypt and establish them in the territory of Paphur. Additionally, I will bring back the captives from Egypt and settle them in the land of Paphur, where they were taken to the region of Othonud. This promise of liberation from captivity also foreshadows the eventual diminishment of this kingdom. Its authority will be greatly reduced: it shall be humbler than all other powers, so that no man may rise exalted above others; I will choose to be lowly, lest the nations become numerous against me. The accuracy of this prophecy is evidenced by historical events. The Egyptian empire, which Nebuchadnezzar laid waste, was revived under Cyrus the Persian, yet it never regained its former strength.