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A Lament over Pharaoh and Egypt

32 And it happened in the (A)twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Son of man, take up a (B)lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him,

‘You liken yourself to a young (C)lion of the nations,
Yet you are like the (D)monster in the seas;
And you (E)burst forth in your rivers
And muddied the waters with your feet
And [a]fouled their rivers.’”

Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“So I will (F)spread My net over you
With an assembly of many peoples,
And they shall bring you up in My net.
I will abandon you on the land;
I will hurl you on the [b]open field.
And I will cause all the (G)birds of the sky to dwell on you,
And I will satisfy the beasts of the whole earth [c]with you.
I will put your flesh (H)on the mountains
And fill the valleys with your refuse.
I will also make the land drink the discharge of your (I)blood
As far as the mountains,
And the ravines will be full of you.
And when I (J)extinguish you,
I will (K)cover the heavens and darken their (L)stars;
I will cover the (M)sun with a cloud,
And the moon will not give its light.
All the shining (N)lights in the heavens
I will darken over you
And will give darkness on your land,”
Declares Lord Yahweh.

“I will also (O)vex the hearts of many peoples when I (P)bring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known. 10 I will make many peoples [d](Q)appalled at you, and their kings will be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and (R)they will tremble every moment, every man for his own life, on the day of your downfall.”

11 For (S)thus says Lord Yahweh, “The sword of the king of Babylon will come upon you. 12 By the swords of the mighty ones I will cause your multitude to fall; all of them are (T)ruthless ones of the nations,

And they will (U)devastate the lofty pride of Egypt,
And all its multitude will be destroyed.
13 I will also make all its cattle perish from beside many waters;
And (V)the foot of man will not muddy them anymore,
And the hoofs of beasts will not muddy them.
14 Then I will make their waters settle
And will cause their rivers to [e]run like oil,”
Declares Lord Yahweh.
15 “When I make the land of Egypt a (W)desolation,
And the land is desolate of its fullness,
When I strike all those who inhabit it,
Then they shall (X)know that I am Yahweh.

16 This is a (Y)lamentation, and they shall [f]lament over it. The daughters of the nations shall [g]lament over it. Over Egypt and over all her multitude they shall [h]lament over it,” declares Lord Yahweh.

17 Now it happened in the (Z)twelfth year, on the (AA)fifteenth of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 18 “Son of man, (AB)wail for the hordes of Egypt and (AC)bring it down, her and the daughters of the powerful nations, to the (AD)nether world, with those who go down to the pit;

19 ‘Whom do you surpass in beauty?
Go down and make your bed with the (AE)uncircumcised.’

20 They shall fall in the midst of those who are slain by the sword. [i]She is given over to the sword; they have (AF)drawn her and all her multitude away. 21 The [j](AG)dominant among the mighty ones shall speak of him and his helpers from the midst of Sheol, ‘They have gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’

22 (AH)Assyria is there and all her assembly; [k]her graves are round about [l]her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword, 23 whose (AI)graves are put in the remotest parts of the pit, and her assembly is all round about her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword, who put terror in the land of the living.

24 (AJ)Elam is there and all her multitude all around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised to the (AK)lower parts of the earth, who put their terror in the (AL)land of the living and (AM)bore their dishonor with those who went down to the pit. 25 They have put a (AN)bed for her among the slain with all her multitude. Her graves are all around it; all of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword (although their terror was put in the land of the living), and they bore their dishonor with those who go down to the pit; [m]they were put in the midst of the slain.

26 (AO)Meshech, (AP)Tubal, and all their multitude are there; their graves are all around them. All of them were slain by the sword (AQ)uncircumcised, though they put their terror in the land of the living. 27 (AR)Nor do they lie beside the fallen (AS)mighty ones of the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war and whose swords were put under their heads; but the punishment for their (AT)iniquity rested on their bones, though the terror of these mighty ones was once in the land of the living. 28 But as for you, in the midst of the uncircumcised you will be broken and lie with those slain by the sword.

29 “There also is (AU)Edom, its kings, and all its [n]princes, who [o]for all their might are put with those slain by the sword; they will lie with the uncircumcised and with those who go down to the pit.

30 “There also are the [p]chiefs of the (AV)north, all of them, and all the (AW)Sidonians, who in spite of the terror resulting from their might, in shame went down with the slain. So they lay down uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bore their dishonor with those who go down to the pit.

31 “These Pharaoh will see, and he will be (AX)comforted for all his multitude slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his military force,” declares Lord Yahweh. 32 “Though I put a terror of him in the land of the living, yet he will be made to lie down among the uncircumcised along with those slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his hordes,” declares Lord Yahweh.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 32:2 Lit fouled by stamping
  2. Ezekiel 32:4 Lit surface of the field
  3. Ezekiel 32:4 Lit from
  4. Ezekiel 32:10 Or feel desolate
  5. Ezekiel 32:14 Lit go, walk
  6. Ezekiel 32:16 Or chant
  7. Ezekiel 32:16 Or chant
  8. Ezekiel 32:16 Or chant
  9. Ezekiel 32:20 Or The sword is given
  10. Ezekiel 32:21 Lit rams
  11. Ezekiel 32:22 Lit his
  12. Ezekiel 32:22 Lit him
  13. Ezekiel 32:25 As in ancient versions; M.T. he was
  14. Ezekiel 32:29 Or leaders
  15. Ezekiel 32:29 Or in
  16. Ezekiel 32:30 Or princes

Lamentation for Pharaoh and Egypt

32 And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the (A)twelfth month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, (B)take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:

(C)‘You are like a young lion among the nations,
And (D)you are like a monster in the seas,
(E)Bursting forth in your rivers,
Troubling the waters with your feet,
And (F)fouling their rivers.

‘Thus says the Lord God:

“I will therefore (G)spread My net over you with a company of many people,
And they will draw you up in My net.
Then (H)I will leave you on the land;
I will cast you out on the open fields,
(I)And cause to [a]settle on you all the birds of the heavens.
And with you I will fill the beasts of the whole earth.
I will lay your flesh (J)on the mountains,
And fill the valleys with your carcass.

“I will also water the land with the flow of your blood,
Even to the mountains;
And the riverbeds will be full of you.
When I put out your light,
(K)I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
And the moon shall not give her light.
All the [b]bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you,
And bring darkness upon your land,”
Says the Lord God.

‘I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known. 10 Yes, I will make many peoples astonished at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and (L)they shall tremble every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall.

11 (M)‘For thus says the Lord God: “The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you. 12 By the swords of the mighty warriors, all of them (N)the most terrible of the nations, I will cause your multitude to fall.

(O)“They shall plunder the pomp of Egypt,
And all its multitude shall be destroyed.
13 Also I will destroy all its animals
From beside its great waters;
(P)The foot of man shall muddy them no more,
Nor shall the hooves of animals muddy them.
14 Then I will make their waters [c]clear,
And make their rivers run like oil,”
Says the Lord God.

15 “When I make the land of Egypt desolate,
And the country is destitute of all that once filled it,
When I strike all who dwell in it,
(Q)Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

16 “This is the (R)lamentation
With which they shall lament her;
The daughters of the nations shall lament her;
They shall lament for her, for Egypt,
And for all her multitude,”
Says the Lord God.’ ”

Egypt and Others Consigned to the Pit

17 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, (S)that the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

18 “Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt,
And (T)cast them down to the depths of the earth,
Her and the daughters of the famous nations,
With those who go down to the Pit:
19 ‘Whom (U)do you surpass in beauty?
(V)Go down, be placed with the uncircumcised.’

20 “They shall fall in the midst of those slain by the sword;
She is delivered to the sword,
(W)Drawing her and all her multitudes.
21 (X)The strong among the mighty
Shall speak to him out of the midst of hell
With those who help him:
‘They have (Y)gone down,
They lie with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’

22 “Assyria(Z) is there, and all her company,
With their graves all around her,
All of them slain, fallen by the sword.
23 (AA)Her graves are set in the recesses of the Pit,
And her company is all around her grave,
All of them slain, fallen by the sword,
Who (AB)caused terror in the land of the living.

24 “There is (AC)Elam and all her multitude,
All around her grave,
All of them slain, fallen by the sword,
Who have (AD)gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth,
(AE)Who caused their terror in the land of the living;
Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.
25 They have set her (AF)bed in the midst of the slain,
With all her multitude,
With her graves all around it,
All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword;
Though their terror was caused
In the land of the living,
Yet they bear their shame
With those who go down to the Pit;
It was put in the midst of the slain.

26 “There are (AG)Meshech and Tubal and all their multitudes,
With all their graves around it,
All of them (AH)uncircumcised, slain by the sword,
Though they caused their terror in the land of the living.
27 (AI)They do not lie with the mighty
Who are fallen of the uncircumcised,
Who have gone down to hell with their weapons of war;
They have laid their swords under their heads,
But their iniquities will be on their bones,
Because of the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.
28 Yes, you shall be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised,
And lie with those slain by the sword.

29 “There is (AJ)Edom,
Her kings and all her princes,
Who despite their might
Are laid beside those slain by the sword;
They shall lie with the uncircumcised,
And with those who go down to the Pit.
30 (AK)There are the princes of the north,
All of them, and all the (AL)Sidonians,
Who have gone down with the slain
In shame at the terror which they caused by their might;
They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword,
And bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.

31 “Pharaoh will see them
And be (AM)comforted over all his multitude,
Pharaoh and all his army,
Slain by the sword,”
Says the Lord God.

32 “For I have caused My terror in the land of the living;
And he shall be placed in the midst of the uncircumcised
With those slain by the sword,
Pharaoh and all his multitude,”
Says the Lord God.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 32:4 Lit. sit or dwell
  2. Ezekiel 32:8 Or shining
  3. Ezekiel 32:14 Lit. sink; settle, grow clear

Lamento por el rey de Egipto

32 Aconteció en el primer día del mes duodécimo[a] del año doce que vino a mí la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo: “Oh hijo de hombre, entona un lamento por el faraón, rey de Egipto, y dile:

“‘Has llegado a ser semejante

a un león de las naciones.

Tú eres como el monstruo de los mares; irrumpes en tus ríos,

agitas las aguas con tus pies

y enlodas sus corrientes.

Así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[b]: Extenderé contra ti mi red

en medio de la reunión

de muchos pueblos,

y con mi malla te levantarán.

Te arrojaré en la tierra;

te lanzaré sobre la superficie

del campo.

Haré que las aves del cielo

habiten sobre ti;

haré que se sacien de ti las bestias

de toda la tierra.

Tus carnes expondré sobre los montes,

y llenaré los valles con tus restos.

Regaré la tierra con el correr

de tu sangre,

y de ti se llenarán las quebradas.

Cuando yo te haya extinguido, cubriré los cielos

y haré que se oscurezcan las estrellas. Cubriré el sol con una nube,

y dejará de alumbrar la luz de la luna.

Haré que se oscurezcan sobre ti todos los astros luminosos del cielo,

y traeré tinieblas sobre tu tierra, dice el SEÑOR Dios[c].

“‘Perturbaré el corazón de muchos pueblos cuando haga llevar a los tuyos

en cautividad[d] entre las naciones,

a tierras que jamás has conocido.

10 Haré que muchos pueblos

queden atónitos a causa de ti. Por tu causa sus reyes

se estremecerán de terror,

cuando yo esgrima mi espada ante sus rostros.

En el día de tu caída

todos temblarán a cada instante, cada uno por su propia vida.

11 Porque así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[e]:

La espada del rey de Babilonia vendrá contra ti.

12 Con espadas de hombres valientes haré caer tu multitud.

Todos ellos son los más crueles

de las naciones.

Destruirán la soberbia de Egipto,

y toda su multitud será deshecha.

13 Haré perecer todos sus animales

de junto a las muchas aguas. Nunca más las agitará

el pie del hombre

ni las agitarán las pezuñas

de los animales.

14 Entonces aquietaré sus aguas,

y haré que sus ríos corran como

el aceite, dice el SEÑOR Dios[f].

15 “‘Cuando yo convierta en desolación la tierra de Egipto y la tierra sea vaciada de su plenitud,

cuando yo haga morir a todos los que habitan en ella,

sabrán que yo soy el SEÑOR’.

16 “Este es un lamento, y lo entonarán. Las hijas de las naciones lo entonarán. Por Egipto y por toda su multitud lo entonarán”, dice el SEÑOR Dios[g].

Egipto yacerá en el Seol

17 Aconteció en el día quince del mes primero[h] del año doce que vino a mí la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo: 18 “Oh hijo de hombre, lamenta tú por la multitud de Egipto y hazlos descender, tanto a él como a las hijas de las naciones poderosas, a las partes más bajas de la tierra, junto con los que descienden a la fosa: 19 ‘¿A quién superas en hermosura? ¡Desciende para que te hagan yacer con los incircuncisos!’.

20 “En medio de los muertos a espada caerán. Él es entregado a la espada. Arrástrenlo con toda su multitud. 21 De en medio del Seol los más fuertes de los poderosos, con sus ayudadores, hablarán de él: ‘Ya han descendido y yacen con los incircuncisos, muertos a espada’.

22 “Allí está Asiria y toda su multitud alrededor de sus sepulcros. Todos ellos cayeron muertos a espada. 23 Sus sepulcros han sido puestos en los lugares más profundos de la fosa, y su multitud yace alrededor de su sepulcro. Todos ellos, los que impusieron su terror en la tierra de los vivientes, han caído muertos a espada.

24 “Allí está Elam, con toda su multitud alrededor de su sepulcro. Todos ellos cayeron muertos a espada y han descendido incircuncisos a las partes más bajas de la tierra, porque impusieron su terror en la tierra de los vivientes. Cargan con su afrenta, junto con los que descienden a la fosa. 25 En medio de los muertos le tendieron su lecho, y toda su multitud está alrededor de su sepulcro, todos incircuncisos, muertos a espada; porque impusieron su terror en la tierra de los vivientes. Cargan con su afrenta, junto con los que descienden a la fosa. Fue puesto en medio de los muertos.

26 “Allí están Mesec y Tubal, con toda su multitud alrededor de sus sepulcros, todos ellos incircuncisos, muertos a espada; porque impusieron su terror en la tierra de los vivientes. 27 No yacen con los valientes que cayeron, de entre los incircuncisos, los cuales descendieron al Seol con sus armas de guerra; cuyas espadas fueron puestas debajo de sus cabezas, y cuyos pecados quedaron puestos sobre sus huesos; porque impusieron su terror sobre los valientes en la tierra de los vivientes. 28 Tú, pues, serás quebrantado entre los incircuncisos, yacerás con los muertos a espada.

29 “Allí está Edom con sus reyes y todos sus dirigentes que en su poderío fueron puestos junto con los muertos a espada. Ellos yacen con los incircuncisos y con los que descienden a la fosa.

30 “Allí están los príncipes del norte, todos ellos, y todos los de Sidón, quienes a pesar del terror causado por su poderío yacen avergonzados, incircuncisos, junto con los muertos a espada. Y cargan con su afrenta, junto con los que descienden a la fosa.

31 “A estos mirará el faraón, y se consolará por toda su multitud, los muertos a espada, aun el faraón y todo el ejército, dice el SEÑOR Dios[i]. 32 Porque impuso[j] su terror en la tierra de los vivientes, también al faraón y a toda su multitud se les hará yacer entre los incircuncisos, con los muertos a espada”, dice el SEÑOR Dios[k].

Footnotes

  1. Ezequiel 32:1 Aprox. feb.-mar.
  2. Ezequiel 32:3 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  3. Ezequiel 32:8 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  4. Ezequiel 32:9 Según LXX; heb., lleve tu quebrantamiento.
  5. Ezequiel 32:11 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  6. Ezequiel 32:14 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  7. Ezequiel 32:16 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  8. Ezequiel 32:17 Aprox. mar.-abr.
  9. Ezequiel 32:31 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  10. Ezequiel 32:32 Según LXX y Targum; cf. vv. 23, 24, 26; heb., impuse.
  11. Ezequiel 32:32 Lit., Señor YHWH.