Ezekiel 32:17-32
English Standard Version
17 (A)In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month,[a] on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 18 (B)“Son of man, (C)wail over (D)the multitude of Egypt, and (E)send them down, her and the daughters of majestic nations, (F)to the world below, to those who have gone down to the pit:
20 They shall fall amid those (I)who are slain by the sword. Egypt[b] is delivered to the sword; drag her away, and (J)all her multitudes. 21 The mighty chiefs (K)shall speak of them, (L)with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: ‘They have come down, they lie still, (M)the uncircumcised, (N)slain by the sword.’
22 (O)“Assyria is there, and all her company, (P)its graves all around it, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, 23 whose graves are set in (Q)the uttermost parts of the pit; and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, (R)who spread terror (S)in the land of the living.
24 (T)“Elam is (U)there, and all her multitude around her grave; all of them (V)slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into (W)the world below, who spread their terror in the land of the living; and (X)they bear their shame (Y)with those who go down to the pit. 25 (Z)They have made her a bed among the slain with all her multitude, (AA)her graves all around it, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for terror of them was spread in the land of the living, and they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are placed among the slain.
26 (AB)“Meshech-Tubal is (AC)there, and all her multitude, (AD)her graves all around it, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for they spread their terror in the land of the living. 27 And (AE)they do not lie with the mighty, the fallen from among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads, and whose iniquities are upon their bones; for the terror of the mighty men was in the land of the living. 28 But as for you, you shall be broken (AF)and lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword.
29 (AG)“Edom is (AH)there, her kings and all her princes, who for all their might are laid with those who are killed by the sword; they lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.
30 “The princes (AI)of the north are there, all of them, and all the (AJ)Sidonians, who have gone down in shame with the slain, (AK)for all the terror that they caused by their might; they lie uncircumcised with those who are slain by the sword, and (AL)bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.
31 “When Pharaoh sees them, he (AM)will be comforted for (AN)all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord God. 32 (AO)For I spread terror (AP)in the land of the living; and he shall be laid to rest among (AQ)the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord God.”
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- Ezekiel 32:17 Hebrew lacks in the twelfth month
- Ezekiel 32:20 Hebrew She
Ezekiel 32:17-32
New Living Translation
Egypt Falls into the Pit
17 On March 17,[a] during the twelfth year, another message came to me from the Lord: 18 “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations.[b] For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit. 19 Say to them,
‘O Egypt, are you lovelier than the other nations?
No! So go down to the pit and lie there among the outcasts.[c]’
20 The Egyptians will fall with the many who have died by the sword, for the sword is drawn against them. Egypt and its hordes will be dragged away to their judgment. 21 Down in the grave[d] mighty leaders will mockingly welcome Egypt and its allies, saying, ‘They have come down; they lie among the outcasts, hordes slaughtered by the sword.’
22 “Assyria lies there surrounded by the graves of its army, those who were slaughtered by the sword. 23 Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword.
24 “Elam lies there surrounded by the graves of all its hordes, those who were slaughtered by the sword. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have descended as outcasts to the world below. Now they lie in the pit and share the shame of those who have gone before them. 25 They have a resting place among the slaughtered, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. Yes, they terrorized the nations while they lived, but now they lie in shame with others in the pit, all of them outcasts, slaughtered by the sword.
26 “Meshech and Tubal are there, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. They once struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere. But now they are outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword. 27 They are not buried in honor like their fallen heroes, who went down to the grave[e] with their weapons—their shields covering their bodies[f] and their swords beneath their heads. Their guilt rests upon them because they brought terror to everyone while they were still alive.
28 “You too, Egypt, will lie crushed and broken among the outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword.
29 “Edom is there with its kings and princes. Mighty as they were, they also lie among those slaughtered by the sword, with the outcasts who have gone down to the pit.
30 “All the princes of the north and the Sidonians are there with others who have died. Once a terror, they have been put to shame. They lie there as outcasts with others who were slaughtered by the sword. They share the shame of all who have descended to the pit.
31 “When Pharaoh and his entire army arrive, he will take comfort that he is not alone in having his hordes killed, says the Sovereign Lord. 32 Although I have caused his terror to fall upon all the living, Pharaoh and his hordes will lie there among the outcasts who were slaughtered by the sword. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
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- 32:17 Hebrew On the fifteenth day of the month, presumably in the twelfth month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar (see 32:1). This would put this message at the end of King Jehoiachin’s twelfth year of captivity, on March 17, 585 B.c.; also see note on 1:1. Greek version reads On the fifteenth day of the first month, which would put this message on April 27, 586 B.c., at the beginning of Jehoiachin’s twelfth year.
- 32:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
- 32:19 Hebrew the uncircumcised; also in 32:21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32.
- 32:21 Hebrew in Sheol.
- 32:27a Hebrew to Sheol.
- 32:27b The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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