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Ezekiel 32:17-32

Ezekiel 32

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17In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

18“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:

19Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised!

20They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes.

21Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’

22Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.

23Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit, and her company is all around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who once spread terror in the land of the living.

24Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.

25Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.

26Meshech and Tubal are there with all their multitudes, with their graves all around them. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, because they spread their terror in the land of the living.

27They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.

28But you too will be shattered and lie down among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.

29Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.

30All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.

31Pharaoh will see them and be comforted over all his multitude—Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.

32For I will spread My terror in the land of the living, so that Pharaoh and all his multitude will be laid to rest among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Verse 17

Original words

In the twelfthבִּשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Preposition-b | Number - feminine dual construct. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֣הH6240Number - feminine singularyearשָׁנָ֔הH8141Noun - feminine singularon the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הH2568Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular. . .עָשָׂ֖רH6240Number - masculine singularday of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁH2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הָיָ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe wordדְבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcameוַֽיְהִי֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֥יH413Preposition | first person common singularsayingלֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

BSB notes

  • Presumably the fifteenth day of the twelfth month (see verse 1); LXX on the fifteenth day of the first month.
Verse 18

Original words

Sonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof manאָדָ֕םH120Noun - masculine singularwailנְהֵ֛הH5091Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularforעַל־H5921Prepositionthe multitudesהֲמ֥וֹןH1995Noun - masculine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularand consignוְהוֹרִדֵ֑הוּH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singularherא֠וֹתָהּH853Direct object marker | third person feminine singularand the daughtersוּבְנ֨וֹתH1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructof the mightyאַדִּרִ֛םH117Adjective - masculine pluralnationsגּוֹיִ֧םH1471Noun - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe depthsתַּחְתִּיּ֖וֹתH8482Noun - feminine pluralof the earthאֶ֥רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthose who descendי֥וֹרְדֵיH3381Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructto the Pitבֽוֹר׃H953Noun - masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

Whomמִמִּ֖יH4310Preposition-m | Interrogativedo you surpass in beautyנָעָ֑מְתָּH5276Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularGo downרְדָ֥הH3381Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularand be placedוְהָשְׁכְּבָ֖הH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthe uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִֽים׃H6189Adjective - masculine plural
Verse 20

Original words

They will fallיִפֹּ֑לוּH5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralamongבְּת֥וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthose slainחַלְלֵי־H2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the swordחֶ֖רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularThe swordחֶ֣רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularis appointedנִתָּ֔נָהH5414Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularLet [them] drag her awayמָשְׁכ֥וּH4900Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralalong with allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct-אוֹתָ֖הּH853Direct object marker | third person feminine singularher multitudesהֲמוֹנֶֽיהָ׃H1995Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Mightyגִבּוֹרִ֛יםH1368Adjective - masculine pluralchiefsאֵלֵ֧יH352Noun - masculine plural constructwill speakיְדַבְּרוּ־H1696Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralfrom the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְH8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלH7585Noun - common singularabout [Egypt]אֶת־H854Prepositionand her alliesעֹֽזְרָ֑יוH5826Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularThey have come downיָֽרְד֛וּH3381Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraland lieשָׁכְב֥וּH7901Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwith the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֖יםH6189Article | Adjective - masculine pluralwith those slainחַלְלֵי־H2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the swordחָֽרֶב׃H2719Noun - feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙H804Noun - proper - feminine singularis thereשָׁ֤םH8033Adverbwith her wholeוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructcompanyקְהָלָ֔הּH6951Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularher gravesקִבְרֹתָ֑יוH6913Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularare all around herסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֖יוH5439Adverb | third person masculine singularAll of themכֻּלָּ֣םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralare slainחֲלָלִ֔יםH2491Noun - masculine pluralfallenהַנֹּפְלִ֖יםH5307Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralby the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃H2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

Herאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativegravesקִבְרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙H6913Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularare setנִתְּנ֤וּH5414Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralin the depthsבְּיַרְכְּתֵי־H3411Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual constructof the Pitב֔וֹרH953Noun - masculine singularand her companyקְהָלָ֔הּH6951Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularisוַיְהִ֣יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularall aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתH5439Adverbher graveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּH6900Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularAllכֻּלָּ֤םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralof them are slainחֲלָלִים֙H2491Noun - masculine pluralfallenנֹפְלִ֣יםH5307Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralby the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularthose whoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeonce spreadנָתְנ֥וּH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralterrorחִתִּ֖יתH2851Noun - feminine singularin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the livingחַיִּֽים׃H2416Adjective - masculine plural
Verse 24

Original words

Elamעֵילָם֙H5867Noun - proper - feminine singularis thereשָׁ֤םH8033Adverbwith allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructher multitudesהֲמוֹנָ֔הּH1995Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singulararoundסְבִיב֖וֹתH5439Adverbher graveקְבֻרָתָ֑הּH6900Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularAllכֻּלָּ֣םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralof them are slainחֲלָלִים֩H2491Noun - masculine pluralfallenהַנֹּפְלִ֨יםH5307Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralby the swordבַּחֶ֜רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularthoseאֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativewho went downיָרְד֥וּH3381Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraluncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֣ים׀H6189Adjective - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe earthאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularbelowתַּחְתִּיּ֗וֹתH8482Noun - feminine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeonce spreadנָתְנ֤וּH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraltheir terrorחִתִּיתָם֙H2851Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the livingחַיִּ֔יםH2416Adjective - masculine pluralThey bearוַיִּשְׂא֥וּH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir disgraceכְלִמָּתָ֖םH3639Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthose who descendי֥וֹרְדֵיH3381Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructto the Pitבֽוֹר׃H953Noun - masculine singular
Verse 25

Original words

Amongבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe slainחֲ֠לָלִיםH2491Noun - masculine pluralthey prepareנָתְנ֨וּH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plurala resting placeמִשְׁכָּ֥בH4904Noun - masculine singularfor [Elam]לָהּ֙Preposition | third person feminine singularwith allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructher hordesהֲמוֹנָ֔הּH1995Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularwith her gravesקִבְרֹתֶ֑הָH6913Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularall around herסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֖יוH5439Adverb | third person masculine singularAllכֻּלָּ֣םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralof them are uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֣יםH6189Adjective - masculine pluralslainחַלְלֵי־H2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the swordחֶ֡רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularalthoughכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctiontheir terrorחִתִּיתָ֜םH2851Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwas once spreadנִתַּ֨ןH5414Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the livingחַיִּ֗יםH2416Adjective - masculine pluralThey bearוַיִּשְׂא֤וּH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir disgraceכְלִמָּתָם֙H3639Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthose who descendי֣וֹרְדֵיH3381Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructto the Pitב֔וֹרH953Noun - masculine singularThey are placedנִתָּֽן׃H5414Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularamongבְּת֥וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe slainחֲלָלִ֖יםH2491Noun - masculine plural
Verse 26

Original words

Meshechמֶ֤שֶׁךְH4902Noun - proper - feminine singularand Tubalתֻּבַל֙H8422Noun - proper - feminine singularare thereשָׁ֣םH8033Adverbwith allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructtheir multitudesהֲמוֹנָ֔הּH1995Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularwith their gravesקִבְרוֹתֶ֑יהָH6913Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularall around themסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֖יוH5439Adverb | third person masculine singularAllכֻּלָּ֤םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralof them are uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִים֙H6189Adjective - masculine pluralslainמְחֻ֣לְלֵיH2490Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural constructby the swordחֶ֔רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthey spreadנָתְנ֥וּH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraltheir terrorחִתִּיתָ֖םH2851Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the livingחַיִּֽים׃H2416Adjective - masculine plural
Verse 27

Original words

They do notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelie downיִשְׁכְּבוּ֙H7901Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthe fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםH5307Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralwarriorsגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםH1368Adjective - masculine pluralof oldמֵעֲרֵלִ֑יםH6189Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativewent downיָרְדֽוּ־H3381Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלH7585Noun - common singularwith their weaponsבִּכְלֵֽי־H3627Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof warמִלְחַמְתָּם֩H4421Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwhose swordsחַרְבוֹתָ֜םH2719Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwere placedוַיִּתְּנ֨וּH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerunderתַּ֣חַתH8478Prepositiontheir headsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םH7218Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwhose shieldsעֲוֺֽנֹתָם֙H5771Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine pluralrestedוַתְּהִ֤יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֔םH6106Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralalthoughכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe terrorחִתִּ֥יתH2851Noun - feminine singular constructof the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםH1368Adjective - masculine pluralwas once in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the livingחַיִּֽים׃H2416Adjective - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • LXX; Hebrew warriors of the uncircumcised
  • Likely reading of the original Hebrew text; MT iniquities
Verse 28

Original words

But you tooוְאַתָּ֗הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singularwill be shatteredתִּשָּׁבַ֥רH7665Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularand lie downוְתִשְׁכַּ֖בH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singularamongבְּת֧וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֛יםH6189Adjective - masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthose slainחַלְלֵי־H2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the swordחָֽרֶב׃H2719Noun - feminine singular
Verse 29

Original words

Edomאֱד֗וֹםH123Noun - proper - masculine singularis thereשָׁ֣מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructher kingsמְלָכֶ֙יהָ֙H4428Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularand princesנְשִׂיאֶ֔יהָH5387Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativedespite their mightבִגְבוּרָתָ֖םH1369Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralare laidנִתְּנ֥וּH5414Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralamongאֶת־H854Prepositionthose slainחַלְלֵי־H2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the swordחָ֑רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularTheyהֵ֛מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine plurallie downיִשְׁכָּ֖בוּH7901Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthe uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֥יםH6189Adjective - masculine pluralwithוְאֶת־H854Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthose who descendיֹ֥רְדֵיH3381Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructto the Pitבֽוֹר׃H953Noun - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

Allכֻּלָּ֖םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralthe leadersנְסִיכֵ֥יH5257Noun - masculine plural constructof the northצָפ֛וֹןH6828Noun - feminine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Sidoniansצִֽדֹנִ֑יH6722Noun - proper - masculine singularare thereשָׁ֣מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singulartheyאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativewent downיָרְד֣וּH3381Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralin disgraceבּוֹשִׁ֔יםH954Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthe slainחֲלָלִ֗יםH2491Noun - masculine pluraldespite the terrorבְּחִתִּיתָ֤םH2851Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralof their mightמִגְבֽוּרָתָם֙H1369Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralThey lieוַיִּשְׁכְּב֤וּH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraluncircumcisedעֲרֵלִים֙H6189Adjective - masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthose slainחַלְלֵי־H2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the swordחֶ֔רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularand bearוַיִּשְׂא֥וּH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir shameכְלִמָּתָ֖םH3639Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthose who descendי֥וֹרְדֵיH3381Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructto the Pitבֽוֹר׃H953Noun - masculine singular
Verse 31

Original words

-אוֹתָם֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הH6547Noun - proper - masculine singularwill see themיִרְאֶ֣הH7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularand be comfortedוְנִחַ֖םH5162Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructhis multitudeהֲמוֹנֹהH1995Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הH6547Noun - proper - masculine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructhis armyחֵיל֔וֹH2428Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularslainחַלְלֵי־H2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙H2719Noun - feminine singulardeclaresנְאֻ֖םH5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֥יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִֽה׃H3069Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 32

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionI will spreadנָתַ֥תִּיH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy terrorחִתִּיתוֹH2851Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the livingחַיִּ֑יםH2416Adjective - masculine pluralso that Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙H6547Noun - proper - masculine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructhis multitudeהֲמוֹנֹ֔הH1995Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill be laid to restוְהֻשְׁכַּב֩H7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularamongבְּת֨וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֜יםH6189Adjective - masculine pluralwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthose slainחַלְלֵי־H2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the swordחֶ֗רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singulardeclaresנְאֻ֖םH5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֥יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִֽה׃פH3069Noun - proper - masculine singular

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