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Ezekiel, 32

1. In the twelfth year, on the first day of the twelfth month, the word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,

1. And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2. 'Son of man, raise a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt. Say to him: "Young lion of nations, you are destroyed! Once you were like a crocodile in the lagoons; emerging from your rivers, you churned up the water with your trampling and fouled their streams.

2. Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou [art] as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

3. "The Lord Yahweh says this: I shall throw my net over you in a great concourse of nations; and they will trawl you up in my net. Then I shall leave you high and dry,

3. Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.

4. I shall throw you out into the wilds and make all the birds of heaven settle on you, and glut all the beasts of the earth with you.

4. Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.

5. I shall strew your flesh on your mountains and fill the valleys with your corruption;

5. And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.

6. I shall water the country with what flows from you, with your blood, on the mountainsides, and you will fill the ravines.

6. I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.

7. When I extinguish you I shall cover the skies and darken the stars. I shall cover the sun with clouds and the moon will not give its light.

7. And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

8. I shall dim every luminary in heaven because of you and cover your country in darkness -declares the Lord Yahweh.

8. All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

9. "I shall grieve the heart of many peoples when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries unknown to you.

9. I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.

10. I shall stun many peoples with shock at your fate; their kings will tremble with horror at your fate, when I brandish my sword before their eyes. The day you fall, each will tremble in terror for his life.

10. Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at [every] moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.

11. For the Lord Yahweh says this: The sword of the king of Babylon will overtake you.

11. For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.

12. I shall make your throngs of subjects fall at the swords of my warriors. They are the most barbarous of nations. They will annihilate the pride of Egypt, and all its throngs will be destroyed.

12. By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.

13. I shall also destroy all its cattle beside the plentiful waters. No human foot will churn them, no animal foot will churn them up again;

13. I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.

14. then I shall let their waters settle and make their rivers glide like oil -- declares the Lord Yahweh.

14. Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.

15. "When I reduce Egypt to a ruin and the country is stripped of its contents, when I strike all those who live there, they will know that I am Yahweh.

15. When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I [am] the LORD.

16. "Such is the lament which the daughters of the nations will raise. They will raise it over Egypt and all its throng. This is the lament they will raise -- declares the Lord Yahweh." '

16. This [is] the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, [even] for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD.

17. In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the first month, the word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,

17. It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

18. 'Son of man, lament over the throng of Egypt, for down she must go with the daughters of majestic nations to the depths of the underworld with those who sink into oblivion.

18. Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, [even] her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.

19. 'Whom do you surpass in beauty? Down with you, make your bed with the uncircumcised,

19. Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.

20. with those who have been slaughtered by the sword. (The sword has been given, it has been drawn.) She and all her throngs have fallen.

20. They shall fall in the midst of [them that are] slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.

21. From the depths of Sheol, the mightiest heroes, her allies, will say to her, "They have come down, they have lain down, uncircumcised, slaughtered by the sword."

21. The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

22. 'Assyria is there and all her hordes, with their graves all round her; all of them slaughtered, fallen by the sword;

22. Asshur [is] there and all her company: his graves [are] about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:

23. their graves have been made in the deepest part of the abyss, and her hordes, with their graves all round her; all of them slaughtered, killed by the sword, who once spread terror through the world of the living.

23. Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.

24. 'Elam is there and all her throng round her grave, all of them slaughtered, fallen by the sword; they have gone down uncircumcised to the depths of the underworld, who once spread terror throughout the world of the living. They have borne their shame with those who sink into oblivion.

24. There [is] Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

25. Among the slaughtered, they have put a bed for her, among her throng with their tombs round her, all of them uncircumcised, slaughtered by the sword for having spread terror throughout the world of the living. They have borne their shame with those who sink into oblivion. They have been put among the slaughtered.

25. They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves [are] round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of [them that be] slain.

26. 'Meshech, Tubal are there and all her throng, with their graves round her, all of them uncircumcised, slaughtered by the sword for having spread terror through the world of the living.

26. There [is] Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves [are] round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

27. They do not lie with the heroes who fell long ago, those who went down to Sheol fully armed, who had their swords laid under their heads and their shields put under their bones, since the heroes inspired the world of the living with terror.

27. And they shall not lie with the mighty [that are] fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though [they were] the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.

28. But you will be broken with the uncircumcised and lie with those slaughtered by the sword.

28. Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with [them that are] slain with the sword.

29. 'Edom is there, her kings and all her princes who, despite their valour, have been laid with those slaughtered by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who sink into oblivion.

29. There [is] Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by [them that were] slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.

30. 'All the princes of the north and all the Sidonians are there, who have gone down with the slaughtered, because of the terror which their power inspired. Ashamed, uncircumcised, they lie among those slaughtered by the sword and bear their shame with those who sink into oblivion.

30. There [be] the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with [them that be] slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.

31. 'Pharaoh will see them and take comfort at the sight of all this throng slaughtered by the sword -- Pharaoh and all his throng -- declares the Lord Yahweh.

31. Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, [even] Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.

32. For having spread terror through the world of the living, he will be laid with the uncircumcised, with those slaughtered by the sword, Pharaoh and all his throng -- declares the Lord Yahweh.'

32. For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with [them that are] slain with the sword, [even] Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.



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32:1-2 - God instructs Ezekiel to lament the fall of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and his descendants, who prided themselves on their power. Pharaoh's fall symbolizes the end of all reliance on human strength as sources of security and power (see also Jeremiah 46:25 and Isaiah 14:9-11).

32:3-6 - The description of the raging waters and the deaths in battle illustrate the bloodshed and destruction that will accompany Egypt's fall. This emphasizes God's justice, which is executed relentlessly against those who oppose Him (see also Revelation 14:19-20 and Isaiah 34:2).

32:7-10 - Egypt's demise and its fading greatness become a warning to the nations, showing that human power is fleeting and God's judgment is absolute. The nations must learn humility before God (see also Jeremiah 25:33 and Revelation 18:10).

32:11-14 - The destruction of Egypt will be total and will serve as an example to all nations, highlighting that God does not leave wicked nations unpunished. Divine sovereignty is reflected in His control over the destinies of nations (see also Daniel 2:44 and Revelation 19:11-21).

32:24-30 - The chapter concludes with a description of the fallen kings in the abyss, symbolizing the destruction of great nations, such as Egypt, which were used as examples for the nations that survived. God teaches that all, regardless of their strength or power, are subject to His judgment (see also Isaiah 14:9-11 and Revelation 20:13).

Verse im Zusammenhang mit Ezekiel, 32:

Ezekiel chapter 32 concludes the prophecies against Egypt with two laments. How does God illustrate the ultimate destiny of this nation? This vivid text uses imagery of a slain sea monster and a descent into the underworld. The chapter addresses themes such as the inevitability of death, the final leveling of all nations and divine judgment. Ezekiel 32 also lists other fallen nations in Sheol. Ponder with us five Bible passages that relate to the solemn truths of this concluding chapter.

Isaiah 14:9-10: "Sheol below is bustling to welcome you upon your arrival; awakens the spirits of the dead to welcome him, all who have been leaders in the world; He makes all those who were kings of the nations rise from their thrones. They will all answer him, saying, 'You too have become weak like us! He has become like us!'" - This passage from Isaiah describes the descent into Sheol in a similar way to Ezekiel's lament over Pharaoh in Ezekiel 32.

Revelation 19:17-18: "I saw an angel standing in the sun and crying with a loud voice to all the birds that flew in the middle of the sky: 'Come, gather together for the great banquet of God, to eat the flesh of kings, generals and mighty men, the flesh of of horses and their riders, flesh of all men, free and slave, small and great.'" - This vision of Revelation echoes the language of Ezekiel 32 about birds feeding on the bodies of the fallen.

Jeremiah 25:33: "In that day those slain by the Lord will extend from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or collected or buried, but they will be like dung on the face of the earth." - Jeremiah uses imagery similar to that in Ezekiel 32 to describe divine judgment.

Psalms 49:14: "Like sheep, they are destined for the grave, and death will shepherd them. In the morning the righteous will triumph over them! Their bodies will decompose in the grave, far from their luxurious mansions." - This psalm reflects the theme of Ezekiel 32 about the final destiny of the proud.

Daniel 7:11: "I continued staring because of the arrogant words the horn was uttering. I watched until the animal was killed, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the fire." - Daniel's vision of the judgment of powerful nations aligns with Ezekiel's prophecy in Ezekiel 32.

FAQ:

What does Ezekiel say about the fall of the Pharaoh of Egypt?

Ezekiel describes Pharaoh as a lion that has become a trapped fish, and God's judgment on him would be a tragic end to his arrogance. (Ezekiel 32:2-10)

How does Ezekiel describe the state of the Egyptians after the destruction?

Ezekiel describes the Egyptians as a people who fall away from glory and are cast into the depths, along with other defeated nations, as a people who are humiliated. (Ezekiel 32:17-32)

What is the symbolism behind the image of the pharaoh as a dragon?

Pharaoh is compared to a dragon ravaging the waters, symbolizing his strength and power, but also his impending downfall before God's judgment. (Ezekiel 32:2-3)

What does the description of the pharaoh's burial mean?

Pharaoh's burial symbolizes total humiliation, where he and his greatness will be forgotten, along with the other defeated rulers. (Ezekiel 32:18-32)

What is the spiritual lesson of Ezekiel 32 about pride?

The lesson is that no human power or sovereignty can withstand God's judgment. Pride leads to downfall and humiliation before His justice. (Ezekiel 32:10-12)


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