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Ezekiel 32
New International Version

#### A Lament Over Pharaoh

32 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:(A) 2 “Son of man, take up a lament(B) concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

“‘You are like a lion(C) among the nations;
you are like a monster(D) in the seas(E)
thrashing about in your streams,
churning the water with your feet
and muddying the streams.(F)

3 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘With a great throng of people
I will cast my net over you,
and they will haul you up in my net.(G)
4 I will throw you on the land
and hurl you on the open field.
I will let all the birds of the sky settle on you
and all the animals of the wild gorge themselves on you.(H)
5 I will spread your flesh on the mountains
and fill the valleys(I) with your remains.
6 I will drench the land with your flowing blood(J)
all the way to the mountains,
and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.(K)
7 When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens
and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon will not give its light.(L)
8 All the shining lights in the heavens
I will darken(M) over you;
I will bring darkness over your land,(N)
declares the Sovereign Lord.
9 I will trouble the hearts of many peoples
when I bring about your destruction among the nations,
among[a] lands you have not known.
10 I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you,
and their kings will shudder with horror because of you
when I brandish my sword(O) before them.
On the day(P) of your downfall
each of them will tremble
every moment for his life.(Q)

11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘The sword(R) of the king of Babylon(S)
will come against you.(T)
12 I will cause your hordes to fall
by the swords of mighty men—
the most ruthless of all nations.(U)
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
and all her hordes will be overthrown.(V)
13 I will destroy all her cattle
from beside abundant waters
no longer to be stirred by the foot of man
or muddied by the hooves of cattle.(W)
14 Then I will let her waters settle
and make her streams flow like oil,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
15 When I make Egypt desolate
and strip the land of everything in it,
when I strike down all who live there,
then they will know that I am the Lord.(X)’

16 “This is the lament(Y) they will chant for her. The daughters of the nations will chant it; for Egypt and all her hordes they will chant it, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

#### Egypt’s Descent Into the Realm of the Dead

17 In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:(Z) 18 “Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign(AA) to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit.(AB) 19 Say to them, ‘Are you more favored than others? Go down and be laid among the uncircumcised.’(AC) 20 They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged(AD) off with all her hordes.(AE) 21 From within the realm of the dead(AF) the mighty leaders will say of Egypt and her allies, ‘They have come down and they lie with the uncircumcised,(AG) with those killed by the sword.’

22 “Assyria is there with her whole army; she is surrounded by the graves of all her slain, all who have fallen by the sword. 23 Their graves are in the depths of the pit(AH) and her army lies around her grave.(AI) All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.

24 “Elam(AJ) is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.(AK) All who had spread terror in the land of the living(AL) went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(AM) 25 A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised,(AN) killed by the sword. Because their terror had spread in the land of the living, they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are laid among the slain.

26 “Meshek and Tubal(AO) are there, with all their hordes around their graves. All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword because they spread their terror in the land of the living. 27 But they do not lie with the fallen warriors of old,[b](AP) who went down to the realm of the dead with their weapons of war—their swords placed under their heads and their shields[c] resting on their bones—though these warriors also had terrorized the land of the living.

28 “You too, Pharaoh, will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.

29 “Edom(AQ) is there, her kings and all her princes; despite their power, they are laid with those killed by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.(AR)

30 “All the princes of the north(AS) and all the Sidonians(AT) are there; they went down with the slain in disgrace despite the terror caused by their power. They lie uncircumcised(AU) with those killed by the sword and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(AV)

31 “Pharaoh—he and all his army—will see them and he will be consoled(AW) for all his hordes that were killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord. 32 Although I had him spread terror in the land of the living, Pharaoh(AX) and all his hordes will be laid among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord.”(AY)

#### Footnotes

1. Ezekiel 32:9 Hebrew; Septuagint bring you into captivity among the nations, / to
2. Ezekiel 32:27 Septuagint; Hebrew warriors who were uncircumcised
3. Ezekiel 32:27 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text punishment

#### Cross references

1. Ezekiel 32:1 : S Eze 31:1; 33:21
2. Ezekiel 32:2 : 2Sa 1:17; 3:33; 2Ch 35:25; S Eze 19:1
3. Ezekiel 32:2 : S 2Ki 24:1; Na 2:11-13
4. Ezekiel 32:2 : S Job 3:8; S Ps 74:13
5. Ezekiel 32:2 : S Ge 1:21
6. Ezekiel 32:2 : ver 13; Job 41:31; S Eze 29:3; 34:18
7. Ezekiel 32:3 : S Eze 12:13; Hab 1:15
8. Ezekiel 32:4 : S Isa 18:6; Eze 31:12-13; 39:4-5, 17
9. Ezekiel 32:5 : S Eze 31:12
10. Ezekiel 32:6 : S Isa 34:3
11. Ezekiel 32:6 : S Eze 29:5
12. Ezekiel 32:7 : S Isa 13:10; 34:4; S Eze 30:3; Joel 2:2, 31; 3:15; S Mt 24:29; Rev 8:12
13. Ezekiel 32:8 : S Ps 102:26
14. Ezekiel 32:8 : S Job 9:7; S Jer 4:23; Joel 2:10
15. Ezekiel 32:10 : S Isa 30:32
16. Ezekiel 32:10 : S Jer 46:10
17. Ezekiel 32:10 : S Eze 26:16; S 27:35; 30:9; Rev 18:9-10
18. Ezekiel 32:11 : S Eze 21:19
19. Ezekiel 32:11 : S Isa 19:4; S Jer 46:13
20. Ezekiel 32:11 : S Eze 29:19
21. Ezekiel 32:12 : S Eze 28:7
22. Ezekiel 32:12 : Eze 31:11-12
23. Ezekiel 32:13 : S ver 2; S Eze 29:8, 11
24. Ezekiel 32:15 : Ex 7:5; S 14:4, 18; Ps 107:33-34
25. Ezekiel 32:16 : S Ge 50:10; S Eze 19:1
26. Ezekiel 32:17 : S ver 1
27. Ezekiel 32:18 : Jer 1:10
28. Ezekiel 32:18 : Eze 26:20; S 31:14, 16; Mic 1:8
29. Ezekiel 32:19 : ver 29-30; S Eze 28:10
30. Ezekiel 32:20 : Ps 28:3
31. Ezekiel 32:20 : Eze 31:17-18
32. Ezekiel 32:21 : S Isa 14:9
33. Ezekiel 32:21 : Eze 28:10
34. Ezekiel 32:23 : S Isa 14:15
35. Ezekiel 32:23 : Na 1:14
36. Ezekiel 32:24 : S Ge 10:22
37. Ezekiel 32:24 : S Jer 49:37
38. Ezekiel 32:24 : S Job 28:13
39. Ezekiel 32:24 : S Eze 26:20
40. Ezekiel 32:25 : Eze 28:10
41. Ezekiel 32:26 : S Eze 27:13
42. Ezekiel 32:27 : Eze 28:10
43. Ezekiel 32:29 : S Ps 137:7; Isa 34:5-15; Jer 49:7; Eze 35:15; Ob 1:1
44. Ezekiel 32:29 : Eze 25:12-14
45. Ezekiel 32:30 : S Isa 14:31; Jer 25:26; Eze 38:6; 39:2
46. Ezekiel 32:30 : S Ge 10:15; S Jer 25:22
47. Ezekiel 32:30 : Eze 28:10
48. Ezekiel 32:30 : S Eze 26:20; S 28:8
49. Ezekiel 32:31 : S Eze 14:22
50. Ezekiel 32:32 : S Jer 44:30
51. Ezekiel 32:32 : S Job 3:14

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