📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 32 (KJV)
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Ezekiel 32:1 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,
Ezekiel 32:2 Son of man, Rtake 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 Twhale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
Ezekiel 32:3 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.
Ezekiel 32:4 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.
Ezekiel 32:5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.
Ezekiel 32:6 I will also Rwater with thy blood Tthe land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
Ezekiel 32:7 And when I shall RTput 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.
Ezekiel 32:8 All the RTbright lights of heaven will I make Tdark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 32:9 I will also RTvex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.
Ezekiel 32:10 Yea, I will make many people Ramazed 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.
Ezekiel 32:11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; RThe sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.
Ezekiel 32:12 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, Rthe terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.
Ezekiel 32:13 I will Rdestroy 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.
Ezekiel 32:14 Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 32:15 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be RTdestitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 32:16 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.
Ezekiel 32:17 It came to pass also Rin the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 32:18 Son of man, Rwail 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.
Ezekiel 32:19 Whom Rdost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
Ezekiel 32:20 They shall Rfall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: Tshe is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.
Ezekiel 32:21 The Rstrong 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.
Ezekiel 32:22 Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:
Ezekiel 32:23 Whose Rgraves 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 Tterror in the land of the living.
Ezekiel 32:24 There is RElam 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.
Ezekiel 32:25 They have Rset 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.
Ezekiel 32:26 There is RMeshech, 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.
Ezekiel 32:27 And they Rshall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell Twith 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.
Ezekiel 32:28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword.
Ezekiel 32:29 There is REdom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are Tlaid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.
Ezekiel 32:30 There be Rthe 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.
Ezekiel 32:31 Pharaoh shall see them, and Rshall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 32:32 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.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 32:1–11 — A lament over Pharaoh’s violent power
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Pharaoh is pictured as a lion and river creature disturbing the waters. Capture, blood, darkened heavens, and trembling nations lead to the announcement that Babylon’s sword will come against Egypt.
Key Truth: Read power’s fall with attention to its violence and consequences.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And it ____ to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, …” (Ezekiel 32:1)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “I will also ____ with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to …” (Ezekiel 32:6)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For ____ saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of …” (Ezekiel 32:11)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:11 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 32:12–22 — Egypt’s pomp ends and the lament descends to the pit
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Babylon’s army destroys Egypt’s display, and the daughters of the nations are told to lament. A further word depicts Egypt among the fallen and introduces Asshur’s graves.
Key Truth: Do not make public splendor a measure of lasting security.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “By the ____ of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, …” (Ezekiel 32:12)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:12 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “It ____ to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth …” (Ezekiel 32:17)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:17 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ is there and all her company: his graves are about …” (Ezekiel 32:22)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:22 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 32:23–32 — Former terrors lie among the slain
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Asshur, Elam, Meshech, Tubal, Edom, northern princes, and Zidonians are named in the realm of fallen powers. Pharaoh joins those once spreading terror in the land of the living.
Key Truth: Recognize that the terrors of powerful rulers do not endure forever.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Whose ____ are set in the sides of the pit, and her …” (Ezekiel 32:23)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:23 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Yea, thou ____ be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt …” (Ezekiel 32:28)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:28 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they ____ their terror in the land of the living.” (Ezekiel 32:26)
Find it in Ezekiel 32:26 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Ezekiel 31:18 — The earlier tree lament also ends by applying the descent to Pharaoh.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can awareness of mortality change the way you use influence?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 32:1–11 (A lament over Pharaoh’s violent power) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 32:12–22 (Egypt’s pomp ends and the lament descends to the pit) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 32:23–32 (Former terrors lie among the slain) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What does Egypt’s destruction produce among other peoples?
5. What connection is made between former military terror and the slain?
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