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Ezekiel 32:11

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11 "For thus says the Lord GOD: 1The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.
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Ezekiel 32:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 32:11

For thus saith the Lord God, the sword of the king of Babylon
shall come upon thee.
] Upon Pharaoh and his kingdom; having a commission and a direction from the Lord, and which would be the instrument of the destruction before threatened. The Targum is,

``those that slay with the sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon or against thee;''
his army, sword in hand.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Ezekiel 32:11 In-Context

9 "I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries that you have not known.
10 I will make many peoples appalled at you, and the hair of their kings shall bristle with horror because of you, when I brandish my sword before them. They shall tremble every moment, every one for his own life, on the day of your downfall.
11 "For thus says the Lord GOD: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.
12 I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of mighty ones, all of them most ruthless of nations. "They shall bring to ruin the pride of Egypt, and all its multitude shall perish.
13 I will destroy all its beasts from beside many waters; and no foot of man shall trouble them anymore, nor shall the hoofs of beasts trouble them.

Cross References 1

  • 1. [Ezekiel 29:8, 19]; See Jeremiah 46:26
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.