Ezekiel 32:20

20 "She'll be dumped in with those killed in battle. The sword is bared. Drag her off in all her proud pomp!

Ezekiel 32:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 32:20

They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the
sword
The Egyptians shall fall in battle by the sword of the Chaldeans: she is delivered to the sword;
Egypt is given to the sword, to perish by it, for her sins, according to the just appointment of God: draw her and all her multitudes;
to the place of burial; not in pomp and splendour, as great persons are drawn in hearses; but in great disgrace, as carcasses are dragged unto a common pit or grave, and cast into it: this is said to the Chaldeans, who had a commission from the Lord to slay Egypt, and to bury her, and all her people.

Ezekiel 32:20 In-Context

18 "Son of man, lament over Egypt's pompous ways. Send her on her way. Dispatch Egypt and her proud daughter nations To the underworld, down to the country of the dead and buried.
19 Say, 'You think you're so high and mighty? Down! Take your place with the heathen in that unhallowed grave!'
20 "She'll be dumped in with those killed in battle. The sword is bared. Drag her off in all her proud pomp!
21 All the big men and their helpers down among the dead and buried will greet them: 'Welcome to the grave of the heathen! Join the ranks of the victims of war!'
22 "Assyria is there and its congregation, the whole nation a cemetery.
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