Ezekiel 32:11

11 For ¹thus says the Lord GOD, "The sword of the king of Babylon will come upon you.

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.

Ezekiel 32:11 In-Context

9 "I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known.

10 "I will make many peoples appalled at you, and their kings will be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they will tremble every moment, every man for his own life, on the day of your fall."

11 For thus says the Lord GOD, "The sword of the king of Babylon will come upon you.

12 "By the swords of the mighty ones I will cause your hordes to fall; all of them are tyrants of the nations, And they will devastate the pride of Egypt, And all its hordes will be destroyed.

13 "I will also destroy all its cattle from beside many waters; And the foot of man will not muddy them anymore And the hoofs of beasts will not muddy them.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 46:26