Ezekiel 32:1-8

1 La douzième année, le premier jour du douzième mois, la parole de l'Éternel me fut adressée, en ces termes:

2 Fils de l'homme, prononce une complainte sur Pharaon, roi d'Égypte, et dis-lui: Tu semblais un lionceau parmi les nations; pareil au crocodile dans les mers, tu t'élançais dans tes fleuves; avec tes pieds tu troublais les eaux, et tu remplissais de boue leurs flots.

3 Ainsi a dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel: J'étendrai mes filets sur toi, par une multitude nombreuse de peuples, qui te tireront dans mes filets.

4 Je t'abandonnerai sur la terre, et te jetterai à la surface des champs; je ferai reposer sur toi tous les oiseaux des cieux, et je rassasierai de toi les bêtes de toute la terre.

5 Je mettrai ta chair sur les montagnes, et de tes débris je remplirai les vallées.

6 J'abreuverai de ton sang la terre où tu nages, jusqu'aux montagnes, et les ravins seront remplis de toi.

7 Quand je t'éteindrai, je couvrirai les cieux, et j'obscurcirai leurs étoiles; je couvrirai le soleil de nuages, et la lune ne donnera plus sa lumière.

8 A cause de toi, j'obscurcirai tous les luminaires qui éclairent les cieux, et je répandrai les ténèbres sur ton pays, dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel.

Ezekiel 32:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 32

This chapter contains two more prophecies concerning the destruction of Egypt. The date of the first is given, Eze 22:1, in which the king of Egypt is compared to a large fish taken in a net, and brought to land, and left on it, to be the prey of the fowls of the air and beasts of the field, Eze 32:2-4, and the ruin of that kingdom is further amplified by the casting of it on the mountains and valleys; by the land flowing with its blood; by the darkness of the heavens; by the vexation in the hearts of many people; and by the amazement of kings and nations, Eze 32:5-10, the means and instruments of all which will be the king of Babylon and his army, Eze 32:11,12, the devastation made by him, which would be such as would cause lamentation in other nations, is described, Eze 32:13-16, then follows the other prophecy, whose date is given, Eze 32:17, the prophet is bid to lament the fall of Egypt, which is represented under the funeral of a corpse, Eze 32:18-20, saluted by those gone down to the grave before, or were become desolate; which are mentioned, to assure Egypt of its destruction, Eze 32:21 as the Assyrian empire, and all its provinces, Eze 32:22,23, the Persians and Medes, with all their dominions, Eze 32:24,25, the posterity of Meshech and Tubal, or the Scythians, those warlike people, Eze 32:26-28, the Edomites, the princes of the north, and all the Zidonians, Eze 32:29,30 which would be a comfort, though a poor one to the king of Egypt and his subjects, to have such company with them, Eze 32:31,32.