Ezekiel 32:27
in Ezekiel 32They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, that are gone down to Sheol with their weapons of war, and have laid their swords under their heads, and their iniquities are upon their bones; for they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.
KJV
And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with 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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 32
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And they shall not lie - Better, “Shall they not lie?” or, “Are they not laid?” The custom of burying warriors with their swords, shields, or helmets, raider their heads is well known, and common to most warlike nations. But their iniquities ... - They, rested in all the glories of a warrior’s sepulture, but their sins followed them to the grave.
This site's exposition
There is Meshech, Tubal
on Ezekiel 32:26-27
Meshech and Tubal, the same pairing that returns as Gog's allies in chapters 38 and 39, take their place in the grave beside Assyria and Elam. Verse 27 draws one distinction the other nations did not receive, they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, buried instead with their weapons under their heads, their iniquities upon their bones. Fairbairn reads the separate note as marking these as ancient warriors from an earlier age given a warrior's burial even in shame, set apart from the more recent dead the chapter has already named.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
(4.) There lies the kingdom of Edom, which had flourished long, but about this time, at least before the destruction of Egypt, was made quite desolate, as was foretold, ch. xxv. Among the sepulchres of the nations there is Edom,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Though honored by the laying of "their swords under their heads," yet the punishment of "their iniquities shall be upon their bones." Their swords shall thus attest their shame, not their glory (Mt 26:52), being the instruments of their violence, the penalty of which they are paying.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹ֤א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙ | yishkevu | they lie | H7901 → | 212 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים | giborim | warriors | H1368 → | 158 times |
| נֹפְלִ֖ים | nofelim | fallen | H5307 → | 435 times |
| מֵעֲרֵלִ֑ים | mearelim | from uncircumcised [men] | H6189 → | 35 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָרְדֽוּ־ | yaredu- | they went down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| שְׁא֣וֹל | sheol | Sheol | H7585 → | 66 times |
| בִּכְלֵֽי־ | bikhlei- | with [the] weapons of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| מִלְחַמְתָּם֩ | milchamtam | war their | H4421 → | 320 times |
| וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | vaiyitenu | and people put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חַרְבוֹתָ֜ם | charvotam | swords their | H2719 → | 413 times |
| תַּ֣חַת | tachat | under | H8478 → | 505 times |
| רָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם | rasheihem | heads their | H7218 → | 599 times |
| וַתְּהִ֤י | vatehi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עֲוֹֽנֹתָם֙ | ʾavonotam | iniquities their | H5771 → | 233 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עַצְמוֹתָ֔ם | atzmotam | bones their | H6106 → | 126 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| חִתִּ֥ית | chitit | terror of | H2851 → | 8 times |
| גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים | giborim | warriors | H1368 → | 158 times |
| בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | beeretz | [was] in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| חַיִּֽים׃ | chaiyim | [the] living | H2416 → | 498 times |
וְלֹ֤אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙they lie
yishkevuH7901 →212 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
גִּבּוֹרִ֔יםwarriors
giborimH1368 →158 times
נֹפְלִ֖יםfallen
nofelimH5307 →435 times
מֵעֲרֵלִ֑יםfrom uncircumcised [men]
mearelimH6189 →35 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יָרְדֽוּ־they went down
yaredu-H3381 →381 times
שְׁא֣וֹלSheol
sheolH7585 →66 times
בִּכְלֵֽי־with [the] weapons of
bikhlei-H3627 →325 times
מִלְחַמְתָּם֩war their
milchamtamH4421 →320 times
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּand people put
vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חַרְבוֹתָ֜םswords their
charvotamH2719 →413 times
תַּ֣חַתunder
tachatH8478 →505 times
רָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םheads their
rasheihemH7218 →599 times
וַתְּהִ֤יand it was
vatehiH1961 →3559 times
עֲוֹֽנֹתָם֙iniquities their
ʾavonotamH5771 →233 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
עַצְמוֹתָ֔םbones their
atzmotamH6106 →126 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
חִתִּ֥יתterror of
chititH2851 →8 times
גִּבּוֹרִ֖יםwarriors
giborimH1368 →158 times
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ[was] in [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
חַיִּֽים׃[the] living
chaiyimH2416 →498 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 109:18The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
it leads to
- Psalms 73:6
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
- Numbers 5:22
May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’
- Psalms 73:6
Through
Job 20:11The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
it leads to
- Job 13:26
For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
- Psalms 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
- Job 21:26
But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
- John 8:24
That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
- Ezekiel 24:13
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
- Job 13:26
Through
Ezekiel 32:21Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’
it leads to
- Isaiah 14:9–10
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise…
- Isaiah 14:9–10
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.