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Ezekiel 32:21

Mighty 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.’

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ASV

The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of Sheol with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

KJV

The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְדַבְּרוּ־ye.da.be.ru-they will speakH1696 →
ל֞וֹloto him
אֵלֵ֧י'e.Lei[the] leaders ofH352 →
גִבּוֹרִ֛יםgi.bo.Rim[the] mighty [ones]H1368 →
מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] midst ofH8432 →
שְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olSheolH7585 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
עֹֽזְרָ֑יו'o.ze.Ravhelpers hisH5826 →
יָֽרְד֛וּya.re.Duthey have come downH3381 →
שָׁכְב֥וּsha.khe.Vuthey have lain downH7901 →
הָעֲרֵלִ֖יםha.'a.re.Limthe uncircumcised [men]H6189 →
חַלְלֵי־cha.lei-[those] slain ofH2491 →
חָֽרֶב׃Cha.reva swordH2719 →

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Isaiah 14:9–10Sheol 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 from their thrones.Ezekiel 32:27They 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.Ezekiel 31:18Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”Ezekiel 32:24–25Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.Isaiah 1:31The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.Ezekiel 32:19Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised!Psalms 55:15Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.Numbers 16:30–34But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”Luke 16:23–24In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.Ezekiel 28:10You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.”Isaiah 14:10They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”Ezekiel 32:18“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:Ezekiel 32:24Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.Ezekiel 32:25Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.Habakkuk 2:6Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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