Ezekiel 32:30
in Ezekiel 32All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
There are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who are gone down with the slain; in the terror which they caused by their might they are put to shame; and they lie uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.
KJV
There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.
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This verse in Ezekiel 32
Commentary
9 notes on this verseThere be the princes of the north,..... The kings of Babylon, according to Kimchi, which lay north of Judea; or the princes of Syria, Damascus, and Tyre, especially the latter, which commonly goes along with Zidon, being near it, as follows: and all the Zidonians. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "and all the hunters"; but wrongly; as also the Septuagint and Arabic versions, which read the princes or soldiers of Assyria.
This site's exposition
will be shattered
on Ezekiel 32:28-30
Egypt is addressed directly here, thou shalt be broken. Edom follows at verse 29, and verse 30 adds the princes of the north and all the Zidonians. Wesley reads the list as building deliberately toward its climax, the final verses seat Pharaoh among the very nations he is watching fall.
This site's exposition
All the leaders of the north
The leaders of the north are commonly read as the rulers of Syria and the Phoenician cities beside Sidon. Sidon received its own oracle at 28:20-23. The roll call of the slain in the Pit ends with Israel's nearest neighbors, Edom to the south and the Sidonians to the north.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 17 onwards) 'And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: Son of man, mourn for the multitude of Egypt, and bring her down, even her and the daughters of the mighty nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. Wherein art thou fairer than any woman? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised. Among them that are slain with the sword, they shall fall: the sword is given: draw her and all her multitudes.'
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
16 This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord G OD . The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt,
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Now they are ashamed of their might, ashamed to think how much they boasted of it and trusted to it; and, as the Edomites with their might, so these with their terror, are laid with those that are slain by the sword and are forced to take their lot with them.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
There be the princes of the north - The kings of Media and Assyria, and all the Zidonians - the kings of Tyre, Sodom, and Damascus. See Calmet.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Zidonians--who shared the fate of Tyre (Eze 28:21). with their terror they are ashamed of their might--that is, notwithstanding the terror which they inspired in their contemporaries. "Might" is connected by MAURER thus, "Notwithstanding the terror which resulted from their might."
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The princes of the north - i. e., north of Palestine - The Tyrians and the Syrians. With their terror they are ashamed of their might - i. e., “When their might and power were terrible to all, they were shorn of their power and delivered over to shame and confusion.” There are here six nations, Asshur, Elam, Meshech, Tubal, Edom, Zidon, which added to Egypt make up seven (see the Eze 25:1 note). The section which contains the prophecies against the pagan, closing with this description of the kings who had gone down to the grave, accords with the general purport of the whole section, namely,: the declaration that all the powers of the world shall be annihilated to make way for the kingdom of God.
The words behind it
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁ֣מָּה | shamah | [are] there <towards> | H8033 → | 834 times |
| נְסִיכֵ֥י | nesikhei | princes of | H5257 → | |
| צָפ֛וֹן | tzafon | [the] north | H6828 → | 153 times |
| כֻּלָּ֖ם | kulam | all of them | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| צִֽדֹנִ֑י | tzidoni | [the] Sidonian[s] | H6722 → | |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָרְד֣וּ | yaredu | they have gone down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| חֲלָלִ֗ים | chalalim | [those] slain | H2491 → | 94 times |
| בְּחִתִּיתָ֤ם | bechititam | in terror their | H2851 → | 8 times |
| מִגְבֽוּרָתָם֙ | migvuratam | from strength their | H1369 → | |
| בּוֹשִׁ֔ים | boshim | being ashamed | H954 → | 127 times |
| וַיִּשְׁכְּב֤וּ | vaiyishkevu | and they lay | H7901 → | 212 times |
| עֲרֵלִים֙ | ʾarelim | uncircumcised | H6189 → | 35 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| חַלְלֵי־ | chalei- | [those] slain of | H2491 → | 94 times |
| חֶ֔רֶב | cherev | a sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ | vaiyisu | and they have borne | H5375 → | 656 times |
| כְלִמָּתָ֖ם | khelimatam | disgrace their | H3639 → | 30 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| י֥וֹרְדֵי | yordei | [those who] go down of | H3381 → | 381 times |
| בֽוֹר׃ | vor | [the] pit | H953 → | 66 times |
שָׁ֣מָּה[are] there <towards>
shamahH8033 →834 times
נְסִיכֵ֥יprinces of
nesikheiH5257 →
צָפ֛וֹן[the] north
tzafonH6828 →153 times
כֻּלָּ֖םall of them
kulamH3605 →5413 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
צִֽדֹנִ֑י[the] Sidonian[s]
tzidoniH6722 →
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יָרְד֣וּthey have gone down
yareduH3381 →381 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
חֲלָלִ֗ים[those] slain
chalalimH2491 →94 times
בְּחִתִּיתָ֤םin terror their
bechititamH2851 →8 times
מִגְבֽוּרָתָם֙from strength their
migvuratamH1369 →
בּוֹשִׁ֔יםbeing ashamed
boshimH954 →127 times
וַיִּשְׁכְּב֤וּand they lay
vaiyishkevuH7901 →212 times
עֲרֵלִים֙uncircumcised
ʾarelimH6189 →35 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
חַלְלֵי־[those] slain of
chalei-H2491 →94 times
חֶ֔רֶבa sword
cherevH2719 →413 times
וַיִּשְׂא֥וּand they have borne
vaiyisuH5375 →656 times
כְלִמָּתָ֖םdisgrace their
khelimatamH3639 →30 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
י֥וֹרְדֵי[those who] go down of
yordeiH3381 →381 times
בֽוֹר׃[the] pit
vorH953 →66 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
Ezekiel 38:15And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 39:2
I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 38:6
as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
- Ezekiel 39:2
Through
Jeremiah 25:22all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
it leads to
- Jeremiah 47:4
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts…
- Jeremiah 47:4
Through
Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 6:2
“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
- Genesis 10:15
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Ezekiel 6:2
Through
Ezekiel 38:6as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 27:14
The men of Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.
- Genesis 10:2–3
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- Daniel 11:40
At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 27:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
