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they lie among the outcasts, hordes slaughtered by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: ‘They have come down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The strong among the mighty Shall speak to him out of the midst of hell With those who help him: ‘They have gone down, They lie with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The strong among the mighty ones shall speak of him <i>and</i> his helpers from the midst of Sheol: ‘They have gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, killed by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The strong among the mighty ones shall speak of him and his helpers from the midst of Sheol, &#8216They have gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The strong among the mighty ones shall speak of him <i>and</i> his helpers from the midst of Sheol, ‘They have gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The dominant among the mighty ones shall speak of him <i>and</i> his helpers from the midst of Sheol, ‘They have gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The strong among the mighty rulers will say of him (Pharaoh) and his allies from the midst of Sheol, ‘They have gone down [defeated]; they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Warrior leaders will speak from the middle of Sheol about him and his allies: ‘They have come down; the uncircumcised lie slain by the sword.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Warrior leaders will speak from the middle of Sheol about him and his allies: They have come down; the uncircumcised lie slain by the sword. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Brave military leaders killed in battle will gladly welcome you and your allies into the world of the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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 still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The mightiest warriors will say to Pharaoh from the grave, 'You and your defenders have come down, and you now lie with the godless people who were killed in battle.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The greatest heroes and those who fought on the Egyptian side welcome the Egyptians to the world of the dead. They shout: 'The ungodly who were killed in battle have come down here, and here they lie!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Mighty leaders will address them and those who assist them right out of the middle of Sheol: 'They've come down and will lie still, these uncircumcised people who have died violently.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The bravest of the warriors will speak to him from the midst of Sheol along with his allies, saying: 'The uncircumcised have come down; they lie still, killed by the sword.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of Sheol with those who help him: 'They are gone down, they lie still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of the grave with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The strong among the mighty will speak to him out of the middle of Sheol with those who help him. They have gone down. The uncircumcised lie still, slain by the sword. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The gods of the mighty speak to him out of the midst of Sheol, "" With his helpers—they have gone down, "" They have lain with the uncircumcised, "" The pierced of the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Speak to him do the gods of the mighty out of the midst of sheol, With his helpers -- they have gone down, They have lain with the uncircumcised, The pierced of the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The strong of the mighty shall say to him from the midst of hades with his helpers: they went down; they lay uncircumcised, wounded of the sword.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The most mighty among the strong ones shall speak to him from the midst of hell, they that went down with his helpers, and slept uncircumcised, slain by the sword. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The most powerful among the strong will speak to him from the midst of hell, those who descended with his helpers and who went to sleep uncircumcised, slain by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Out of Sheol the mighty warriors will speak to him and his allies: Let them descend and lie down among the uncircumcised, those slain by the sword! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: “They have come down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, killed by the sword.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The rulers of the nations shall speak to their young men out of the midst of Sheol; they shall go down, and the uncircumcised shall lie with those who are slain by the sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Rulers of the Gentiles shall speak with their young men from within Sheol, and they shall go down, and the uncircumcised shall sleep with the slain of the sword<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The strong among the mighty shall speak of him out of the midst of the nether-world with them that helped him; they are gone down, they lie still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Be thou in the depth of the pit: to whom art thou superior? yea, go down, and lie with the uncircumcised, in the midst of them <i>that are</i> slain with the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=9334" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Egypt Cast into the Pit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: ḡib·bō·w·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">Mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’ê·lê (N-mpc) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">chiefs</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bə·rū- (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">will speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from the midst</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">of Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">about Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: ‘ō·zə·rāw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">and her allies:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yā·rə·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">‘They have come down</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: šā·ḵə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and lie</a> <a href="/hebrew/6189.htm" title="6189: hā·‘ă·rê·lîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Having foreskin (uncircumcised). Rom arel; properly, exposed, i.e. Projecting loose; used only technically, uncircumcised.">with the uncircumcised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥal·lê- (N-mpc) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">with those slain</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥā·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a></span><br />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 from their thrones. / They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” / Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Isaiah 14:15-19</a></span><br />But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit. / Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, / who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16-17</a></span><br />I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below. / They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm">Isaiah 38:18</a></span><br />For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-5.htm">Job 26:5</a></span><br />The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Psalm 88:10-12</a></span><br />Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah / Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? / Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9</a></span><br />You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Proverbs 9:18</a></span><br />But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-5</a></span><br />you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-13</a></span><br />How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Revelation 20:13-14</a></span><br />The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a></span><br />But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a></span><br />And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the middle of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Ezekiel 32:27</a></b></br> And they shall not lie with the mighty <i>that are</i> 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 <i>they were</i> the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-31.htm">Isaiah 1:31</a></b></br> And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9,10</a></b></br> Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet <i>thee</i> at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, <i>even</i> all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations… </p><p class="hdg">gone</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Ezekiel 32:19,24,25</a></b></br> Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Numbers 16:30-34</a></b></br> But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that <i>appertain</i> unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a></b></br> The wicked shall be turned into hell, <i>and</i> all the nations that forget God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-57.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-16.htm">Help</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-7.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Helpers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-20.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-20.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-20.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-20.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-20.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">They</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/33-32.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-26.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-19.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/daniel/2-11.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/daniel/6-11.htm">Help</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/nahum/3-9.htm">Helpers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-25.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-26.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-28.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-12.htm">They</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/32-1.htm">A lamentation for the fearful fall of Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/32-11.htm">The sword of Babylon shall destroy it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/32-17.htm">It shall be brought down to hell, among all the uncircumcised nations</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "mighty chiefs" refer to powerful leaders or warriors who have died and are now in Sheol. This imagery suggests that even in death, these leaders retain a form of consciousness and can communicate. The concept of Sheol is consistent with other Old Testament references, such as in <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a>, where the dead are portrayed as aware of new arrivals. Theologically, this passage underscores the idea that earthly power and might do not prevent one from facing judgment after death.<p><b>about Egypt and her allies:</b><br>Egypt, a significant power in the ancient world, often found itself in conflict with Israel and other nations. The mention of Egypt and her allies indicates a coalition of nations that opposed God's people. Historically, Egypt was known for its alliances with various nations, including those in the Levant and Africa. This passage reflects the broader biblical theme of God's judgment against nations that oppose His will, as seen in the prophecies against Egypt in <a href="/ezekiel/29.htm">Ezekiel 29-32</a>. The alliances mentioned here could include nations like Cush, Put, and Lud, which are often associated with Egypt in biblical texts.<p><b>‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised,</b><br>The phrase "come down" signifies descent into Sheol, emphasizing the finality of death. "Lie with the uncircumcised" is a derogatory term used in the Old Testament to describe those outside the covenant community of Israel. Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). Thus, being uncircumcised symbolized being outside of God's covenant and favor. This phrase highlights the shame and dishonor of Egypt and her allies, as they are grouped with those who are not part of God's chosen people, reflecting their spiritual and moral state.<p><b>with those slain by the sword.’</b><br>Being "slain by the sword" indicates a violent death, often seen as a form of divine judgment in the Old Testament. This phrase suggests that Egypt and her allies met their end through warfare, a common fate for nations that opposed God's purposes. The imagery of the sword is frequently used in prophetic literature to symbolize God's instrument of judgment (<a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a>). This serves as a warning to all nations that defy God's authority, reinforcing the theme of divine retribution and the ultimate futility of opposing God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place where the departed spirits reside. It is often depicted as a shadowy existence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mighty_leaders.htm">Mighty Leaders</a></b><br>These are the powerful rulers and warriors who have died and are now in Sheol. They are depicted as speaking about Egypt's downfall.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A powerful nation often in conflict with Israel. In this context, Egypt is being judged for its pride and alliances against God's people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_uncircumcised.htm">The Uncircumcised</a></b><br>This term refers to those who are not part of the covenant community of Israel, often symbolizing those outside of God's favor or protection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is real and inevitable for those who oppose Him. Just as Egypt faced consequences for its actions, so will all nations and individuals who reject God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_earthly_power.htm">The Futility of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly power and alliances cannot save us from God's judgment. True security is found only in a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_relationship.htm">The Importance of Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Being part of God's covenant community is crucial. The "uncircumcised" symbolize those outside of God's promises, reminding us of the importance of faith and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_finality_of_death.htm">The Finality of Death</a></b><br>Death is the great equalizer, bringing both the mighty and the humble to the same end. This should prompt us to live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>God's warnings are an invitation to repentance. We must heed His call and turn from our ways to avoid the fate of those judged in Sheol.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_32's_violence.htm">Ezekiel 32 overall - How do we reconcile the violent imagery of divine judgment here with other biblical passages that emphasize mercy and compassion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_32_2__does_history_support_it.htm">Ezekiel 32:2 - Does the historical record support Pharaoh's downfall as graphically portrayed here, or does it conflict with known events in ancient Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_luke_21_25-26_signs_literal_or_figurative.htm">In Luke 21:25-26, are the cosmic signs literal events that defy scientific explanation, or figurative language open to interpretation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_32_11-15__align_with_egypt's_history.htm">Ezekiel 32:11-15 - Do these specific predictions of destruction align with known Egyptian history, or are there discrepancies that suggest a historical or prophetic mismatch?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">Speak to him.--</span>The pronoun oscillates between the masculine and the feminine, because the thought is partly of the king and partly of the kingdom. The pronoun is determined by whichever is for the moment uppermost in the prophet's mind. On <span class= "ital">Hell,</span> see Note on <a href="/context/ezekiel/31-16.htm" title="I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.">Ezekiel 31:16-17</a>. It occurs also at <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm" title="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 on their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.">Ezekiel 32:27</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The strong among the mighty</span>. Those already in Sheol watch the new arrival, and make their scornful comments (comp. <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9, 18</a>), at once classing them with the uncircumcised. Had they heard, we ask, of the downfall of Egypt? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">גִבּוֹרִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḡib·bō·w·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chiefs</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֵ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will speak</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַבְּרוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏab·bə·rū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the midst</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתּ֥וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mit·tō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Sheol</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about [Egypt]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and her allies:</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹֽזְרָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·zə·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To surround, protect, aid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“They have come down</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽרְד֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lie</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁכְב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḵə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the uncircumcised,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲרֵלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·rê·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6189.htm">Strong's 6189: </a> </span><span class="str2">Having foreskin (uncircumcised)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with those slain</span><br /><span class="heb">חַלְלֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥal·lê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pierced, polluted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the sword.”</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽרֶב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 32:21 The strong among the mighty shall speak (Ezek. 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