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They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all her hordes will be overthrown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will destroy your hordes with the swords of mighty warriors— the terror of the nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of mighty ones, all of them most ruthless of nations. “They shall bring to ruin the pride of Egypt, and all its multitude shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty warriors, all of them the most terrible of the nations, I will cause your multitude to fall. “They shall plunder the pomp of Egypt, And all its multitude shall be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />By the swords of the warriors I will make your multitude fall; all of them are tyrants of the nations, And they will devastate the pride of Egypt, And all its multitude will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220By the swords of the mighty ones I will cause your hordes to fall; all of them are tyrants of the nations, And they will devastate the pride of Egypt, And all its hordes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“By the swords of the mighty ones I will cause your multitude to fall; all of them are tyrants of the nations, And they shall devastate the pride of Egypt, And all its multitude shall be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty ones I will cause your multitude to fall; all of them are ruthless ones of the nations, And they will devastate the lofty pride of Egypt, And all its multitude will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will make your horde [of people] fall by the swords of the mighty—all of them are tyrants among the nations, And they will devastate the pride <i>and</i> presumption of Egypt, And all its hordes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make your hordes fall by the swords of warriors, all of them ruthless men from the nations. They will ravage Egypt’s pride, and all its hordes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make your hordes fall by the swords of warriors, all of them ruthless men from the nations. They will ravage Egypt&#8217s pride, and all its hordes will be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall; the terrible of the nations are they all: and they shall bring to nought the pride of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your soldiers will be killed by the cruelest army in the world, and everything you take pride in will be crushed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall; the terrible of the nations are they all: and they shall spoil the pride of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will cut down your people with the swords of warriors. All of them will be the most ruthless warriors among the nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt and destroy its many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will let soldiers from cruel nations draw their swords and kill all your people. All your people and everything else that you are proud of will be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm going to make your gangs die using the weapons of valiant warriors, all of whom are ruthless people. 'They will devastate the majesty of Egypt, destroying all of its hordes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall--all of them are the most terrifying among the nations. They will devastate the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty will I cause your multitude to fall; the terrible of the nations are they all: and they shall bring to nothing the pride of Egypt, and all its multitude shall be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall lay waste the pomp of Egypt, and all its multitude shall be destroyed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of the mighty. They are all the ruthless of the nations. They will bring the pride of Egypt to nothing, and all its multitude will be destroyed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I cause your multitude to fall by swords of the mighty, "" The terrible of nations—all of them, "" And they have spoiled the excellence of Egypt, "" And all her multitude has been destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By swords of the mighty I cause thy multitude to fall, The terrible of nations -- all of them, And they have spoiled the excellency of Egypt, And destroyed hath been all her multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />By the swords of the strong will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they destroyed the pride of Egypt, and all her multitude were destroyed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty I will overthrow thy multitude: all these nations are invincible: and they shall waste the pride of Egypt, and the multitude thereof shall be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By the swords of the strong, I will cast down your multitude. All these nations are invincible, and they will lay waste to the arrogance of Egypt, and so its multitude will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will cut down your hordes with the swords of warriors, all of them, ruthless nations; They will lay waste the glory of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will cause your hordes to fall by the swords of mighty ones, all of them most terrible among the nations. They shall bring to ruin the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes shall perish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By the sword of mighty men will I cause your might to fall, and with the sword of all the mighty men of the nations; and they shall spoil the strength of Egypt, and all its wealth shall be plundered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />By the sword of mighty men I shall throw down your might, and of all the strong ones of the nations, and they shall plunder the strength of Egypt, and all its wealth shall be plundered<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall; The terrible of the nations are they all; And they shall spoil the pride of Egypt, And all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />with the swords of mighty men; and I will cast down thy strength: <i>they are</i> all destroying ones from the nations, and they shall destroy the pride of Egypt, and all her strength shall be crushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/32-12.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=9242" 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">A Lament for Pharaoh King of Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you! <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: hă·mō·w·ne·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">I will make your hordes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: ’ap·pîl (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: bə·ḥar·ḇō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the swords</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: gib·bō·w·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">of the mighty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6184.htm" title="6184: ‘ā·rî·ṣê (Adj-mpc) -- Awe-inspiring, terror-striking. From arats; fearful, i.e. Powerful or tyrannical.">the most ruthless</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: wə·šā·ḏə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">They will ravage</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">the pride</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: hă·mō·w·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">her multitudes</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: wə·niš·maḏ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">will be destroyed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>I will slaughter all her cattle beside the abundant waters. No human foot will muddy them again, and no cattle hooves will disturb them.…<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="/jeremiah/50-35.htm">Jeremiah 50:35-37</a></span><br />A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men. / A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. / A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-15.htm">Isaiah 13:15-18</a></span><br />Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword. / Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished. / Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-7</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. / The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! / Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Zephaniah 1:17</a></span><br />I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-4.htm">Revelation 6:4</a></span><br />Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a></span><br />And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a></span><br />Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Isaiah 66:16</a></span><br />For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-19</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame. / And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles. / The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8</a></span><br />“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">By the swords of the mighty will I cause your multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.</p><p class="hdg">the terrible</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Ezekiel 28:7</a></b></br> Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/30-11.htm">Ezekiel 30:11</a></b></br> He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11</a></b></br> I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.</p><p class="hdg">they shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Ezekiel 29:19</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Isaiah 25:2,3</a></b></br> For thou hast made of a city an heap; <i>of</i> a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-9.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-2.htm">Devastate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-10.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-2.htm">Hordes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-5.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Pomp</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-11.htm">Ruthless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-23.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-11.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Tyrants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-13.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hosea/11-9.htm">Devastate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-15.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-20.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-16.htm">Hordes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-16.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-16.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/daniel/2-18.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Pomp</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Ruthless</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-12.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Tyrants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-15.htm">Waste</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 "hordes" refer to the vast armies of Egypt, symbolizing its power and influence. The "swords of the mighty" suggests a formidable military force, often interpreted as the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar. This aligns with historical accounts of Babylon's conquests and God's use of foreign nations to execute judgment, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a>. Theologically, it underscores God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to use them to fulfill His purposes.<p><b>the most ruthless of all nations</b><br>This description of the Babylonians highlights their reputation for brutality and efficiency in warfare. Historically, Babylon was known for its military prowess and harsh treatment of conquered peoples, as evidenced by their siege of Jerusalem (2 Kings 25). This phrase emphasizes the severity of the judgment against Egypt, serving as a warning of the consequences of pride and idolatry. It also reflects the biblical theme of God raising up nations to accomplish His will, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a>.<p><b>They will ravage the pride of Egypt</b><br>The "pride of Egypt" refers to its wealth, culture, and military strength, which were sources of national pride. Egypt was a dominant power in the ancient Near East, often relying on its resources and alliances rather than seeking God. This phrase indicates a humbling of Egypt, stripping away its self-reliance and exposing its vulnerability. It echoes the biblical principle that pride precedes destruction (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>) and serves as a reminder of the futility of trusting in human strength over divine power.<p><b>and all her multitudes will be destroyed</b><br>The "multitudes" signify the population and armies of Egypt, indicating widespread devastation. This comprehensive destruction fulfills the prophetic warnings given by Ezekiel and other prophets (<a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12</a>). It serves as a testament to the certainty of God's word and His ability to bring about His decrees. Theologically, it points to the ultimate judgment that awaits all nations and individuals who oppose God's will, foreshadowing the final judgment described in <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>.<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/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A powerful nation in the ancient Near East, often seen as a symbol of worldly power and pride. In this context, Egypt is the subject of God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mighty_men.htm">Mighty Men</a></b><br>Refers to the invaders or warriors used by God to execute His judgment on Egypt. These are described as the "most ruthless of all the nations."<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hordes_of_egypt.htm">Hordes of Egypt</a></b><br>Represents the military and people of Egypt, who are subject to God's judgment due to their pride and opposition to His will.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event of divine retribution where God uses foreign nations to humble Egypt and demonstrate His sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>This passage reminds us that God is in control of all nations and uses them to fulfill His purposes. We should trust in His ultimate plan and not in worldly powers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Egypt's downfall serves as a warning against pride. We must remain humble and recognize our dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_is_just.htm">Divine Judgment is Just</a></b><br>God's judgment is righteous and serves to correct and guide nations and individuals back to Him. We should seek to align our lives with His will to avoid such judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_uses_unlikely_instruments.htm">God Uses Unlikely Instruments</a></b><br>The "most ruthless of all the nations" were used by God to accomplish His purposes. This teaches us that God can use anyone or anything to fulfill His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While this passage focuses on judgment, it is part of a larger account where God ultimately seeks the restoration of His people. We should always be open to repentance and God's redemptive work in our lives.<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/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><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/do_findings_confirm_ezekiel_14_13-21.htm">Are there any archaeological findings that confirm the severe judgments (famine, wild beasts, sword, plague) predicted in Ezekiel 14:13-21?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_both_merciful_and_vengeful.htm">What explains the apparent inconsistency between God's merciful nature elsewhere and the violent retribution depicted in Ezekiel 23:22-27?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/32-12.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">I will make your hordes</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲמוֹנֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mō·w·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm">Strong's 1995: </a> </span><span class="str2">A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fall</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפִּ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the swords</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחַרְב֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥar·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<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 /><br /><span class="word">of the mighty,</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּבּוֹרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(gib·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">the most ruthless</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרִיצֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rî·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6184.htm">Strong's 6184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Awe-inspiring, terror-striking</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nations.</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹיִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They will ravage</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָֽׁדְדוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḏə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pride</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּא֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her multitudes</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲמוֹנָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm">Strong's 1995: </a> </span><span class="str2">A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be destroyed.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִשְׁמַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·maḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be exterminated or destroyed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Ezekiel 32:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 32:12 By the swords of the mighty will (Ezek. 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