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I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give you its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens and make their stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When <i>I</i> put out your light, I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon shall not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And when <i>I</i> extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud And the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud And the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And when <i>I</i> extinguish you, I will cover the heavens, and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon shall not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when <i>I</i> extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud And the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will cover the whole sky and every star with thick clouds, so that the sun and moon will stop shining. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'When I put out your light, I will cover the sky and darken the stars. I will cover the sun with clouds, and the moon won't shine anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When I destroy you, I will cover the sky and blot out the stars. The sun will hide behind the clouds, and the moon will give no light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When I extinguish your lights, I'll cover the heavens and darken their stars. I'll cover the sun with a cloud and the moon won't reflect its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky; I will darken its stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When I shall extinguish you, I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and make its stars dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon won’t give its light. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in quenching you I have covered the heavens, "" And have made their stars black, "" I cover the sun with a cloud, "" And the moon does not cause its light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in quenching thee I have covered the heavens, And have made black their stars, The sun with a cloud I do cover, And the moon causeth not its light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I covered the heavens in my quenching thee, and I darkened their stars; and I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not enlighten with its light.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will cover the heavens, when thou shalt be put out, and I will make the stars thereof dark: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will cover heaven, when you will have been extinguished. And I will cause its stars to grow dark. I will shroud the sun with gloom, and the moon will not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken all its stars. The sun I will cover with clouds; the moon will not give light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens, and make their stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when I shall put the light out of you, I will cover the heavens and make the stars thereof dark; the sun shall be covered with clouds, and the moon shall not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall cover Heaven by extinguishing you, and I shall darken their stars, and the sun will be concealed in a cloud and the moon will not shine its light<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, And make the stars thereof black; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon shall not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will veil the heavens when thou art extinguished, and will darken the stars thereof; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/32-7.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=9186" 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">6</span>I will drench the land with the flow of your blood, all the way to the mountains—the ravines will be filled. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3518.htm" title="3518: ḇə·ḵab·bō·wṯ·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 2ms) -- To be quenched or extinguished, to go out. A primitive root; to expire or to extinguish.">When I extinguish you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: wə·ḵis·sê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">I will cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/6937.htm" title="6937: wə·hiq·dar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To be dark. A primitive root; to be ashy, i.e. Dark-colored; by implication, to mourn.">and darken</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/3556.htm" title="3556: kō·ḵə·ḇê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">their stars.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: ’ă·ḵas·sen·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">I will cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: meš (N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">the sun</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: be·‘ā·nān (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">with a cloud,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3394.htm" title="3394: wə·yā·rê·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Moon. From the same as yerach; the moon.">and the moon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215: yā·’îr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become light. A primitive root; to be luminous.">give its light.</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·w·rōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary."></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.…<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/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-13</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a></span><br />All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a></span><br />And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-24.htm">Mark 13:24-25</a></span><br />But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; / the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Joel 3:15</a></span><br />The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-12.htm">Revelation 8:12</a></span><br />Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a></span><br />In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-28</a></span><br />I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-3.htm">Isaiah 50:3</a></span><br />I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Revelation 9:2</a></span><br />The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Isaiah 60:2</a></span><br />For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when I shall put you out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.</p><p class="hdg">put thee out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-5.htm">Job 18:5,6</a></b></br> Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-9.htm">Proverbs 13:9</a></b></br> The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.</p><p class="hdg">I will cover the heaven </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3,18</a></b></br> For the day <i>is</i> near, even the day of the LORD <i>is</i> near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness <i>which</i> may be felt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a></b></br> For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.</p><p class="hdg">make </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Black</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-23.htm">Blot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-3.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Darken</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Extinguish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Light</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-31.htm">Quenching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Snuff</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Black</a> <a href="/john/11-48.htm">Blot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Darken</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Extinguish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Light</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-31.htm">Quenching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/exodus/25-38.htm">Snuff</a> <a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/daniel/6-14.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Thereof</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 imagery of extinguishing suggests a complete end or destruction, akin to snuffing out a flame. This is consistent with the prophetic tradition where God judges nations for their pride and idolatry, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25-26</a>. The "you" here is Pharaoh, representing the nation of Egypt, which was a significant power in the ancient Near East.<p><b>I will cover the heavens</b><br>The covering of the heavens signifies a cosmic disturbance, often used in prophetic literature to indicate divine intervention. This imagery is reminiscent of the plagues in Exodus, where God demonstrated His power over creation. It also echoes the Day of the Lord, a time of judgment and salvation, as seen in <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a> and <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a>.<p><b>and darken their stars</b><br>Darkening the stars symbolizes the removal of guidance and hope, as stars were often used for navigation and as symbols of divine order. This reflects the chaos and disorientation that comes with God's judgment. In <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a>, similar language is used to describe the end times, indicating a disruption of the natural order.<p><b>I will cover the sun with a cloud</b><br>The sun being covered with a cloud suggests a temporary but significant obscuring of light and life, as the sun was a source of both. This can be seen as a metaphor for the loss of power and influence of Egypt. In <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12</a>, the sun turning black is part of the apocalyptic vision, symbolizing God's wrath and the upheaval of worldly powers.<p><b>and the moon will not give its light</b><br>The moon not giving its light further emphasizes the theme of darkness and judgment. In ancient cultures, the moon was associated with cycles and stability, and its darkening indicates a disruption of normalcy. This imagery is also found in <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a> and is echoed in the New Testament in passages like <a href="/mark/13-24.htm">Mark 13:24</a>, where it signifies the coming of God's kingdom and the end of earthly dominions.<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 is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The nation being addressed in this prophecy. Egypt was a powerful and influential kingdom, often seen as a symbol of worldly power and opposition to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, representing the nation's pride and self-reliance. In this context, Pharaoh is a symbol of human arrogance against divine authority.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens_and_celestial_bodies.htm">Heavens and Celestial Bodies</a></b><br>The heavens, stars, sun, and moon are used symbolically to represent the cosmic order and the impact of God's judgment on creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event being described is God's judgment against Egypt, symbolized by the darkening of celestial bodies, indicating a profound upheaval.<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>The imagery of darkened celestial bodies underscores God's ultimate control over creation and nations. No earthly power can withstand His judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin_and_judgment.htm">The Seriousness of Sin and Judgment</a></b><br>The dramatic language used in this prophecy highlights the severity of sin and the certainty of divine judgment. It serves as a warning to all who live in rebellion against God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_light_and_darkness.htm">Symbolism of Light and Darkness</a></b><br>Light often symbolizes God's presence and blessing, while darkness represents judgment and separation from God. This passage invites reflection on our spiritual state and relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>While the imagery is foreboding, it also assures believers that God will ultimately bring justice and restore order, encouraging trust in His righteous plans.<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/did_a_cosmic_event_darken_stars_in_egypt.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 – Is there any scientific or historical evidence of a cosmic event so severe that it literally darkened the stars during Egypt’s defeat? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_stars_fall_and_sun_darken.htm">In Mark 13:24–25, how can the sun be darkened and the stars literally fall from the sky given our modern scientific understanding of astronomy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_8_12's_darkening_occur.htm">In Revelation 8:12, how does a third of the sun, moon, and stars darken without affecting the rest of creation or appearing in other historical records? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_joel_2_10,_31_with_science.htm">How can the sun and moon being darkened (Joel 2:10, 31) be reconciled with known scientific observations? </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>(7) <span class= "bld">Make the stars thereof dark.--</span>This verse follows very closely <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm" title="For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.">Isaiah 13:10</a>, spoken of Babylon. In this and the following verse the judgments of God are described in the common prophetic figure of changes in the heavenly bodies. (See Note on <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm" title="At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.">Ezekiel 30:18</a>, and references there.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When I shall put thee out</span>; better, with the Revised Version, <span class="accented">extinguish</span>. The verb is used of lamps in <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7</a>. The change of metaphor is at first startling, but I follow Ewald, Hitzig, and Smend, in thinking that there is a traceable sequence of ideas. The "dragon of the Egyptian waters" suggested the "dragon" which was conspicuous between Ursa Major and Minor among the constellations of the heavens, and the name of which, probably derived by the Greek astronomers from a remote past, suggested that of an enemy of God (comp. <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a>). So taken, the new comparison finds a parallel in that of the King of Babylon to Lucifer, the morning star, in <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12</a>. Upon this there follows naturally the imagery of <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a>. As the other trees of the forest had mourned for the cedar (<a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Ezekiel 31:15</a>), so the other lights of heaven mourn for that particular star which has been quenched for ever (comp. for the general imagery. <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a>; <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a>; <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4</a>, Hebrew ['English version, <a href="/ezekiel/2.htm">Ezekiel 2</a>:31]. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/32-7.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">When I extinguish you,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְכַבּֽוֹתְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḵab·bō·wṯ·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3518.htm">Strong's 3518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quenched or extinguished, to go out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will cover</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִסֵּיתִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵis·sê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and darken</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְדַּרְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·dar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6937.htm">Strong's 6937: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashy, darkcolored, to mourn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their stars.</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּֽכְבֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(kō·ḵə·ḇê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A star, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will cover</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲכַסֶּ֔נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḵas·sen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sun</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֚מֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a cloud,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּעָנָ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(be·‘ā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the moon</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרֵ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3394.htm">Strong's 3394: </a> </span><span class="str2">The moon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give its light.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָאִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·’îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_215.htm">Strong's 215: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become light</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 32:7 When I shall extinguish you I will (Ezek. 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