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All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/32.htm">New Living Translation</a> Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/32.htm">English Standard Version</a> whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit; and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit, and her company is all around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who once spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/32.htm">King James Bible</a> Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/32.htm">New King James Version</a> Her graves are set in the recesses of the Pit, And her company is all around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who caused terror in the land of the living. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> whose graves are set in the remotest parts of the pit, and her company is all around her grave. All of them killed, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> whose graves are set in the remotest parts of the pit and her company is round about her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> whose graves are set in the remotest parts of the pit, and her company is round about her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> whose graves are put in the remotest parts of the pit, and her assembly is all round about her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword, who put terror in the land of the living. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> whose graves are set in the remotest parts of the pit and her army is all around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Her graves are set in the deepest regions of the Pit, and her assembly is all around her burial place. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword — those who once spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Her graves are set in the deepest regions of the Pit, and her company is all around her burial place. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword— those who once spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her company is round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who caused terror in the land of the living. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Their graves are in the deepest parts of the pit. Assyria's army lies around its grave. All of its soldiers are dead. They have been killed in battle. They once terrified people in the land of the living. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> and their graves are in the deepest parts of the world of the dead. All her soldiers fell in battle, and their graves surround her tomb. Yet once they terrified the land of the living. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> Her grave will be set in the remotest part of the Pit, surrounded by those who accompanied her. All of them will have been killed, executed violently, who spread terror throughout the land of the living. <a href="/net/ezekiel/32.htm">NET Bible</a> Their graves are located in the remote slopes of the pit. Her assembly is around her grave, all of them struck down by the sword, those who spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her company is around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who caused terror in the land of the living. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is around her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who caused terror in the land of the living.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/ezekiel/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit, and her company is all around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who once spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/web/ezekiel/32.htm">World English Bible</a> whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her company is around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who caused terror in the land of the living. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Whose graves are appointed in the sides of the pit, "" And her assembly is around her grave, "" All of them wounded, falling by sword, "" Because they gave terror in the land of the living. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Whose graves are appointed in the sides of the pit, And her assembly is round about her grave, All of them wounded, falling by sword, Because they gave terror in the land of the living. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Whose graves were given in the thighs of the pit, and her convocation will be round about her grave; all of them wounded, fallen by the sword, who gave terror in the land of the living.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Whose graves are set in the lowest parts of the pit: and his multitude lay round about his grave: all of them slain, and fallen by the sword, they that heretofore spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Their graves have been placed in the lowest parts of the pit. And his multitude was stationed on all sides of his grave: all of the slain, and those who fell by the sword, who formerly spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/32.htm">New American Bible</a> The graves are set in the recesses of the pit; Its company is assembled around its grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, those who spread terror in the land of the living. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Their graves are set in the uttermost parts of the Pit. Its company is all around its grave, all of them killed, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Those whose graves are set in the sides of the pit and her people are round about her grave; all of them are slain, fallen by the sword, because they caused destruction in the land of the living. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> They had made her grave on the outskirts of the pit, and her multitude around her grave were all the slain who fell by the sword, because they had caused ruin in the land of life<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her company is round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who caused terror in the land of the living. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and their burial is in the depth of the pit, and his company are set around about his tomb: all the slain that fell by the sword, who had caused the fear of them to be upon the land of the living. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=9356" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/32.htm">Egypt Cast into the Pit</a> …22Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. 23<a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">Her</a> <a href="/hebrew/6913.htm" title="6913: qiḇ·rō·ṯe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A grave, sepulcher. Or qibrah; from qabar; a sepulchre.">graves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tə·nū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">are set</a> <a href="/hebrew/3411.htm" title="3411: bə·yar·kə·ṯê- (Prep-b:: N-fdc) -- Flank, side, extreme parts, recesses. Feminine of yarek; properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess.">in the depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/953.htm" title="953: ḇō·wr (N-ms) -- A pit, cistern, well. From buwr; a pit hole.">of the Pit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: qə·hā·lāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">and her company</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all around</a> <a href="/hebrew/6900.htm" title="6900: qə·ḇu·rā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A grave, burial. Or qburah; feminine passive participle of qabar; sepulture; a sepulchre.">her grave.</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.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥă·lā·lîm (N-mp) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">of them are slain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nō·p̄ə·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ba·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword—</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">those who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">once spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/2851.htm" title="2851: ḥit·tîṯ (N-fs) -- Terror. From chathath; fear.">terror</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (Adj-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of the living.</a> 24Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/50-30.htm">Jeremiah 50:30-32</a> Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD. / “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” <a href="/revelation/20-13.htm">Revelation 20:13-15</a> 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. / And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Isaiah 14:15-17</a> 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?” <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Jeremiah 51:39-40</a> While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD. / I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats. <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20-21</a> 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. / 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. <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2-3</a> The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a> And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.” <a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a> And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a> Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a> Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers! <a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Matthew 8:12</a> But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Jeremiah 48:44</a> “Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.graves.<a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Ezekiel 26:20</a> When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;<a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Isaiah 14:15</a> Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.which<a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Ezekiel 32:24-27,32</a> There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit… <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Ezekiel 26:17,20</a> And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! … <a href="/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16</a> They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;terror.<a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Ezekiel 26:20</a> When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;<a href="/job/28-13.htm">Job 28:13</a> Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.<a href="/psalms/27-13.htm">Psalm 27:13</a> I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Army</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Graves</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Remotest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-5.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-19.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Uttermost</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-31.htm">Army</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-26.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Company</a> <a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-8.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-25.htm">Graves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-16.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Remotest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-26.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-24.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Uttermost</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-8.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 32</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/32-1.htm">A lamentation for the fearful fall of Egypt</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/32-11.htm">The sword of Babylon shall destroy it</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/32-17.htm">It shall be brought down to hell, among all the uncircumcised nations</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit This phrase refers to the final resting place of the nation or people being judged, symbolizing a deep and inescapable place of death and destruction. The "Pit" is often used in the Old Testament to describe Sheol, the abode of the dead (<a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Isaiah 14:15</a>). It signifies a place of humiliation and defeat, contrasting with the heights of power and pride they once held. The imagery of graves in the depths underscores the totality of their downfall and the permanence of their judgment.and her company is all around her grave The "company" refers to the allies or associated nations that shared in the same fate. This suggests a collective judgment, where not only the primary nation but also its confederates are condemned. This communal aspect of judgment is seen elsewhere in Scripture, such as in the judgment of Babylon and its allies (<a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Jeremiah 50:9</a>). It highlights the idea that those who align themselves with wickedness will share in its consequences.All of them are slain, fallen by the sword This phrase emphasizes the manner of their demise—violent and decisive. Being "slain" and "fallen by the sword" indicates a death in battle, a common fate for nations that opposed God's will. The sword is often a symbol of divine judgment (<a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a>). This reflects the historical context of ancient Near Eastern warfare, where military defeat was seen as a sign of divine disfavor.those who once spread terror in the land of the living This describes the former power and influence of the nation or people now judged. They were once a source of fear and domination, possibly through military conquest or oppressive rule. This reversal of fortune is a common theme in prophetic literature, where the proud and mighty are brought low (<a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-6</a>). It serves as a warning against arrogance and a reminder of God's ultimate sovereignty over the nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_pit.htm">The Pit</a> A metaphorical place representing Sheol or the grave, often depicted as a place of judgment or the abode of the dead. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_slain.htm">The Slain</a> Refers to those who have died by the sword, symbolizing judgment and the consequences of spreading terror. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_company.htm">The Company</a> The group of people associated with the nation or entity being judged, gathered around the grave in the Pit. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_the_living.htm">The Land of the Living</a> Represents the world of the living, contrasting with the realm of the dead, where the slain once spread terror.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a> The imagery of graves in the depths of the Pit serves as a stark reminder of God's judgment on those who spread terror and live in rebellion against Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The passage highlights the inevitable consequences of sin and violence, urging believers to live righteously and seek peace. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a> While the passage focuses on judgment, it also points to the broader biblical account of redemption and the hope found in Christ for those who turn from their ways. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_legacy.htm">The Importance of Legacy</a> Consider the legacy we leave behind. Are we spreading terror or peace in the land of the living? Our actions have lasting impacts. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> This passage serves as a call to repentance, encouraging individuals to turn from their sinful ways and seek God's mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 32</a> <a href="/q/evidence_outside_bible_for_ezekiel_21.htm">Is there any evidence outside the Bible supporting the military and political tumult depicted throughout Ezekiel 21?</a> <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> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_numbers_31_7-18_with_compassion.htm">Numbers 31:7-18: How can the command to kill non-virgin women and boys be reconciled with claims of a compassionate God?</a> <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> <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Her אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that graves קִבְרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ (qiḇ·rō·ṯe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6913.htm">Strong's 6913: </a> A grave, sepulcher are set נִתְּנ֤וּ (nit·tə·nū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set in the depths בְּיַרְכְּתֵי־ (bə·yar·kə·ṯê-) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3411.htm">Strong's 3411: </a> Flank, side, extreme parts, recesses of the Pit, ב֔וֹר (ḇō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_953.htm">Strong's 953: </a> A pit, cistern, well and her company קְהָלָ֔הּ (qə·hā·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation is וַיְהִ֣י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be all around סְבִיב֖וֹת (sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around her grave. קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ (qə·ḇu·rā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6900.htm">Strong's 6900: </a> Sepulture, a sepulchre All כֻּלָּ֤ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of them are slain, חֲלָלִים֙ (ḥă·lā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> Pierced, polluted fallen נֹפְלִ֣ים (nō·p̄ə·lîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie by the sword— בַּחֶ֔רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword those who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that once spread נָתְנ֥וּ (nā·ṯə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set terror חִתִּ֖ית (ḥit·tîṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2851.htm">Strong's 2851: </a> Terror in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of the living. חַיִּֽים׃ (ḥay·yîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/32-23.htm">Ezekiel 32:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-23.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 32:23 Whose graves are set in the uttermost (Ezek. 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