Ezekiel 32:15

Ezekiel 32:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)When I make Egypt desolate and strip the land of everything in it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the Lord.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)When I make the land of Egypt desolate, and when the land is desolate of all that fills it, when I strike down all who dwell in it, then they will know that I am the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“When I make the land of Egypt desolate, And the country is destitute of all that once filled it, When I strike all who dwell in it, Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 32:15

13I will also destroy all its cattle from beside its great waters; And the foot of man will not muddy them anymore Nor will the hoofs of the animals muddy them. 14Then I will make their waters quiet and clear; I will make their rivers run [slowly and smoothly] like oil,” Says the Lord God. “When I make the land of Egypt desolate, And the country is stripped and deprived of all that which filled it, When I strike all those who live in it, Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord. 16This is the dirge (funeral poem to be sung) and they shall sing it [for her]. The daughters of the nations shall sing it; for Egypt and for all her hordes they shall sing it,” says the Lord God. 17In the twelfth year [after King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken into exile], on the fifteenth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 32:15 word by word

בְּתִתִּי֩ אֶת־אֶ֨רֶץ מִצְרַ֜יִם שְׁמָמָ֣ה וּנְשַׁמָּ֗ה אֶ֚רֶץ מִמְּלֹאָ֔הּ בְּהַכּוֹתִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־י֣וֹשְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When I shall makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• desolateשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
• shall be destituteשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• of that whereof it was fullמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• when I shall smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• all them that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• therein, then shall they knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 32:15

• Ezekiel 29:12So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation [plundered and ruined] among desolated lands; and her cities, among cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and [I will] disperse them through the lands.”
• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness of it, The world, and those who dwell in it.
• Psalms 107:34A productive land into a [barren] salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
• Ezekiel 6:7The slain will fall among you, then you shall know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 30:26When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the lands, then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.’ ”
• Exodus 7:5The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.”
• Exodus 14:4I will harden (make stubborn, defiant) Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will be glorified and honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians shall know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord.” And they did so.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord has made Himself known; He executes judgment; The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.
• Psalms 83:17Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever; Yes, let them be humiliated and perish,

Commentaries on Ezekiel 32:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Shall be destitute of that whereof it was full - Of corn, and all other necessaries of life.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16This complete destruction of Egypt would lead them to recognize the Lord's power, just like during the exodus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. The twelfth year from the carrying away of Jehoiachin; Jerusalem was by this time overthrown, and Amasis was beginning his revolt against Pharaoh-hophra.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Vex
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings