Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 32:16
16This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, declares the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel 32:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord God.
- New International Version (NIV)“This is the lament they will chant for her. The daughters of the nations will chant it; for Egypt and all her hordes they will chant it, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)This is a lamentation that shall be chanted; the daughters of the nations shall chant it; over Egypt, and over all her multitude, shall they chant it, declares the Lord God."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“This is the lamentation With which they shall lament her; The daughters of the nations shall lament her; They shall lament for her, for Egypt, And for all her multitude,” Says the Lord God.’ ”
Context of Ezekiel 32:16
14Then I will let her waters settle and will make her rivers flow like oil,’ declares the Lord GOD. 15‘When I make the land of Egypt a desolation and empty it of all that filled it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD.’ This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, declares the Lord GOD.” 17In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 18“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:
Read all of Ezekiel 32Ezekiel 32:16 word by word
קִינָ֥ה הִיא֙ וְק֣וֹנְנ֔וּהָ בְּנ֥וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֖ם תְּקוֹנֵ֣נָּה אוֹתָ֑הּ עַל־מִצְרַ֤יִם וְעַל־כָּל־הֲמוֹנָהּ֙ תְּקוֹנֵ֣נָּה אוֹתָ֔הּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
- Thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- is the lamentקִינֵןqûn · to chantH6969
- they will chant for herקִינָהqîynâh · dirgeH7015
- the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- Overעַל‛al · uponH5921
- Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- her multitudesהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- GODיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
Cross-references for Ezekiel 32:16
- Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
- Ezekiel 26:17Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
- 2 Samuel 1:17Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
- 2 Samuel 3:33And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?
- 2 Chronicles 35:25Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
- Jeremiah 9:17This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 32:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Daughters of the nations - Pagan kingdoms.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. 1616. As in Eze 19:14. This is a prophetical lamentation; yet so it shall come to pass [Grotius].Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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