Ezekiel 32:4

Ezekiel 32:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
• New International Version (NIV)I will throw you on the land and hurl you on the open field. I will let all the birds of the sky settle on you and all the animals of the wild gorge themselves on you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will cast you on the ground; on the open field I will fling you, and will cause all the birds of the heavens to settle on you, and I will gorge the beasts of the whole earth with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I will leave you on the land; I will cast you out on the open fields, And cause to settle on you all the birds of the heavens. And with you I will fill the beasts of the whole earth.

Context of Ezekiel 32:4

2“Son of man, lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him, ‘You compare yourself to a lion of the nations, but you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churn up the waters with your feet, and muddy the rivers. 3“‘This is what the Lord God says: I will spread my net over you with an assembly of many peoples, and they will haul you up in my net. I will abandon you on the land and throw you onto the open field. I will cause all the birds of the sky to settle on you and let the wild creatures of the entire earth eat their fill of you. 5I will put your flesh on the mountains and fill the valleys with your carcass. 6I will drench the land with the flow of your blood, even to the mountains; the ravines will be filled with your gore.

Ezekiel 32:4 word by word

וּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָ בָאָ֔רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה אֲטִילֶ֑ךָ וְהִשְׁכַּנְתִּ֤י עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ כָּל־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְהִשְׂבַּעְתִּ֥י מִמְּךָ֖ חַיַּ֥ת כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then will I leaveנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• thee upon the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• I will cast thee forthטוּלţûl · to castH2904
• upon the openפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and will cause all the fowlsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• of the heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• to remainשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• upon thee, and I will fillשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• the beastsחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• of the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Ezekiel 32:4

• Ezekiel 29:5I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open ground and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you to the wild creatures of the earth and the birds of the sky as food.
• Ezekiel 31:12Foreigners, ruthless men from the nations, cut it down and left it lying. Its limbs fell on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. All the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it.
• Ezekiel 39:4You, all your troops, and the peoples who are with you will fall on the mountains of Israel. I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and to the wild animals.
• 1 Samuel 17:44“Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!”
• Psalms 63:10They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become a meal for jackals.
• Psalms 74:14you crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the creatures of the desert.
• Psalms 79:2They gave the corpses of your servants to the birds of the sky for food, the flesh of your faithful ones to the beasts of the earth.
• Psalms 83:9Deal with them as you did with Midian, as you did with Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his anger.
• Isaiah 14:19But you are thrown out without a grave, like a worthless branch, covered by those slain with the sword and dumped into a rocky pit like a trampled corpse.
• Isaiah 18:6They will all be left for the birds of prey on the hills and for the wild animals of the land. The birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them, and all the wild animals the winter.
• Isaiah 34:2The Lord is angry with all the nations, furious with all their armies. He will set them apart for destruction, giving them over to slaughter.
• Isaiah 66:24“As they leave, they will see the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never go out, and they will be a horror to all humanity.”
• Jeremiah 8:2They will be exposed to the sun, the moon, and all the stars in the sky, which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be collected and buried but will become like manure on the soil’s surface.
• Jeremiah 25:33Those slain by the Lord on that day will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like manure on the soil’s surface.
• Joel 3:19Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah in whose land they shed innocent blood.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 32:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6mountains … valleys … mountains … ravines: In Hebrew, this is a literary device called a merism (a way of naming the outer parts to include everything in between). It shows both the boundaries and all that lies within them. Here, it emphasizes that God’s judgment would cover the whole land. The description of destruction uses hyperbole (intentional exaggeration). This strong language shows that Egypt’s defeat would be complete.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. leave thee upon the land--as a fish drawn out of the water loses all its strength, so Pharaoh (in Eze 32:3, compared to a water monster) shall be (Eze 29:5).Read the comment

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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