God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 32:11
11“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The sword of the king of Babylon will attack you.
Ezekiel 32:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thus saith the Lord God; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For thus says the Lord God: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘For thus says the Lord God: “The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.
Context of Ezekiel 32:11
9“ ‘I will make many people troubled when I spread the news of your destruction among the nations to countries that you haven’t heard of. 10Many people will be shocked by what I will do to you. Their kings will shudder when I swing my sword in their faces. When you die, all of them will tremble in fear for their own lives. “ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The sword of the king of Babylon will attack you. 12I will cut down your people with the swords of warriors. All of them will be the most ruthless warriors among the nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt and destroy its many people. 13I will also destroy all the animals beside its many water sources. The feet of humans and the hoofs of animals won’t stir up the water anymore.
Read all of Ezekiel 32Ezekiel 32:11 word by word
כִּ֛י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה חֶ֥רֶב מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל תְּבוֹאֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 32:11
- Ezekiel 28:7That is why I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless foreigners among the nations. They will draw their swords against your fine wisdom and dishonor your greatness.
- Ezekiel 30:11He and his troops, the most ruthless troops among the nations, will be brought to destroy the land. They will draw their swords to attack Egypt and fill the land with dead bodies.
- Ezekiel 31:11So I handed it over to a mighty ruler among the nations, and he surely dealt with it. I forced it out because of its wickedness.
- Deuteronomy 28:49The Lord will bring against you a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth. The nation will swoop down on you like an eagle. It will be a nation whose language you won’t understand.
- Habakkuk 1:6I am going to send the Babylonians, that fierce and reckless nation. They will march throughout the earth to take possession of lands that don’t belong to them.
- Ezekiel 29:19This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to give Egypt to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, take its prized possessions, and loot it. That will be the pay for his army.
- Isaiah 25:2You have turned cities into ruins, fortified cities into piles of rubble, and foreigners’ palaces into cities that will never be rebuilt.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 32:11
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The human instrument of God’s judgment was the sword of the king of Babylon. He was coming to break Egypt’s power completely and permanently. This destruction would be greater than what happened at the first Passover. At that time, only the firstborn sons of Egypt and the firstborn male animals died (Exodus 12:29). This time, the judgment would be far more severe.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
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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
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