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 many waters; And the foot of man will not muddy them anymore And the hoofs of beasts will not muddy them. 14Then I will make their waters settle And will cause their rivers to run like oil,” Declares the Lord God. “When I make the land of Egypt a desolation, And the land is destitute of that which filled it, When I smite all those who live in it, Then they shall know that I am the Lord. 16This is a lamentation and they shall chant it. The daughters of the nations shall chant it. Over Egypt and over all her hordes they shall chant it,” declares the Lord God. 17In the twelfth year, 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

• When I makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• desolationשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
• is destituteשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• of that whichמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• When I smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• those who liveיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that I am the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 32:15

• Ezekiel 29:12So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.”
• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.
• Psalms 107:34A fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
• Ezekiel 6:7The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 30:26When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know 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 sons of Israel from their midst.”
• Exodus 14:4Thus I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.
• Psalms 83:17Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever, And 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