New English Translation
Ezekiel 32:10
10I will shock many peoples with you, and their kings will shiver with horror because of you. When I brandish my sword before them, every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.
Ezekiel 32:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.
- New International Version (NIV)I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you, and their kings will shudder with horror because of you when I brandish my sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will make many peoples appalled at you, and the hair of their kings shall bristle with horror because of you, when I brandish my sword before them. They shall tremble every moment, every one for his own life, on the day of your downfall.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, I will make many peoples astonished at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they shall tremble every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall.
Context of Ezekiel 32:10
8I will darken all the lights in the sky over you, and I will darken your land, declares the sovereign Lord. 9I will disturb many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among countries you do not know. I will shock many peoples with you, and their kings will shiver with horror because of you. When I brandish my sword before them, every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall. 11“‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘The sword of the king of Babylon will attack you. 12By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall – all of them are the most terrifying among the nations. They will devastate the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.
Read all of Ezekiel 32Ezekiel 32:10 word by word
וַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֨י עָלֶ֜יךָ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙ יִשְׂעֲר֤וּ עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ שַׂ֔עַר בְּעוֹפְפִ֥י חַרְבִּ֖י עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְחָרְד֤וּ לִרְגָעִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְנַפְשׁ֔וֹ בְּי֖וֹם מַפַּלְתֶּֽךָ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Yea, I will make manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- amazedשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: appalledH8074
- at thee, and their kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- shall be horriblyשַׂ֫עַרώa‛ar · shudderingH8178
- afraidשָׂעַרώâ‛ar · to shudderH8175
- for thee, when I shall brandishעוּף‛ûph · to flyH5774
- my swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- before themפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- and they shall trembleחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
- momentרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281
- every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- for his own lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
- in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of thy fallמַפֶּ֫לֶתmappeleth · carcassH4658
Cross-references for Ezekiel 32:10
- Ezekiel 27:35All the inhabitants of the coastlands are shocked at you, and their kings are horribly afraid – their faces are troubled.
- Deuteronomy 29:24Then all the nations will ask, “Why has the Lord done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?”
- 1 Kings 9:8This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’
- Deuteronomy 32:41I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!
- Ezekiel 26:16All the princes of the sea will vacate their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you.
- Ezekiel 30:9On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for beware – it is coming!
- Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Jeremiah 51:9Foreigners living there will say, ‘We tried to heal her, but she could not be healed. Let’s leave Babylonia and each go back to his own country. For judgment on her will be vast in its proportions. It will be like it is piled up to heaven, stacked up into the clouds.’
- Zechariah 11:2Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.
- Revelation 18:10They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say, “Woe, woe, O great city, Babylon the powerful city! For in a single hour your doom has come!”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 32:10
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The nations around Egypt and their kings would be filled with fear when Egypt fell. They would worry that the same judgment might come upon them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. brandish my sword before them--literally, "in their faces," or sight.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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