New International Version
Ezekiel 32:10
10I 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall.
Context of Ezekiel 32:10
8All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you; I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Sovereign Lord. 9I will trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among lands you have not known. 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. 11“ ‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you. 12I will cause your hordes to fall by the swords of mighty men— the most ruthless of all nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all her hordes will be overthrown.
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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 who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear.
- Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will ask: “Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?”
- 1 Kings 9:8This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
- Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.
- Ezekiel 26:16Then all the princes of the coast will step down from their thrones and lay aside their robes and take off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled at you.
- Ezekiel 30:9“ ‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.
- Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
- Jeremiah 51:9“ ‘We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; let us leave her and each go to our own land, for her judgment reaches to the skies, it rises as high as the heavens.’
- Zechariah 11:2Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen; the stately trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan; the dense forest has been cut down!
- Revelation 18:10Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: “ ‘Woe! Woe to you, great city, you mighty city of Babylon! In one 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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