Ezekiel 26:20
18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
19 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,
then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.
21 I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.
- KJV
- When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;
- WEB
- then I will bring you down with those who descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with those who go down to the pit, that you be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living.
- ASV
- then will I bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make thee to dwell in the nether parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living:
- DARBY
- then will I bring thee down, with them that go down to the pit, to the people of old time, and will cause thee to dwell in the lower parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living.
- BLB
- I will bring you down with those going down [to] the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell within the earth, [in] the places below, like the ruins of old—with those going down [to] the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.
- ÅB
- da lar jeg deg fare ned slik som de som farer ned i graven, til fortidens folk, og lar deg bo i dødsrikets land, i ruiner fra eldgammel tid, slik som de som farer ned i graven, for at ingen mere skal bo i deg; men jeg vil gjøre herlige ting[^2] i de levendes land.
- OTB
- da vil jeg bringe deg ned med dem som går ned i graven, til folkene fra gammelt av. Jeg vil la deg bo i jordens lavere deler, som i gamle ruiner, med dem som går ned i graven, slik at du ikke vil vende tilbake eller ta din plass i de levendes land.
- B1930
- da lar jeg dig fare ned likesom de som farer ned i graven, til fortidens folk, og lar dig bo i dødsrikets land, i ruiner fra eldgammel tid, likesom de som farer ned i graven, forat ingen mere skal bo i dig; men jeg vil gjøre herlige ting i de levendes land. / < forherlige Israel.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 27:13
Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Read in contextLuke 10:15
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
Read in contextEzekiel 32:18–32
“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:
Read in contextZechariah 2:8
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
Read in contextEzekiel 28:25–26
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
Read in contextJonah 2:2
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
Read in contextPsalms 88:3–6
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
Read in contextJonah 2:6
To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
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