Ezekiel 26:20

18 Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.

19 For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

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;

21 I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith 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.

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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

    I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

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  • Luke 10:15

    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

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  • Ezekiel 32:18–32

    Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.

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  • Zechariah 2:8

    For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

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  • Ezekiel 28:25–26

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.

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  • Jonah 2:2

    And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

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  • Psalms 88:3–6

    For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

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  • Jonah 2:6

    I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

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