Ezekiel 32:14
12 I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed.
13 I will slaughter all her cattle beside the abundant waters. No human foot will muddy them again, and no cattle hooves will disturb them.
Then I will let her waters settle and will make her rivers flow like oil,’ declares the Lord GOD.
15 ‘When I make the land of Egypt a desolation and empty it of all that filled it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD.’
16 This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, 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 let her waters settle and will make her rivers flow like oil,’ declares the Lord GOD.
- KJV
- Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.
- WEB
- Then I will make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil,” says the Lord GOD.
- ASV
- Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- BLB
- Then their waters I will let settle, and their rivers I will make run like oil,’ a declaration of the Lord YHWH.
- ÅB
- Da vil jeg la deres vann synke og deres strømmer flyte bort som olje, sier Herren, Israels Gud,
- OTB
- Da vil jeg la hennes vann bli rolige
og få hennes strømmer til å flyte jevnt,’
erklærer den suverene Herren. - B1930
- Da vil jeg la deres vann synke og deres strømmer flyte bort som olje, sier Herren, Israels Gud,