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Ezekiel 32:16

Egypt
Judgment

14 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.’

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.”

17 In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

18 “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:

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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
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.”
KJV
This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
WEB
“‘“This is the lamentation with which they will lament. The daughters of the nations will lament with this. They will lament with it over Egypt, and over all her multitude,” says the Lord GOD.’”
ASV
This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament; the daughters of the nations shall lament therewith; over Egypt, and over all her multitude, shall they lament therewith, saith the Lord Jehovah.
DARBY
It is a lamentation, and [thus] they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall say it in lamenting; they shall say it in lamenting over Egypt and over all her multitude, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BLB
It [is] a lamentation they will lament her; the daughters of the nations will lament her, over Egypt and over all her multitude, they will lament her, a declaration of the Lord YHWH.”
ÅB
Dette er en klagesang, og den skal bli sunget, folkenes døtre skal synge den; over Egypt og hele dets larmende hop skal de synge den, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
OTB
Dette er klagesangen de vil synge for henne. Døtrene av nasjonene vil synge den; over Egypt og alle hennes horder vil de synge den,’ erklærer den suverene Herren.
B1930
Dette er en klagesang, og den skal bli sunget, folkenes døtre skal synge den; over Egypten og hele dets larmende hop skal de synge den, sier Herren, Israels Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 1:17

    Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

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  • Ezekiel 26:17

    Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!

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  • Ezekiel 32:2

    “Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’

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  • 2 Chronicles 35:25

    Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:33–34

    And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?

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  • Jeremiah 9:17

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

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