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Ezekiel 32:20 Meaning

They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.

Context Explained

18Son 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.

19Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.

20They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.

21The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

22Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:

Key Themes

deathviolencejudgment

Related Cross References

  • Ezekiel 32:20

    This verse repeats the theme of death in battle.

  • Revelation 19:21

    Revelation describes the final battle, contrasting with the fate of the slain.

  • Isaiah 14:19

    Both verses discuss the fate of the mighty who fall.

Source: Ezekiel 32:20