King James Version

What Does Ezekiel 32:20 Mean?

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. she: or, the sword is laid

Context

18

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.

19

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

20

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. she: or, the sword is laid

21

The 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.

22

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

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(20) **Draw her.—**Viz., down to her judgment.

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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