King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 32:21 Mean?
“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.”
Context
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:
23
Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. terror: or, dismaying
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(21) **Speak to him.—**The pronoun oscillates between the masculine and the feminine, because the thought is partly of the king and partly of the kingdom. The pronoun is determined by whichever is for the moment uppermost in the prophet’s mind. On *Hell,* see Note on Ezekiel 31:16-17. It occurs also at Ezekiel 32:27.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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