What Does Ezekiel 32:21 Mean?

“shall speak”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

“The strong”

strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)

“among the mighty”

powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant

“to him out of the midst”

a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center

“of hell”

hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“with them that help”

to surround, i.e., protect or aid

“him they are gone down”

to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau

“they lie”

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

“uncircumcised”

properly, exposed, i.e., projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only technically, uncircumcised (i.e., still having the prepuce uncurtailed)

“slain”

pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted

“by the sword”

drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement