Ezekiel 32:11

11 “ ‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.

Ezekiel 32:11 in Other Translations

11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.

11 "For thus says the Lord GOD: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.

11 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.

11 "'God, the Master, says: "'The sword of the king of Babylon is coming against you.

11 For this is what the Lord God says: The sword of Babylon's king will come against you!

Ezekiel 32:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 32:11

For thus saith the Lord God, the sword of the king of Babylon
shall come upon thee.
] Upon Pharaoh and his kingdom; having a commission and a direction from the Lord, and which would be the instrument of the destruction before threatened. The Targum is,

``those that slay with the sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon or against thee;''

his army, sword in hand.

Ezekiel 32:11 In-Context

9 I will trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among lands you have not known.

10 I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you, and their kings will shudder with horror because of you when I brandish my sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.

11 “ ‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.

12 I will cause your hordes to fall by the swords of mighty men— the most ruthless of all nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all her hordes will be overthrown.

13 I will destroy all her cattle from beside abundant waters no longer to be stirred by the foot of man or muddied by the hooves of cattle.

Cross References

• 1. S Ezekiel 21:19
• 2. S Isaiah 19:4; S Jeremiah 46:13; Jeremiah 46:26
• 3. S Ezekiel 29:19