“When I make the land of Egypt desolate and waste, a land destitute of that of which it was full, when I strike all those who dwell therein, then they will know that I am Yahweh.
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“When I make the land of Egypt desolate and waste, a land destitute of that of which it was full, when I strike all those who dwell therein, then they will know that I am Yahweh.
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When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD.
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When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate and waste, a land destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 32:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 7:5 The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh when I stretch out my hand on Egypt, and bring the children of Israel out from among them.”
- Ezekiel 6:7 The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
- Exodus 14:4 I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh.” They did so.
- Exodus 14:18 The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh when I have gotten myself honor over Pharaoh, over his chariots, and over his horsemen.”
- Psalms 9:16 Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands.
- Psalms 83:17-18 Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish; that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.
- Ezekiel 29:12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the middle of the countries that are desolate. Her cities among the cities that are laid waste will be a desolation forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.”
- Ezekiel 29:19-20 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off her multitude, take her plunder, and take her prey. That will be the wages for his army. I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord Yahweh.
- Ezekiel 30:26 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
- Psalms 24:1 The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.
- Psalms 107:33-34 He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground, and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 32:15 When I shall make the land of…
Eze 32:15 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I [am] the LORD.
Ver. 15. When I shall make the land … desolate.] See here the sad effects of sin, and beware.
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Then shall they know that I am the Lord.] Pleraque supra habuimus: ideo sum brevior, saith Lavater on Eze 32:12.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The former verse assures us of what it foretold,…
The former verse assures us of what it foretold, and the assurance is the word and truth of God; this verse tells us when this shall be.
Shall be destitute: this phrase is Eze 12:19.
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That whereof it was full; men and women, cattle, food, wealth, and peace. When I shall smite by the sword, the destroying sword of the Chaldeans.
Then shall they know that I am the Lord; then shall they confess it to the glory of God’s power and justice.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate,....…
When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate,.... The cities being demolished, the inhabitants destroyed with the sword, or carried captive:
and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full; men and cattle, corn and other fruits of the earth, wealth and riches, pomp and grandeur:
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when I shall smite all them that dwell therein; with the sword of the Chaldeans:
then shall they know that I am the Lord for God is known in the perfections of his nature, omnipotence, omniscience, holiness, justice, &c. by the judgments he executes; for this is not to be understood of a spiritual knowledge of him, but of a terrible conviction of the truth of his being and attributes, by the awful dispensations of his providence.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Of that - Men and women, cattle, wealth, and…
Of that - Men and women, cattle, wealth, and peace.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. Shall be destitute of that whereof it…
Verse 15. Shall be destitute of that whereof it was full] Of corn, and all other necessaries of life.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Eze 32:15. When I shall make the land of…
Eze 32:15. When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, &c. — When I shall bring the fore-mentioned dreadful calamities upon it. Then shall they know that I am the Lord — The awful and destructive visitation shall be sanctified to those that survive: it shall yield them important instruction, and they shall give glory to my power and justice, while a sensible conviction of the vanity of the world, and of the fading and perishing nature of all things in it, shall draw their affections from it, and from all that it contains, and induce them to seek an acquaintance with me as their portion and happiness.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Fulness, or all of it shall be desolate.
Fulness, or all of it shall be desolate.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. The end of this desolating judgment shall be…
15. The end of this desolating judgment shall be that Jehovah shall be known. This is the purpose and the effect of all his interpositions among the nations. Exo_7:5; Exo_14:4; Exo_14:18.
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When I make the land of Egypt an abandoned place
This can be put into active form. AT: "When I make the land of Egypt a place where no one is living" (See: Active or Passive)
when the land is made bare of all its fullness
"when the country is made to lose all its wealth"
when I attack all the inhabitants in her
Here the idea of attacking represents destroying. AT: "when I destroy all who live in her" (See: Metonymy)
in her ... over her
It was normal in biblical language to represent countries and lands as if they were women. AT: "in it ... over it" (See: Metaphor)
know that I am Yahweh
When Yahweh says that people will know that he is Yahweh, he is implying that they will know that he is the one true God who has supreme authority and power. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 6:7. AT: "understand that I am Yahweh, the one true God" or "realize that I, Yahweh, have supreme power and authority" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
the daughters of the nations
Possible meanings are 1) "the women of other nations" or 2) "people of other nations"
over Egypt, over all her multitudes
"about Egypt, about all her multitudes" or "about the disaster that happened to Egypt, about the disaster that happened to all her multitudes"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 32:15-16 This total and final devastation of Egypt would…
32:15-16 This total and final devastation of Egypt would result in their recognizing the power of the Lord, just as they did at the time of the Exodus.
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