Whom do you pass in beauty? Go down, and be laid with the uncircumcised.
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Whom do you pass in beauty? Go down, and be laid with the uncircumcised.
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Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
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Whom dost thou pass in beauty? Go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 32:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 31:18 “ ‘To whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lower parts of the earth. You will lie in the middle of the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. “ ‘This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”
- Ezekiel 32:29-30 “There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, who in their might are laid with those who are slain by the sword. They will lie with the uncircumcised, and with those who go down to the pit. “There are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who have gone down with the slain. They are put to shame in the terror which they caused by their might. They lie uncircumcised with those who are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.
- Jeremiah 9:25-26 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh: Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
- Ezekiel 28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers; for I have spoken it,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
- Ezekiel 31:2 “Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his multitude: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
- Ezekiel 32:21 The strong among the mighty will speak to him out of the middle of Sheol with those who help him. They have gone down. The uncircumcised lie still, slain by the sword.
- Ezekiel 32:24 “There is Elam and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who have gone down uncircumcised into the lower parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living, and have borne their shame with those who go down to the pit.
- 1 Samuel 17:26 David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
- 1 Samuel 17:36 Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”
- Isaiah 14:9-15 Sheol from beneath has moved for you to meet you at your coming. It stirs up the departed spirits for you, even all the rulers of the earth. It has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. They all will answer and ask you, “Have you also become as weak as we are? Have you become like us?” Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you. How you have fallen from heaven, shining one, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, “I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north! I will ascend above the heights of the clouds! I will make myself like the Most High!” Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit.
- Ezekiel 27:3-4 and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord Yahweh says: “You, Tyre, have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ Your borders are in the heart of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.
- Ezekiel 28:12-17 “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and tell him, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “You were the seal of full measure, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. They were prepared in the day that you were created. You were the anointed cherub who covers. Then I set you up on the holy mountain of God. You have walked up and down in the middle of the stones of fire. You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you. By the abundance of your commerce, your insides were filled with violence, and you have sinned. Therefore I have cast you as profane out of God’s mountain. I have destroyed you, covering cherub, from the middle of the stones of fire. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty. You have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I have cast you to the ground. I have laid you before kings, that they may see you.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Have not other kingdoms, more beautiful than thou, perished?
Have not other kingdoms, more beautiful than thou, perished?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 32:19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go…
Eze 32:19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
Ver. 19. Whom dost thou pass in beauty?] What art thou better than other thy compeers and complices in sin? Thou must also dance down to hell down to hell, with the rest.
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Be thou laid with the uncircumcised.] Strangers to the covenant, whereof circumcision was a seal Sinners the Chaldee here calleth them, such as the devil sweeps. They are his birds, saith Mr Bradford, martyr, {a} whom, when he hath well fed, he will broach them and eat them, chew them and champ them, world without end, in eternal woe and misery.
{a} Serm. of Repent., p. 70.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The whole, from this verse, is a most elegant…
The whole, from this verse, is a most elegant personating of the dead, as if sensible, and acquainted, and discoursing with, and rejoicing at the fall of proud tyrants, who took not warning by their fall. Such a prosopopoeia you have Isa 14. In this chapter the actors are the prophet, the king of Egypt and his people, and their auxiliaries.
Whom dost thou pass in beauty? the prophet begins with this question dialogue-wise, Art thou better than others, that thou shouldst not die and be laid in dust, as well as all others? speak, Hophra, if thou hast any privilege to plead, what hast thou to say why thou shouldst not go down to the pit as a despised mortal?
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Go down: the prophet, hearing no plea of privilege, adjudgeth him to the grave, or lays him own with somewhat a sarcasm, Go down like others.
Be thou laid; take up thy lodging, thy long, dark, and dismal recess, where thy dust and bones shall never be known by any royal figure.
With the uncircumcised; among profane and loathed carcasses; such the uncircumcised were in the opinion of the circumcised, and Herodotus in Euterpe saith the Egyptians were circumcised. However, in Scripture, a burial with the uncircumcised is a note of dishonour and contempt; thus for the king and princes.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Whom dost thou pass in beauty?.... This question the…
Whom dost thou pass in beauty?.... This question the prophet is bid to put to Egypt; what nation is there, or has been, that thou excellest in wisdom, in riches, or in strength, in the multitude of subjects, or extent of dominions, that thou thinkest thyself secure from destruction? look over other kingdoms and states mightier than thou, or at least equal to thee, and see how they are brought to ruin, and expect that this will quickly be thy case:
go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised; go down to the grave, and take thy place, and lie there among the wicked and most profligate of mankind, and such as might be most despised by the Egyptians, since they used circumcision. The Targum is,
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"go down and sleep with sinners.''
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Whom - Art thou better than others that thou…
Whom - Art thou better than others that thou shouldest not die, and be laid in the dust, as well as they. Go - Go down like others. With the uncircumcised - Among profane and loathed carcasses, such the uncircumcised were in the opinion of the circumcised, as were the Egyptians.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 19. Whom dost thou pass in beauty?] How…
Verse 19. Whom dost thou pass in beauty?] How little does it signify, whether a mummy be well embalmed, wrapped round with rich stuff, and beautifully painted on the outside, or not. Go down into the tombs, examine the niches, and see whether one dead carcass be preferable to another.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Eze 32:19-20. Whom dost thou pass in beauty? —…
Eze 32:19-20. Whom dost thou pass in beauty? — What reason hast thou to prefer thyself before others? Art thou better than they, that thou shouldest not die and be laid in the dust as well as they? Go down — Namely, to the regions of the dead; and be laid with the uncircumcised — Among profane and loathed carcasses, such as the bodies of the uncircumcised were in the opinion of the circumcised: see notes on Eze 28:8-10; Eze 31:18. The circumcised, in Scripture, being put for those for whom God had a peculiar regard, and this being one of the distinguishing characteristics of his peculiar people, therefore the term uncircumcised seems to be used for those whom God had rejected, that is, for the wicked and profane. They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword — Thy people shall not die the common death of all men, but shall be cut off by an extraordinary judgment from the hand of God himself: they shall be slain by the sword. Draw her and all her multitude — Carry her and her people away to the grave, like so many carcasses, which are buried without any solemnity. The words seem to be spoken to the Babylonians, the executioners of God’s judgments upon Egypt.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain whom dost thou pass in beauty? - Thou art…
whom dost thou pass in beauty? - Thou art not more beautiful than other nations: thou shalt not escape their fate.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Whom dost thou pass in beauty?--Beautiful as thou art,…
Whom dost thou pass in beauty?--Beautiful as thou art, thou art not more so than other nations, which nevertheless have perished.
go down, &c.--to the nether world, where all "beauty" is speedily marred.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 19. Pass in — Surpass in (Kautzsch). Egypt, who…
19. Pass in — Surpass in (Kautzsch). Egypt, who has been brightest among the nations, must now fall to the level of the shadowy inhabitants of Sheol.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. Whom … pass in beauty] i.e. surpass; Ew.,…
19. Whom … pass in beauty] i.e. surpass; Ew., pass in fortune. Probably the meaning is very much, To whom art (wast) thou superior? The multitude of Egypt or the Pharaoh as the genius of the nation is addressed, hardly his dead body (Sm.).
go down] i.e. to the grave, or pit. “Uncircumcised” has in all the passage the sense of dishonoured, profaned in death, and differs little from slain with the sword, Eze_32:21; Eze_32:24. The pass. imper. “be thou laid” is very rare, Jer_49:8.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (19) With the uncircumcised.—See Note on Eze_28:10. All question…
(19) With the uncircumcised.—See Note on Eze_28:10. All question as to the use of circumcision among the Egyptians is out of place; the word is simply used as the ordinary phrase for the heathen.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Whom dost thou pass in beauty? The lamentation, as…
Whom dost thou pass in beauty? The lamentation, as might be expected from Ezekiel"s standpoint, is an illustration of irony and triumph rather than of sorrow. The question implies a negative answer. Glorious as Egypt had been, other nations had equaled her. They had passed away, and so should she. With the uncircumcised. The words, as Eze_31:18, suggest the thought that Israel, so far as it was faithful to its calling, circumcised in heart as well as flesh, (Jer_9:26) had a higher and happier dwelling in Hades than the uncircumcised heathen. As the Egyptians practiced circumcision, the language of the prophet had a special significance. Their place in Hades was among the heathen to whom that hereto was unknown.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Yahweh continues speaking to Ezekiel. He speaks of the people of Egypt as if they were a woman. (See: Metaphor)
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Are you really more beautiful than anyone else? Go down and lie down with the uncircumcised.
This is a question and command that the prophet is to ask the Egyptians. AT: "Go down and lie down with the uncircumcised. Ask them all: 'Are you really more beautiful than anyone else?'" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Go down
It is implied that they must go down to Sheol. AT: "Go down to Sheol" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
lie down
as in death. If your language has a word for dead people lying down that is different from the word for live people lying down to sleep, use it here.
Are you really more beautiful than anyone else?
This question really makes a statement. AT: "You are not more beautiful than anyone else." (See: Rhetorical Question)
They will fall
"Egypt and her people will fall"
who were killed by the sword
The word "sword" is a metonym for a soldier who kills people with a sword.This can be put into active form. AT: "whom enemy soldiers killed with swords" or "who died in battle" (See: Active or Passive and Metonymy)
The sword has been drawn!
The word "sword" here is a metonym for war that people fight with swords. This can be translated in active form. AT: "War has begun" (See: Metonymy and Active or Passive)
She has been given to the sword
This can be put in active form. AT: "I have given Egypt to the sword" (See: Active or Passive)
they will seize her and her multitudes
"her enemies will seize Egypt and her people"
about Egypt and her allies
"about the Egyptians and those who join them"
translationWords
circumcise
sword
Egypt
adversary
Hades
declare
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