“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.
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“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.
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There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
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There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 32:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 10:22 The sons of Shem were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
- Jeremiah 49:34-39 Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Yahweh of Armies says: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. I will bring on Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds. There will be no nation where the outcasts of Elam will not come. I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life. I will bring evil on them, even my fierce anger,’ says Yahweh; ‘and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them. I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from there king and princes,’ says Yahweh. ‘But it will happen in the latter days that I will reverse the captivity of Elam,’ says Yahweh.”
- Ezekiel 16:52 You also bear your own shame yourself, in that you have given judgment for your sisters; through your sins that you have committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous than you. Yes, be also confounded, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters.
- Ezekiel 16:54 that you may bear your own shame, and may be ashamed because of all that you have done, in that you are a comfort to them.
- Ezekiel 26:20 then I will bring you down with those who descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with those who go down to the pit, that you be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living.
- Ezekiel 32:18 “Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her and the daughters of the famous nations, to the lower parts of the earth, with those who go down into the pit.
- Ezekiel 32:25 They have set her a bed among the slain with all her multitude. Her graves are around her; all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for their terror was caused in the land of the living, and they have borne their shame with those who go down to the pit. He is put among those who are slain.
- Ezekiel 32:30 “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.
- Genesis 14:1 In the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of Goiim,
- Jeremiah 25:25 and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
- Ezekiel 34:29 I will raise up to them a plantation for renown, and they will no more be consumed with famine in the land, and not bear the shame of the nations any more.
- Ezekiel 36:6-7 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and tell the mountains, the hills, the watercourses and the valleys, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my wrath, because you have borne the shame of the nations.” Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “I have sworn, ‘Surely the nations that are around you will bear their shame.’
- Ezekiel 39:26 They will bear their shame, and all their trespasses by which they have trespassed against me, when they dwell securely in their land, and no one will make them afraid,
- Ezekiel 44:13 They shall not come near to me, to execute the office of priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they will bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
- Job 28:13 Man doesn’t know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
- Isaiah 11:11 It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Jeremiah 3:24-25 But the shameful thing has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Yahweh our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. We have not obeyed Yahweh our God’s voice.”
- Ezekiel 31:14 to the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves in their stature, and don’t set their top among the thick boughs. Their mighty ones don’t stand up on their height, even all who drink water; for they are all delivered to death, to the lower parts of the earth, among the children of men, with those who go down to the pit.’
- 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 36:15 “I won’t let you hear the shame of the nations any more. You won’t bear the reproach of the peoples any more, and you won’t cause your nation to stumble any more,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
- Daniel 8:2 I saw the vision. Now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
- Habakkuk 2:16 You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh’s right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Whom in his life all the world feared.
Whom in his life all the world feared.
Meaning, the Persians.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 32:24 There [is] Elam and all her multitude…
Eze 32:24 There [is] Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
Ver. 24. There is Elam.] The Persians, who in the reign of Cyaxares had been subdued by the Scythians, and slain in great number. {Jer 49:34, &c.}
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Into the nether parts of the earth.] Into hell, as that rich glutton in Luk 16:23, where our Saviour seemeth to allude to this place, {a}
Yet have they borne their shame.] Carried the matter of it to hell with them, where is perpetual shame and confusion, beside the vexing snuff they have left behind them upon earth.
{a} Jun.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Elam; the Persians, and their great, famous kings, who…
Elam; the Persians, and their great, famous kings, who lived in former days. All her multitude: see Eze 32:22,23.
All of them slain: see Eze 32:22.
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Gone down: Eze 32:21.
Uncircumcised: see Eze 32:21.
The nether parts of the earth: see Eze 32:18.
Their terror: see Eze 32:23.
Their shame God and man poured contempt upon them, and punished them for their pride, and turned their glory into shame, whose vices and miscarriages are more remembered than their noble facts and glorious achievements.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain There is Elam and all her multitude round about…
There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave,.... The kingdom of the Medes and Persians lying in ruin, and the potent kings thereof in the state of the dead; with their army, as the Arabic version, slain and destroyed, and placed round about the grave of the king of Persia; for of him rather it is to be understood than of the king of Assyria, or of Egypt, as some:
all of them slain, fallen by the sword; either of the Scythians in the reign of Cyaxares; or of Nebuchadnezzar a few years before this, in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah; see Jer 49:34,
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which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth; unholy persons, profane sinners, destitute of the grace of God; who were gone down into the grave, and even into hell and everlasting destruction, as their sins deserved:
which caused their terror in the land of the living; made a great noise in the world, and struck a panic in neighbouring nations, invaded and conquered by them; this they did while living, but now, being in the state of the dead, nothing was to be feared from them: yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit; were obliged to submit to death, and a shameful one, by the hands of their conquerors, and to be laid with ignominy in the grave with others, without any mark of distinction; all being upon a level, cast into the same pit of destruction, and into the lower parts of it; though their king might have a magnificent sepulchre erected for him, as follows:
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Elam - The Persians, and their famous kings, who…
Elam - The Persians, and their famous kings, who lived in former days. Their shame - God, and man poured contempt upon them, and turned their glory into shame.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 24. There is Elam] The Elamites, not far…
Verse 24. There is Elam] The Elamites, not far from the Assyrians; others think that Persia is meant. It was invaded by the joint forces of Cyaxares and Nebuchadnezzar.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Eze 32:24-25. There is Elam and all her multitude…
Eze 32:24-25. There is Elam and all her multitude — Which was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar: see note on Jer 49:36. The nations mentioned in this and the following verse were probably confederates with the Assyrians, and fell when they did. Which caused terror — yet have they borne their shame — They have been shamefully subdued, and have lost their lives and glory together, as Asshur did before them. They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain, &c. — Elam and her people have gone down to the state of the dead, among those who have fallen by the sword. The word bed is used for the grave, Isa 57:2, and may, in both places, allude to the costly monuments, or sepulchres, which used to be erected for persons of great quality. Her graves are round about him — The king and people are involved in the same common destruction.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain See the marginal referenc. Elam answers to the country…
See the marginal referenc. Elam answers to the country known to the Greeks and Romans as Elymais, near Persia and Media. The Elamites were a fierce and warlike people. In the records of Assurbanipal his final triumph over Elam seems to have been one of his proudest boasts. Elam no doubt in the decline of Assyrian power again asserted its independence and was again crushed by the Chaldaean conqueror.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Shame. They are buried without any distinction.
Shame. They are buried without any distinction.
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).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Elam--placed next, as having been an auxiliary to Assyria.…
Elam--placed next, as having been an auxiliary to Assyria. Its territory lay in Persia. In Abraham's time an independent kingdom (Gen 14:1). Famous for its bowmen (Isa 22:6).
borne their shame--the just retribution of their lawless pride. Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 49:34-38).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24, 25. Elam.
24, 25. Elam.
Elam, said to mean Highlands, lay E. of the Tigris, and touched Assyria and Media on the N., Media and Persia on the E., and on the S. the Persian Gulf. An early expedition of Elam into the land of the Jordan is referred to Gen_14:1 seq. The country was incorporated into the Assyrian empire, in the armies of which it served (Isa_22:6; cf. Isa_11:11), and on the fall of this empire it probably asserted its independence. It appears independent in the time of Jeremiah, who threatens it with destruction at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (Jer_49:34; Jer_49:39).
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yet have they borne] and have borne. Their shame is that which adheres to them as slain with the sword and unhonoured. The consequences of their life shewed themselves in the manner of their death, and abode upon them. Cf. Eze_36:6-7.
them that go down] that are gone down.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) There is Elam.—Jeremiah had already prophesied against Elam…
(24) There is Elam.—Jeremiah had already prophesied against Elam twelve years before (Jer_49:34). Elam is substantially equivalent to Persia, and had been repeatedly conquered by Assyria and Chaldæa. It was a fierce and warlike nation, and its soldiers had long served in Nebuchadnezzar’s army. It was by the aid of Persia that he had succeeded in overthrowing Assyria. It was by a subsequent union of the same Power with the Medes that the Babylonian power was overthrown. Not until after that union did Persia become a very prominent nation. It continued a great Power until its conquest by Alexander. The prophet is therefore anticipating the events of the future when he represents Elam as already in the pit. But, as before said, his thought looks on to the ultimate result, without making prominent the comparative dates of the future. It is possible, however, so far to separate Elam from Persia as to look upon the former as one of those nations out of whose ruins the latter arose, and in this case Elam was already past. The former interpretation seems preferable.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain There is Elam etc. The nation so named appears…
There is Elam etc. The nation so named appears grouped with Asshur in Gen_10:22; in Isa_11:11 it stands between Cush and Shinar; in Isa_22:6 its warriors form part of the host ofSennacherib; in Ezr_4:9 they are named as having been among the settlers in Samaria; in Isa_21:2 as joining with the Medes in the attack on Babylon; in Jer_25:25 again coupled with the Medes among the enemies of Nebuchadnezzar; in Dan_8:2 as the province in which Shushan was situated, and therefore subject to Babylon. Jeremiah (Jer_49:34-39) had uttered a special prophecy against it. From Ezekiel"s point of view it might well take its place among the powers that had received their death-blow at the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. Yet have they borne their shame; sc. the disgrace of being uncircumcised, and therefore taking their place with the lower circles of the dead.
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Yahweh continues speaking to Ezekiel about nations in Sheol.
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Elam is there
Here "Elam" refers to the people of that country. AT: "The people of Elam are also there in Sheol" (See: Metonymy)
her multitudes
Possible meanings are 1) her many people or 2) her army.
Her graves surround her
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 32:22.
all of them were killed
This can be put in active form. AT: "Her enemies killed them all" (See: Active or Passive)
Those who fell by the sword
Translate "who fell by the sword" as in Ezekiel 32:23.
by the sword
Here "the sword" is a metonym for soldiers who use swords to kill people. AT: "in battle" (See: Metonymy)
who have gone down uncircumcised
"who were uncircumcised when they went down"
to the lowest parts of the earth
"to places deep down in the ground" or "to the land deep down in the ground." See how you translated "in the lowest realms of the earth" in Ezekiel 26:20.
who brought their terrors
The abstract noun "terrors" can be stated as "afraid." See how you translated "brought terror" in Ezekiel 32:23. AT: "those who, when they were still alive, caused people to be extremely afraid" (See: Abstract Nouns)
the land of the living
This represents the people who were alive. See how you translated "the land of the living" in Ezekiel 32:23. (See: Metonymy)
who carry their own shame
Shame is spoken of as if it were an object that one could carry where he goes. AT: "who feel ashamed" or "who are now disgraced" (See: Metaphor)
the pit
"The pit" refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 32:23. (See: Metonymy)
They set a bedroll for Elam and all her multitudes
Space being made in Sheol for the dead is spoken of as if the dead were given beds to lie on. AT: "They gave beds to Elam and all its people" (See: Metaphor)
in the midst of the slain
"with all the other people who were killed"
All of them are uncircumcised
The Israelites did not respect people who were not circumcised. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
pierced by the sword, because
The word "pierced" here is a metonym for "killed." This can be translated in active form. AT: "their enemies have killed them with swords because" (See: Metonymy)
Elam is among all those who were killed
This is very similar to the first part of the verse. AT: "The dead people gave Elam a place to lie among themselves"
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Elam
grave
sword
circumcise
terror
shame
pit
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