4I will leave you on the land. I will cast you out on the open field, and will cause all the birds of the sky to settle on you. I will satisfy the animals of the whole earth with you.
5I will lay your flesh on the mountains, and fill the valleys with your height.
6I will also water the land in which you swim with your blood, even to the mountains. The watercourses will be full of you.
4 I will leave you on the land. I will cast you out on the open field, and will cause all the birds of the sky to settle on you. I will satisfy the animals of the whole earth with you.
5 I will lay your flesh on the mountains, and fill the valleys with your height.
6 I will also water the land in which you swim with your blood, even to the mountains. The watercourses will be full of you.
KJVKing James Version
4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.
6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
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JPSJPS Tanakh (1917)
4 And I will cast thee upon the land, I will hurl thee upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to settle upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy foulness.
6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the channels shall be full of thee.
Isaiah 18:6(v4)They will be left together for the ravenous birds of the mountains, and for the animals of the earth. The ravenous birds will eat them in…
Isaiah 34:3(v6)Their slain will also be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies will come up. The mountains will melt in their blood.
Exodus 7:17(v6)Yahweh says, “In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold: I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the…
Isaiah 34:7(v6)The wild oxen will come down with them, and the young bulls with the mighty bulls; and their land will be drunken with blood, and their…
Ezekiel 29:5(v4)I’ll cast you out into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers. You’ll fall on the open field. You won’t be brought together or…
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Ezekiel 31:12(v5)Strangers, the tyrants of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him. His branches have fallen on the mountains and in all the…
Ezekiel 31:12-13(v4)Strangers, the tyrants of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him. His branches have fallen on the mountains and in all the…
Revelation 14:20(v6)The wine press was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out of the wine press, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one…
1 Samuel 17:44-46(v4)The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field.” Then David…
Psalms 63:10(v4)They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
Psalms 74:14(v4)You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.
Psalms 79:2-3(v4)They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.…
Psalms 83:9-10(v4)Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon; who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
Psalms 110:5-6(v4)The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath. He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies.…
Isaiah 14:19(v4)But you are cast away from your tomb like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain, who are thrust through with the sword, who go down…
Isaiah 34:2-7(v4)For Yahweh is enraged against all the nations, and angry with all their armies. He has utterly destroyed them. He has given them over for…
Isaiah 66:24(v4)“They will go out, and look at the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, nor will their…
Jeremiah 8:2(v4)They will spread them before the sun, the moon, and all the army of the sky, which they have loved, which they have served, after which…
Jeremiah 25:33(v4)The slain of Yahweh will be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They won’t be lamented. They won’t be…
Ezekiel 39:4-5(v4)You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you, and all your hordes, and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to the ravenous birds…
Ezekiel 39:17-20(v4)“You, son of man, the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Speak to the birds of every sort, and to every animal of the field, “Assemble yourselves, and…
Joel 3:19(v4)Egypt will be a desolation, and Edom will be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed…
Revelation 16:6(v6)For they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”
Revelation 19:17-18(v4)I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, “Come! Be gathered together to…
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Geneva Bible translators1599 · Public DomainOn vv5–6With heaps of the carcasses of thine army.
With heaps of the carcasses of thine army.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp1656 · Public DomainOn vv4–6Eze 32:4 Then will I leave thee upon the…
Eze 32:4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
Ver. 4. Then will I leave thee upon the land.] As whales are sometimes left by an ebb, while they pursue lesser fishes. There was one so taken near Greenwich lately, {a} a piece of whose flesh was showed unto me.
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{a} In June 1658.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole1685 · Public DomainOn vv4–6Leave thee upon the land; thy beaten army shall…
Leave thee upon the land; thy beaten army shall be slain: see Eze 29:5; it was literally fulfilled in the deserts of Libya, where the slain of Hophra’s army were left to be devoured by fowls and beasts. Metaphorically it is gathering a mixture of people, soldiers, like ravenous birds and beasts. from all parts to spoil Egypt.
To remain upon thee; they should not be removed till filled with the spoils of Egypt.
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The beasts of the whole earth; the foreign and mercenary soldiers shall be enriched by the slaughter and plunder of the Egyptians.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill1763 · Public DomainOn vv4–6Then will I leave thee upon the land,.... Like…
Then will I leave thee upon the land,.... Like a fish that is drawn out of the waters with a net or hook, and laid on dry land, and left gasping and expiring, where it cannot long live:
I will cast thee forth on the open field; the same in different words, signifying that his army should fall in battle by the sword of the Cyreneans, or Chaldeans, or both, and be left on the surface of the earth unburied:
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and will cause all the fowls of the heavens to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee; which may be understood either literally of the fowls of the air, that should light upon the slain carcasses, and rest on them till they had satisfied themselves with their flesh; and of the beasts of the field that should gather about them from all parts, and fill themselves with them; see Rev 19:17 or figuratively of the soldiers of the enemy's army, that should plunder them, and enrich themselves with the spoil.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley1765 · Public DomainOn vv4–6Leave thee - This was literally fulfilled in the…
Leave thee - This was literally fulfilled in the deserts of Lybia, where the slain of Hophra's army, were left to be devoured by fowls and beasts.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke1810 · Public DomainOn vv5–6Verse 5. And fill the valleys with thy height.]…
Verse 5. And fill the valleys with thy height.] Some translate, with the worms, which should proceed from the putrefaction of his flesh.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Albert Barnes1834 · Public DomainOn v5The prophet passes from the image of the crocodile…
The prophet passes from the image of the crocodile to that of dead bodies of the slain heaped up on the land. Some render “height,” “foulness.”
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary1859 · Public DomainOn v5Corruption. Septuagint, "blood." But romuth (Haydock) means rather "worms."…
Corruption. Septuagint, "blood." But romuth (Haydock) means rather "worms." (Syriac) (Calmet)
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 Brown1871 · Public DomainOn vv4–6leave thee upon the land--as a fish drawn out…
leave thee upon the land--as a fish drawn out of the water loses all its strength, so Pharaoh (in Eze 32:3, compared to a water monster) shall be (Eze 29:5).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon1874 · Public DomainOn vv4, 64, 5. Compare Eze_29:5; Eze_31:12-13. The vultures and jackals…
4, 5. Compare Eze_29:5; Eze_31:12-13. The vultures and jackals feed on the carcass, the foulness of which fills the whole land. For A.V. height the Peshito reads “worms.”
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges1878 · Public DomainOn vv4–64. will leave thee] Will cast thee down; cf.…
4. will leave thee] Will cast thee down; cf. Eze_29:5. See Eze_31:13, Eze_39:17 seq.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary1880 · Public DomainOn vv4, 6The picture is carried out to its completion. The…
The picture is carried out to its completion. The carcass of the crocodile becomes the prey of unclean birds and beasts. The carcass of the Egyptian greatness was to satiate the appetite of the invading hosts. Were the words of Psa_74:14, as to leviathan being "given for meat to the people in the wilderness" floating in Ezekiel"s mind (compare the strange reference to leviathan in RAPC 2Est 6:49, 52, and in later Jewish traditions)? Greek writers describe the ichthyophagi of Africa as feeding on the flesh of sea-monsters (Died. Sic, 3:14; Herod., 2:69; Strabo, p. 773), and the word may possibly include the crocodile.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0On v5General Information:
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Yahweh continues to speak to Pharaoh and to compare him to a monster that lives in the water.
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your worm-filled corpse
The worms help the dead body to rot. AT: "your rotting body" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
the stream beds will be filled with your blood
This can be put into active form. AT: "I will fill the streams with your blood" (See: Active or Passive)
Tyndale Open Study Notes2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0On v432:4-6 hills . . . valleys . . .…
32:4-6 hills . . . valleys . . . mountains . . . ravines: In Hebrew, this literary device (merism) indicates both the boundaries and everything within them; here, it portrays the totality of God’s judgment. The carnage is described using hyperbole to communicate the complete destruction of Egypt.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv5–6 With heaps of the carcasses of thine army.
With heaps of the carcasses of thine army.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv4–6 Eze 32:4 Then will I leave thee upon the…
Eze 32:4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
Ver. 4. Then will I leave thee upon the land.] As whales are sometimes left by an ebb, while they pursue lesser fishes. There was one so taken near Greenwich lately, {a} a piece of whose flesh was showed unto me.
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{a} In June 1658.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv4–6 Leave thee upon the land; thy beaten army shall…
Leave thee upon the land; thy beaten army shall be slain: see Eze 29:5; it was literally fulfilled in the deserts of Libya, where the slain of Hophra’s army were left to be devoured by fowls and beasts. Metaphorically it is gathering a mixture of people, soldiers, like ravenous birds and beasts. from all parts to spoil Egypt.
To remain upon thee; they should not be removed till filled with the spoils of Egypt.
Read full note →
The beasts of the whole earth; the foreign and mercenary soldiers shall be enriched by the slaughter and plunder of the Egyptians.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv4–6 Then will I leave thee upon the land,.... Like…
Then will I leave thee upon the land,.... Like a fish that is drawn out of the waters with a net or hook, and laid on dry land, and left gasping and expiring, where it cannot long live:
I will cast thee forth on the open field; the same in different words, signifying that his army should fall in battle by the sword of the Cyreneans, or Chaldeans, or both, and be left on the surface of the earth unburied:
Read full note →
and will cause all the fowls of the heavens to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee; which may be understood either literally of the fowls of the air, that should light upon the slain carcasses, and rest on them till they had satisfied themselves with their flesh; and of the beasts of the field that should gather about them from all parts, and fill themselves with them; see Rev 19:17 or figuratively of the soldiers of the enemy's army, that should plunder them, and enrich themselves with the spoil.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv4–6 Leave thee - This was literally fulfilled in the…
Leave thee - This was literally fulfilled in the deserts of Lybia, where the slain of Hophra's army, were left to be devoured by fowls and beasts.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv5–6 Verse 5. And fill the valleys with thy height.]…
Verse 5. And fill the valleys with thy height.] Some translate, with the worms, which should proceed from the putrefaction of his flesh.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v5 The prophet passes from the image of the crocodile…
The prophet passes from the image of the crocodile to that of dead bodies of the slain heaped up on the land. Some render “height,” “foulness.”
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v5 Corruption. Septuagint, "blood." But romuth (Haydock) means rather "worms."…
Corruption. Septuagint, "blood." But romuth (Haydock) means rather "worms." (Syriac) (Calmet)
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 On vv4–6 leave thee upon the land--as a fish drawn out…
leave thee upon the land--as a fish drawn out of the water loses all its strength, so Pharaoh (in Eze 32:3, compared to a water monster) shall be (Eze 29:5).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv4, 6 4, 5. Compare Eze_29:5; Eze_31:12-13. The vultures and jackals…
4, 5. Compare Eze_29:5; Eze_31:12-13. The vultures and jackals feed on the carcass, the foulness of which fills the whole land. For A.V. height the Peshito reads “worms.”
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv4–6 4. will leave thee] Will cast thee down; cf.…
4. will leave thee] Will cast thee down; cf. Eze_29:5. See Eze_31:13, Eze_39:17 seq.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv4, 6 The picture is carried out to its completion. The…
The picture is carried out to its completion. The carcass of the crocodile becomes the prey of unclean birds and beasts. The carcass of the Egyptian greatness was to satiate the appetite of the invading hosts. Were the words of Psa_74:14, as to leviathan being "given for meat to the people in the wilderness" floating in Ezekiel"s mind (compare the strange reference to leviathan in RAPC 2Est 6:49, 52, and in later Jewish traditions)? Greek writers describe the ichthyophagi of Africa as feeding on the flesh of sea-monsters (Died. Sic, 3:14; Herod., 2:69; Strabo, p. 773), and the word may possibly include the crocodile.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v5 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continues to speak to Pharaoh and to compare him to a monster that lives in the water.
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your worm-filled corpse
The worms help the dead body to rot. AT: "your rotting body" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
the stream beds will be filled with your blood
This can be put into active form. AT: "I will fill the streams with your blood" (See: Active or Passive)
translationWords
flesh
blood
unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v4 32:4-6 hills . . . valleys . . .…
32:4-6 hills . . . valleys . . . mountains . . . ravines: In Hebrew, this literary device (merism) indicates both the boundaries and everything within them; here, it portrays the totality of God’s judgment. The carnage is described using hyperbole to communicate the complete destruction of Egypt.
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.