Ezekiel 32 “The Sixth Oracle Against Egypt”
“For thus says the Lord GOD: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you. By the swords of the mighty warriors, all of them the most terrible of the nations, I will cause your multitude to fall. ‘They shall plunder the pomp of Egypt, and all its multitude shall be destroyed. Also I will destroy all its animals From beside its great waters; The foot of man shall muddy them no more, Nor shall the hooves of animals muddy them. Then I will make their waters clear, And make their rivers run like oil,’ Says the Lord GOD. ‘When I make the land of Egypt desolate, And the country is destitute of all that once filled it, When I strike all who dwell in it, Then they shall know that I am the LORD. ‘This is the lamentation With which they shall lament her; the daughters of the nations shall lament her; they shall lament for her, for Egypt, and for all her multitude,’ Says the Lord GOD.”” (vv.11-16)
Since the image of the sword usually stands for war, this was one more statement making it clear that God would bring judgment upon Egypt through war brought upon them by the king of Babylon. The Babylonians would plunder the pomp of Egypt and destroy a multitude. War would also ravage the livestock of Egypt, the land and riverbanks would become desolate from either the foot of man or the hooves of animals. Both a surviving remnant and those observing from other nations would lament in sorrow for the severe judgment brought upon Egypt.
“This lamentation for the kingdom of Egypt tells us what was their ancient glory, and what is now their miserable reproach and loss.” (Poole) And the seventh prophecy against Egypt is yet to come in verses 17-21.
The Truth: “The world and its desires will pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” (1 John 2:15)
“For thus says the Lord GOD: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you. By the swords of the mighty warriors, all of them the most terrible of the nations, I will cause your multitude to fall. ‘They shall plunder the pomp of Egypt, and all its multitude shall be destroyed. Also I will destroy all its animals From beside its great waters; The foot of man shall muddy them no more, Nor shall the hooves of animals muddy them. Then I will make their waters clear, And make their rivers run like oil,’ Says the Lord GOD. ‘When I make the land of Egypt desolate, And the country is destitute of all that once filled it, When I strike all who dwell in it, Then they shall know that I am the LORD. ‘This is the lamentation With which they shall lament her; the daughters of the nations shall lament her; they shall lament for her, for Egypt, and for all her multitude,’ Says the Lord GOD.”” (vv.11-16)
Since the image of the sword usually stands for war, this was one more statement making it clear that God would bring judgment upon Egypt through war brought upon them by the king of Babylon. The Babylonians would plunder the pomp of Egypt and destroy a multitude. War would also ravage the livestock of Egypt, the land and riverbanks would become desolate from either the foot of man or the hooves of animals. Both a surviving remnant and those observing from other nations would lament in sorrow for the severe judgment brought upon Egypt.
“This lamentation for the kingdom of Egypt tells us what was their ancient glory, and what is now their miserable reproach and loss.” (Poole) And the seventh prophecy against Egypt is yet to come in verses 17-21.
The Truth: “The world and its desires will pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” (1 John 2:15)
