Bible Strands
Ezekiel 32:11
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through Ezekiel to Pharaoh and Egypt at the moment of prophesied downfall, immediately following a declaration that surrounding kings will shudder as His sword is brandished.
The words — The phrase כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוָה (koh amar Adonai Yahweh) literally renders "thus says the Lord GOD," establishing divine authority for the impending judgment. חֶרֶב מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל (cherem melek Bavel) translates to "sword of the king of Babylon," identifying the specific instrument of execution.
The thread — This judgment motif appears in Jeremiah 43:10 and Jeremiah 46:13, where the LORD explicitly commissions Nebuchadnezzar to strike Egypt, and in Jeremiah 46:24, which declares Egypt delivered to the people of the north.
Why it lands — The text states that Babylon's military campaign is the direct execution of Yahweh's command against Egypt, requiring the reader to acknowledge divine sovereignty over geopolitical conquest without softening the reality of the judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thus saith the Lord God; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 43:10 Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
- Jeremiah 46:13 This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:
- Jeremiah 46:24 The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”
- Ezekiel 26:7 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.
- Ezekiel 30:4 A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
- Ezekiel 30:22 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.