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Ezekiel 32:32
For I will spread My terror in the land of the living, so that Pharaoh and all his multitude will be laid to rest among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through Ezekiel to the exiled community, pronouncing the final fate of Pharaoh and his army following their prophesied slaughter.
The words — חִתִּיתִי (chi.ti.t/i) means "my terror," and בְּתוֹךְ (be./Tokh) means "in among," specifying that God will place His terror in the land of the living and lay Pharaoh to rest among the uncircumcised.
The thread — The motif of divine terror appears in Genesis 35:5 to stop pursuers and in Job 31:23 as an overwhelming divine presence, while Ezekiel 32:27 contrasts Pharaoh with ancient warriors who rest with their weapons in Sheol.
Why it lands — The text states that sovereign judgment will strip Pharaoh of honor and place him with the dishonored dead, requiring readers to acknowledge that earthly power cannot override divine authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 32:27 They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.
- Genesis 35:5 As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
- Job 31:23 For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
- Jeremiah 25:15 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
- Zephaniah 3:6 “I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11 Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
- Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
- Revelation 6:15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.