Thursday, November 30, 2023

A lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt

Ezekiel 32:1-32

Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas thrashing about in your streamschurning the water with your feet and muddying the streams.

With a great throng of people, I will cast my net over you, and they will haul you up in my net. I will throw you on the land and hurl you on the open field. I will let all the birds of the sky settle on you and all the animals of the wild gorge themselves on you.

I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you, and their kings will shudder with horror because of you when I brandish my sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.

The sword of the king of Babylon will come against youI will cause your hordes to fall by the swords of mighty men—  the most ruthless of all nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all her hordes will be overthrown. I will destroy all her cattle from beside abundant waters no longer to be stirred by the foot of man or muddied by the hooves of cattle.

When I make Egypt desolate and strip the land of everything in it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the Lord.

“Assyria is there with her whole army; she is surrounded by the graves of all her slain, all who have fallen by the sword. Their graves are in the depths of the pit and her army lies around her grave. All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.

Elam is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. All who had spread terror in the land of the living went down uncircumcised to the earth below.

Meshek and Tubal are there, with all their hordes around their graves. 

Edom is there, her kings and all her princes; despite their power, they are laid with those killed by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.

Why?
All of these nations closer to Egypt were destroyed by Babylon and dead with horribly.

Many nations including Egypt, Elam, Meshek Tubal, and Edom were there and laid with those killed by the sword.

How?

The judgment of the Lord comes not one can escape from God's judgment. Everyone has to take responsibility for his behavior.

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