Ezekiel 32:29

“There is Edom, her kings and all her chiefs, who were put in their might with those slain by the sword; they lie with the uncircumcised and with those who go down to the pit.”

Ezekiel 32:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 32:29, word by word

her kingsמְלָכֶיmelache

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melache” appears
her chiefsנְשִׂיאֶיnesie

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

Where else “nesie” appears
were putנִתְּנוּnitnu

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “nitnu” appears
in their mightגְבוּרָתָgevurata

strength

Strength of body or spirit to face something.

Where else “gevurata” appears
with those slainחַלְלֵיchalle

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

Where else “challe” appears
by the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “charev” appears
lieיִשְׁכָּבוּyishkavu

sleep in death

To die, like lying down to sleep beside one's ancestors.

Where else “yishkavu” appears
with the uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםarelim

uncircumcised

A man without the covenant sign; said with scorn.

Where else “arelim” appears
and with those who go downיֹרְדֵיyorde

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yorde” appears
to the pitבוֹרvor

grave

The place where the dead go down; the grave.

Where else “vor” appears

Places in this verse

Edom
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Edom

    Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev

    A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.

    The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).

    Genesis 36:1Numbers 20:14Obadiah 1:1Amos 1:11

The context

28And you, in the midst of the uncircumcised you will be broken, and you will lie with those slain by the sword.

29 · This verse (above)

30There are the princes of the north, all of them, and every Sidonian, who went down with the slain with their terror, because of their might ashamed; and they lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, and they bore their disgrace with those who go down to the pit.

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