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PROPHETS
32:17-29
Let all the nations mourn.
Let them mourn for Egypt and its hordes.
I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
On March 17, during the twelfth year, another message came to me from
the Lord: “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other
mighty nations. For I will send them down to the world below in company
with those who descend to the pit. Say to them,
‘O Egypt, are you lovelier than the other nations?
No! So go down to the pit and lie there among the outcasts.’
The Egyptians will fall with the many who have died by the sword, for the
sword is drawn against them. Egypt and its hordes will be dragged away
to their judgment. Down in the grave mighty leaders will mockingly wel
come Egypt and its allies, saying, ‘They have come down; they lie among
the outcasts, hordes slaughtered by the sword.’
“Assyria lies there surrounded by the graves of its army, those who were
slaughtered by the sword. Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and
they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of
people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword.
“Elam lies there surrounded by the graves of all its hordes, those who
were slaughtered by the sword. They struck terror in the hearts of people
everywhere, but now they have descended as outcasts to the world below.
Now they lie in the pit and share the shame of those who have gone before
them. They have a resting place among the slaughtered, surrounded by
the graves of all their hordes. Yes, they terrorized the nations while they
lived, but now they lie in shame with others in the pit, all of them outcasts,
slaughtered by the sword.
“Meshech and Tubal are there, surrounded by the graves of all their
hordes. They once struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere. But
now they are outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword. They are not buried
in honor like their fallen heroes, who went down to the grave with their
weapons—their shields covering their bodies and their swords beneath
their heads. Their guilt rests upon them because they brought terror to
everyone while they were still alive.
“You too, Egypt, will lie crushed and broken among the outcasts, all
slaughtered by the sword.
“Edom is there with its kings and princes. Mighty as they were, they
also lie among those slaughtered by the sword, with the outcasts who have
gone down to the pit.
