Ezekiel 32

Ezekiel 32:1

4. Lamentation over Pharaoh and Egypt (Chap. 32)32:1-16 Pharaoh thought himself a young lion, but God looked upon him as a monster, which He would catch in His net and destroy. The king of Babylon would bring to nothing the pomp of Egypt, and the land would be left desolate and quiet. The nations lamented with tears. The LORD ordered Ezekiel to utter a lamentation over Egypt for all her multitude. The Lord Jesus also shed tears for a city of murderers that would not accept Him and come under His protective wings. God cares for His creatures and does not enjoy judging them. O Lord, give us tears of compassion for the lost! 32:17-32 In verses 17-31, we have a view of Sheol (the Pit) where Egypt is sent. Assyria is there (vv. 22, 23) and Elam (vv. 24, 25), Meshech and Tubal (vv. 26, 27), Edom (v. 29), and the Sidonians (v. 30). Egypt had been great in this world, but in Sheol she is reduced to the same shame as the other nations (vv. 28, 31, 32). This finishes Ezekiel’s oracles against seven nations (and city-states).