Ezekiel 32 · Verse 30

Ezekiel 32:30

There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.
Ezekiel 32:30, King James Version

Ezekiel 32:30 in other translations

BSBAll the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
WEB“There are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who have gone down with the slain. They are put to shame in the terror which they caused by their might. They lie uncircumcised with those who are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.
ASVThere are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who are gone down with the slain; in the terror which they caused by their might they are put to shame; and they lie uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.
YLTThere are princes of the north, All of them, and every Zidonian, Who have gone down with the pierced in their terror, Of their might they are ashamed, And they lie uncircumcised with the pierced of the sword, And they bear their shame with those going down to the pit.
DARBYThere are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, that are gone down with the slain — ashamed of the terror which they caused through their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword, and bear their confusion with them that go down to the pit.
BBEThere are the chiefs of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, who have gone down with those who have been put to the sword: they are shamed on account of all the fear caused by their strength; they are resting there without circumcision, among those who have been put to the sword, and are put to shame with those who go down to the underworld.
WebsterThere are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, who are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.

What does Ezekiel 32:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. princes of the north--Syria, which is still called by the Arabs the north; or the Tyrians, north of Palestine, conquered by Nebuchadnezzar (Eze 26:1-28:26), [Grotius]. Zidonians--who shared the fate of Tyre (Eze 28:21). with their terror they are ashamed of their might--that is, notwithstanding the terror which they inspired in their contemporaries. "Might" is connected by Maurer thus, "Notwithstanding the terror which resulted from their might."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 There be the princes of the north - The kings of Media and Assyria, and all the Zidonians - the kings of Tyre, Sodom, and Damascus. See Calmet.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 32:17-32

Divers nations are mentioned as gone down to the grave before Egypt, who are ready to give her a scornful reception; these nations had been lately ruined and wasted. But though Judah and Jerusalem were about this time ruined and laid waste, yet they are not mentioned here. Though they suffered the same affliction, and by the same hand, yet the kind design for which they were afflicted, and the mercy God reserved for…

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Ezekiel 32:30 in the original Hebrew

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שָׁ֣מָּהSha.mah[are] there <towards>H8033
נְסִיכֵ֥יne.si.Kheiprinces ofH5257
צָפ֛וֹןtza.Fon[the] northH6828
כֻּלָּ֖םku.Lamall of themH3605
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
צִֽדֹנִ֑יtzi.do.Ni[the] Sidonian[s]H6722
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
יָרְד֣וּya.re.Duthey have gone downH3381
אֶת\־'et-withH854
חֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.Lim[those] slainH2491
בְּחִתִּיתָ֤םbe.chi.ti.Tamin terror theirH2851
מִגְבֽוּרָתָם֙mig.vu.ra.Tamfrom strength theirH1369
בּוֹשִׁ֔יםbo.Shimbeing ashamedH954
וַיִּשְׁכְּב֤וּvai.yish.ke.Vuand they layH7901
עֲרֵלִים֙'a.re.LimuncircumcisedH6189
אֶת\־'et-withH854
חַלְלֵי\־cha.lei-[those] slain ofH2491
חֶ֔רֶבChe.reva swordH2719
וַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'Uand they have borneH5375
כְלִמָּתָ֖םkhe.li.ma.Tamdisgrace theirH3639
אֶת\־'et-withH854
י֥וֹרְדֵיYor.dei[those who] go down ofH3381
בֽוֹר\׃Vor[the] pitH953

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Cross references for Ezekiel 32:30

  • Ezekiel 38:6

    Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

  • Ezekiel 28:21

    Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,

  • Ezekiel 38:15

    And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

  • Ezekiel 39:2

    And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

  • Jeremiah 25:22

    And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,

  • Ezekiel 32:24-25

    There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain.

  • Jeremiah 25:26

    And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the princes.The kings of Media, Armenia, and other nations north of Chaldea, or of the Syrians and others north of Judah, with "all the Zidonians," kings of Zidon, Tyre, and other cities of Phoenicia.
38:6,15; 39:2, Jer 25:22
and bear.
24,25

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Context

  • Ezekiel 32:29

    There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.

  • Ezekiel 32:30

    There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.

  • Ezekiel 32:31

    Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord God.

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Ezekiel 32:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Allí los príncipes del aquilón, todos ellos, y todos los de Sidón, que con su terror descendieron con los muertos, avergonzados de su fortaleza, yacen también incircuncisos con los muertos á cuchillo, y llevaron su confusión con los que descienden al sepulcro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Là sont les princes du nord, eux tous, et tous les Sidoniens, qui sont descendus avec les tués, honteux de la terreur qu’ils répandaient par leur vaillance; et ils sont couchés incirconcis avec ceux qui ont été tués par l’épée, et ils portent leur confusion avec ceux qui sont descendus dans la fosse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Dort sind die Fürsten des Nordens insgesamt und alle Zidonier, welche zu den Erschlagenen hinabgefahren und trotz des Schreckens vor ihrer Macht zu Schanden geworden sind; und sie liegen unbeschnitten bei den vom Schwert Erschlagenen, und tragen ihre Schmach mit denen, welche in die Grube hinabgefahren sind.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ibi principes aquilonis omnes, et universi venatores, qui deducti sunt cum interfectis, paventes, et in sua fortitudine confusi: qui dormierunt incircumcisi cum interfectis gladio, et portaverunt confusionem suam cum his qui descendunt in lacum.