Ezekiel 32:19

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 32:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
Ezekiel 32:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Whom dost thou pass in beauty? &c.] This question the prophet is bid to put to Egypt; what nation is there, or has been, that thou excellest in wisdom, in riches, or in strength, in the multitude of subjects, or extent of dominions, that thou thinkest thyself secure from destruction? look over other kingdoms and states mightier than thou, or at least equal to thee, and see how they are brought to ruin, and expect that this will quickly be thy case: go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised; go down to the grave, and take thy place, and lie there among the wicked and most profligate of mankind, and such as might be most despised by the Egyptians, since they used circumcision. The…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Whom dost thou pass in beauty?--Beautiful as thou art, thou art not more so than other nations, which nevertheless have perished. go down, &c.--to the nether world, where all "beauty" is speedily marred.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“whom dost thou pass in beauty? - Thou art not more beautiful than other nations: thou shalt not escape their fate. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Whom - Art thou better than others that thou shouldest not die, and be laid in the dust, as well as they. Go - Go down like others. With the uncircumcised - Among profane and loathed carcasses, such the uncircumcised were in the opinion of the circumcised, as were the Egyptians. Ezekiel 32:20”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“dost: Eze 27:3, Eze 27:4, Eze 28:12-17, Eze 31:2, Eze 31:18 go: Isa 14:9-15 with: Eze 32:21, Eze 32:24, Eze 32:29, Eze 32:30, Eze 28:10; Sa1 17:26, Sa1 17:36; Jer 9:25, Jer 9:26 Ezekiel 32:20”
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