Ezekiel 32:17-19

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Egypt to Be Destroyed

¹⁷ It was in the twelfth year [^Csince King Jehoiachin’s exile (1:2)], on the fifteenth day of the month [^CMarch 17, 585 bc]. The ·Lord spoke his word [^Lword of the Lord came] to me, saying: ¹⁸ “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], ·cry [wail] for the people of Egypt. Bring down Egypt, together with the ·women [^Ldaughters] of the powerful nations; bring them down to the ·place of the dead below the earth [underworld; world below] to join those who go to the ·place of the dead [^Lpit]. ¹⁹ Say to them: ‘Are you more ·beautiful [or favored] than others? Go lie down [^Cin death] with ·those who are unclean [^Lthe uncircumcised].’