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16 Yes, cry for the sorrows of Egypt. Let all the nations weep for her and for her people,” says the Lord.

17 Two weeks later,[a] another message came to me from the Lord. He said:

18 “Son of dust, weep for the people of Egypt and for the other mighty nations. Send them down to the netherworld among the denizens of death.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 32:17 Two weeks later, literally, “In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month.”

16 “This is the lament(A) they will chant for her. The daughters of the nations will chant it; for Egypt and all her hordes they will chant it, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

Egypt’s Descent Into the Realm of the Dead

17 In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:(B) 18 “Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign(C) to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit.(D)

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