Ezekiel 32:21
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
שָׁכַב
shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
עָרֵל
ʻârêl
uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
חָלָל
châlâl
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Key Terms in This Verse
עָרֵל ʻârêl
uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
Study H6189 →שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Study H7585 →שָׁכַב shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Study H7901 →הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →חֶרֶב chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Study H2719 →Cross References
And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquit...
Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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