Ezekiel 32:9
New International Version
I will trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among lands you have not known.

New Living Translation
“I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen.

English Standard Version
“I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries that you have not known.

Berean Standard Bible
‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.

King James Bible
I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.

New King James Version
‘I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known.

New American Standard Bible
“I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known.

NASB 1995
“I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known.

NASB 1977
“I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known.

Legacy Standard Bible
“I will also vex the hearts of many peoples when I bring your destruction among the nations, into lands which you have not known.

Amplified Bible
“I will also put fear into the hearts of many peoples when I bring your destruction [and captivity] among the nations, into countries which you have not known.

Christian Standard Bible
“ ‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you have not known.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.

American Standard Version
I will also vex the hearts of many peoples, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.

Contemporary English Version
Foreign nations you have never heard of will be shocked when I tell them how I destroyed you.

English Revised Version
I will also vex the hearts of many peoples, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'I will make many people troubled when I spread the news of your destruction among the nations to countries that you haven't heard of.

Good News Translation
"Many nations will be troubled when I spread the news of your destruction through countries you never heard of.

International Standard Version
"'I'll bring distress to the hearts of many nations when I destroy you among nations whose territories you have not known.

Majority Standard Bible
‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.

NET Bible
I will disturb many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among countries you do not know.

New Heart English Bible
I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I shall bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known.

Webster's Bible Translation
I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.

World English Bible
“I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I have distressed the heart of many peoples, "" In My bringing in your destruction among nations, "" To lands that you have not known.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have vexed the heart of many peoples, In My bringing in thy destruction among nations, Unto lands that thou hast not known.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I irritated the heart of many peoples in my bringing thy breaking among the nations, upon lands which ye knew not.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I shall provoke to anger the heart of many people, when I shall have brought in thy destruction among the nations upon the lands, which thou knowest not.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will provoke the heart of many peoples to anger, when I will have led in your destruction among the Gentiles, over the lands that you have not known.

New American Bible
I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, When I bring you captive among the nations, to lands you do not know.

New Revised Standard Version
I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, as I carry you captive among the nations, into countries you have not known.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I will also vex the hearts of many people when I bring the news of your destruction among the nations, into the cities which you have not known.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall anger the heart of the many nations, whenever I have brought your ruin among the nations and in the cities that you do not know
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I will also vex the hearts of many peoples, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will provoke to anger the heart of many people, when I shall lead thee captive among the nations, to a land which thou hast not know.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Lament for Pharaoh King of Egypt
8All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD. 9‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know. 10I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’…

Cross References
Isaiah 14:9-11
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. / They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” / Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.

Jeremiah 51:41-43
How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! / The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves. / Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and arid land, a land where no one lives, where no son of man passes through.

Revelation 18:9-10
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

Isaiah 13:6-8
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.

Nahum 3:5-7
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms. / I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you. / Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”

Revelation 17:15-16
Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. / And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

Jeremiah 50:46
At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.

Isaiah 19:16-17
In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them. / The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.

Revelation 18:15-17
The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

Isaiah 23:5-6
When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre. / Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!

Jeremiah 49:21
At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.

Ezekiel 27:35-36
All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted. / Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”

Revelation 18:19
Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

Isaiah 2:19-21
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. / In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. / They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

Jeremiah 25:15-16
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”


Treasury of Scripture

I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known.

vex [heb] provoke to anger or grief

Revelation 11:18
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Revelation 18:10-15
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come…

when

Ezekiel 29:12
And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

Ezekiel 30:23,26
And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries…

Jeremiah 25:15-25
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it…

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Ezekiel 32
1. A lamentation for the fearful fall of Egypt
11. The sword of Babylon shall destroy it
17. It shall be brought down to hell, among all the uncircumcised nations














I will trouble the hearts of many peoples
This phrase indicates a divine action that causes emotional and psychological disturbance. The Hebrew root for "trouble" is "ragaz," which conveys a sense of trembling or agitation. Historically, this reflects the fear and awe that God's judgments often inspired among surrounding nations. The "many peoples" suggests a widespread impact, emphasizing that God's actions are not limited to Israel but have global implications. This serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over all nations and His ability to influence the hearts and minds of people everywhere.

when I bring about your destruction
The phrase "bring about your destruction" is a direct reference to God's judgment upon Egypt, as prophesied by Ezekiel. The Hebrew word for "destruction" is "sheber," which can mean a breaking or shattering. This conveys the totality and completeness of the judgment. Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation, and its downfall would have been a significant event. This serves as a warning that no nation, regardless of its might, is beyond the reach of God's judgment. It also reflects the biblical theme of divine retribution against pride and idolatry.

among the nations
This phrase highlights the international scope of the prophecy. The Hebrew word for "nations" is "goyim," often used to refer to non-Israelite peoples. The destruction of Egypt is not just a local event but one that will be witnessed and acknowledged by other nations. This serves to magnify God's power and justice, as His actions are not confined to a single people but are evident to all. It underscores the idea that God's dealings with one nation can serve as a lesson or warning to others.

in countries you have not known
The phrase "in countries you have not known" suggests unfamiliar or distant lands. The Hebrew word for "known" is "yada," which implies intimate knowledge or experience. This indicates that the impact of Egypt's destruction will reach places that were previously outside its sphere of influence. Historically, this could refer to the far-reaching trade and political connections of Egypt, which would be disrupted by its downfall. Spiritually, it serves as a reminder that God's actions can transcend human understanding and reach beyond our immediate context, affecting even those who are seemingly distant from the events at hand.

(9) Vex the hearts.--The margin, provoke to grief, is better, as being less ambiguous. "Thy destruction" means, the news of thy destruction. As is more fully expressed in the following verse, the fall of Egypt should be such a striking instance of Divine judgment as to awaken fear in every nation that should hear of the catastrophe.

Verse 9. - I will also vex the hearts. The words intensify the bitterness of the downfall. The prophet passes out of the region of metaphors into that of facts. The fall of Egypt will cause pity among the nations. They shall simply be "vexed" in heart, terrified at the thought (Ver. 10) that the sword which had laid her low was "brandished" also against them.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
‘I will trouble
וְהִ֨כְעַסְתִּ֔י (wə·hiḵ·‘as·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant

the hearts
לֵ֖ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

of many
רַבִּ֑ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

peoples,
עַמִּ֣ים (‘am·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

when I bring about
בַּהֲבִיאִ֤י (ba·hă·ḇî·’î)
Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

your destruction
שִׁבְרְךָ֙ (šiḇ·rə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7667: A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash

among the nations,
בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם (bag·gō·w·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

countries
אֲרָצ֖וֹת (’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 776: Earth, land

you do not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

know.
יְדַעְתָּֽם׃ (yə·ḏa‘·tām)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3045: To know


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