Ezekiel 32
This chapter is made possible by JL GroupThe scene opens
Picture the prophet standing still on a specific day: twelfth year, twelfth month, first of the month. Ezekiel does not sing a hymn. He sings a funeral song, and the corpse he mourns is still breathing. Pharaoh, the man on the throne along the Nile, is told he looks like a young lion but is actually a river monster, thrashing about, muddying the waters with his own feet. And then the vision tilts. God says: I will haul you out of your river with a net, like fishermen dragging up a crocodile, and I will fling you on dry land where the vultures come. The valleys will be filled with your bulk. The sun will go dark over you. Kings will tremble.
The Text
The Core
The Common Thread
The Mirror
The Profile
The Detail
The Intertext
Reflection
Where in your life are you the crocodile stirring the water, convinced you are the lion?
What comfort are you drawing from being in company, when the company itself should alarm you?
Go deeper in Ezekiel
Hand picked books that unpack this Bible book further.
A daily Advent devotional for December 1 to 25, guided by the book of Luke. Twenty-five readings trace one promise from David's tent to the manger,...
On the night before He died Jesus told frightened friends He was going first and there would be room. Fourteen short chapters on John 14-17 for any...
Makes the visions understandable and the hope of new hearts vivid.
Ezekiel (NIV Application Commentary)
Strong on what Ezekiel's strange imagery means and why it matters now.
Ezekiel: An Introduction and Commentary
A trusted Tyndale commentary: compact, careful and clear on every passage.
Faith.network earns a small commission on Kobo purchases made through these links, at no extra cost to you. It helps keep the studies free.
Frequently asked questions about Ezekiel 32
Quick answers to the most common questions about this Bible passage.
What does Ezekiel 32 mean?
What the community shares on Ezekiel 32
Insights, prayers and thanksgivings from readers and the editorial team on this passage.
Whom do you pass in beauty? Go down, and be laid with the uncircumcised." The question has no answer, and that is the point. Pharaoh had monuments, armies, a name that outshone the nations, and still the grave laid him down beside the very men he looked past. What are you counting on to set you apart? Only mercy keeps.
Father, when I read of nations laid low, their strength silenced in the grave, I feel the weight of how small we really are. Teach me to walk humbly, to fear violence more than I fear obscurity, and to build my life on you alone.
Explore this passage at a different level
Beginner, theologian, or a different reading length? Adjust the settings and generate your own version.
Open in the study tool
Philippines
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
India
Zambia
South Africa
Malawi
Kenya
Indonesia
DR Congo
Ghana
Nepal
Cameroon
Mozambique
Benin
