Ezekiel 32:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸Ezekiel, son of man, mourn for the Egyptians and condemn them to the world of the dead, where they will be buried alongside the people of other powerful nations.^[a] ¹⁹Say to them:

You may be more beautiful
than the people
of other nations,
but you will also die
and join the godless
in the world below.

²⁰You cannot escape! The enemy's sword is ready to slaughter every one of you.^[b]

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Footnotes

32.18 where they will be buried … powerful nations: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
32.20 The enemy's sword … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.