“Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a…

“Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee,…

“And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.” Context The book of Ezekiel is a prophetic book in the Old Testament, and…

“I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.” Context To understand this verse better,…

“And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall…

“All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.” Historical and Contextual Background Ezekiel was a prophet…

“Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble…

“This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude,…

“It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” Historical Context The book…

“Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.” Context In this verse, the prophet Ezekiel is delivering a message from the Lord concerning…