Ezekiel 32:8
What does Ezekiel 32:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 32:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All the bright lights of heaven I will make dark over you, and put dark night on your land, says the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862All luminaries of light in the heavens, I make black over thee, And I have given darkness over thy land, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752I will make all the lights of heaven to mourn over thee and I will cause darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God, when thy wounded shall fall in the midst of the land, saith the Lord God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890All the bright lights of the heavens will I make black over thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Context
v.7And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.
v.8This passage
v.9I 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
- Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
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