“Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit, and her company is all around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword — those who once spread terror in the land of the living.”
Ezekiel 32:23 (BSB)
Context Reading
21Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’ 22Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. 23Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit, and her company is all around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword — those who once spread terror in the land of the living. 24Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword — those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. 25Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.