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Ezekiel 32:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 32:16

Verse 16 of 32

Scripture focus

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, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 32:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 32:16

Theological / Devotional

Daughters of the nations. In the ancient Near East, women were hired to perform formal acts of mourning (see 2 Sam. 1:24; 2 Chron. 35:25; Jer. 9:17). For further comment on this typically Oriental custom see on Jer. 9:17; Mark 5:38.

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