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Ezekiel 32:21

The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

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יְדַבְּרוּyedabrvspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.ל֞וֹlvotoל֞וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאֵלֵ֧יeleidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'גִבּוֹרִ֛יםgiborimchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.מִתּ֥וֹךְmitokhefrom amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).שְׁא֖וֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.עֹֽזְרָ֑יוozerayvhelpעָזַרverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “help”, a verb used as a describing wordH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.יָֽרְד֛וּyaredvbring downיָרַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bring down”, a completed actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…שָׁכְב֥וּshakhevvlieשָׁכַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “lie”, a completed actionH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.הָעֲרֵלִ֖יםhaarelimthe uncircumcisedעָרֵלdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the uncircumcised”, the ordinary formH6189uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)uncircumcised (person).חַלְלֵיchallekillחָלָלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “kill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, pollutedkill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.חָֽרֶבcharevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The strong among the mighty shall speak of him out of the midst of the nether-world with them that helped him; they are gone down, they lie still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of Sheol with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

Young’s Literal Translation

Speak to him do the gods of the mighty out of the midst of sheol, With his helpers — they have gone down, They have lain with the uncircumcised, The pierced of the sword.

World English Bible

The strong among the mighty will speak to him out of the middle of Sheol with those who help him. They have gone down. The uncircumcised lie still, slain by the sword.

Darby Translation

The strong among the mighty, with them that helped him, shall speak to him out of the midst of Sheol: they are gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

Douay-Rheims

The most mighty among the strong ones shall speak to him from the midst of hell, they that went down with his helpers, and slept uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The strong among the mighty shall speak of him out of the midst of the nether-world with them that helped him; they are gone down, they lie still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be thou in the depth of the pit: to whom art thou superior? yea, go down, and lie with the uncircumcised, in the midst of them that are slain with the sword.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐροῦσί σοι οἱ γίγαντες, ἐν βάθει βόθρου γίνου, τίνος κρείττων εἶ; καὶ κατάβηθι, καὶ κοιμήθητι μετὰ ἀπεριτμήτων, ἐν μέσῳ τραυματιῶν μαχαίρας.