Ezekiel 32:18
Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 32:2 begins a lament for Pharaoh; here the call to wail extends that lament to the entire multitude of Egypt.
Ezekiel 32:16 identifies the lament that the prophet is now commanded to perform in this verse.
Ezekiel 32:21 continues the oracle with the dead speaking from Sheol — immediate contextual link to the descent of Egypt.
Ezekiel 32:24-32 lists other nations in Sheol — placing Egypt among the condemned, expanding the judgment scene.
Ezekiel 26:20 uses 'go down to the pit' for Tyre — parallel judgment on another proud nation with the same imagery.
Ezekiel 31:14 echoes 'go down to the pit' for Assyria — identical motif of judgment and descent.
Ezekiel 28:8 says the prince of Tyre is brought down to the pit, a nearly identical fate and phrasing to Egypt's here.
In Ezekiel 31:16, the same descent to the pit is described for Assyria, providing a parallel example of a nation's fall.
Ezekiel 21:6 commands a similar sigh of grief over Jerusalem, paralleling the wail over Egypt here.
In Ezekiel 30:18, a similar judgment on Egypt is described with darkness and captivity, reinforcing the theme of Egypt's downfall.
Isaiah 5:14 portrays Sheol enlarging itself to swallow the proud, matching the picture of Egypt's multitude descending into the pit.
In Isaiah 14:15, the king of Babylon is brought down to the pit, mirroring Egypt's fate — proud nations cast to Sheol.
Numbers 16:33 describes Korah's company going down alive into the pit, a vivid parallel to Egypt's descent, though here it is the dead.
Isaiah 14:18 contrasts other kings lying in glory while Egypt's multitude is cast down — the opposite of honored burial.
In Luke 10:15, Capernaum is threatened with being thrust down to hell, echoing the theme of being cast down to the pit.