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.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 32:19 commands Egypt to go down to the uncircumcised — the same fate described from Sheol's perspective in verse 21.

Ezekiel 32:24 continues the same scene: Elam also lies slain and uncircumcised in Sheol, reinforcing the fate of judged nations.

Ezekiel 32:25 adds that Elam's bed is among the slain, uncircumcised, reiterating the same shame and judgment as in verse 21.

Ezekiel 32:27 contrasts these slain with the ancient mighty — they do not lie with them, highlighting their dishonor.

Ezekiel 32:18 introduces the lament over Egypt's descent to the pit; verse 21 then depicts the mighty in Sheol speaking to Pharaoh.

Ezekiel 28:10 pronounces that the prince of Tyre will die the death of the uncircumcised, matching the description of the slain in Sheol in 32:21.

Ezekiel 26:16 describes princes coming down from thrones in mourning for Tyre, while 32:21 has the mighty speaking from Sheol — both depict humiliated rulers.

Isaiah 14:9 Parallel

Isaiah 14:9 depicts Sheol stirred to greet the king of Babylon — parallel to the mighty chiefs speaking from Sheol here.

Isaiah 14:10 continues the Sheol greeting — 'You have become like us' — mirroring the speech of the mighty chiefs.

Numbers 16:30-34 records rebels descending alive into Sheol — a direct descent to the pit echoed in Ezekiel's vision of the fallen in Sheol.

Psalm 9:17 Parallel

Psalm 9:17 declares that the wicked and nations that forget God go to Sheol, matching the fate of the nations in Ezekiel 32:21.

Psalm 55:15 Parallel

Psalm 55:15 prays for enemies to go down alive to Sheol, reflecting the same descent to the pit as the slain in Ezekiel 32:21.

Luke 16:23 Parallel

Luke 16:23 shows a man in Hades speaking — parallel to the dead chiefs speaking from Sheol here.

Luke 16:24 Parallel

Luke 16:24 continues the Hades dialogue with a plea for relief — similar to the speaking dead in Sheol here.