Ezekiel 32:5
And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.
Original Language Analysis
וְנָתַתִּ֥י
And I will lay
H5414
וְנָתַתִּ֥י
And I will lay
Strong's:
H5414
Word #:
1 of 8
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
אֶת
H853
אֶת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
2 of 8
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
בְּשָׂרְךָ֖
thy flesh
H1320
בְּשָׂרְךָ֖
thy flesh
Strong's:
H1320
Word #:
3 of 8
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
עַל
H5921
עַל
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
4 of 8
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
הֶֽהָרִ֑ים
upon the mountains
H2022
הֶֽהָרִ֑ים
upon the mountains
Strong's:
H2022
Word #:
5 of 8
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
וּמִלֵּאתִ֥י
and fill
H4390
וּמִלֵּאתִ֥י
and fill
Strong's:
H4390
Word #:
6 of 8
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Historical Context
This imagery may allude to Egyptian military campaigns through mountainous regions. Their pride in military might would result in their bodies littering those same terrains in defeat.
Questions for Reflection
- How can God's judgments be both literal and symbolic, teaching spiritual truths through historical events?
- What monuments to pride in your life need to be brought down to fill the 'valleys' of humility?
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Analysis & Commentary
The dragon's 'flesh upon the mountains' and 'height' filling valleys depicts comprehensive destruction—Egypt's corpse so large it covers the landscape. Hyperbolic imagery emphasizes judgment's magnitude. The reversal is complete: height and greatness become obstacles filling low places, no longer sources of glory but monuments to fall.