Ezekiel 31:1

Ezekiel 31:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)In the eleventh year, in the third month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Context of Ezekiel 31:1

The Lord gave this message to me on the first day of the 3rd month, in the 11th year: 2‘Son of man, say this to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his people: “You think that you are as powerful as any other country! 3Think about how powerful Assyria was. At one time, it was as strong as a great cedar tree in Lebanon. It had beautiful branches that gave shade in the forest. It was very tall. Its top reached up to the clouds.

Ezekiel 31:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י בְּאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה בַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass in the eleventhעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• And it came to pass in the eleventhאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• in the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came unto me, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Ezekiel 31:1

• Ezekiel 1:2King Jehoiachin of Judah had been a prisoner in Babylon for five years. On the fifth day of the month,
• Ezekiel 30:20The Lord gave this message to me on the 7th day of the first month, in the 11th year:
• Jeremiah 52:5Babylon's army stayed around the city until the 11th year that Zedekiah had been king.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 31:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the eleventh year - On Sunday, June 19, A.M. 3416, according to Abp. Usher; a month before Jerusalem was taken by the Chaldeans.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the third month - More than a month before Jerusalem was taken (compare Jeremiah 39:2).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The glory of Assyria. (Ezek 31:1-9) Its fall, and the like for Egypt. (Ezek 31:10-18) Verses 1-9 The falls of others, both into sin and ruin, warn us not to be secure or high-minded. The prophet is to show an instance of one whom the king of Egypt resembled in greatness, the Assyrian, compared to a stately cedar. Those who excel others, make themselves the objects of envy; but the blessings of the heavenly paradise are not liable to such alloy. The utmost…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18Ezekiel asked the Egyptians to compare themselves to Assyria, which was like a great tree in Eden (Ezekiel 31:9). If that tree was cut down and sent to the underworld, how could Egypt, whose glory was less than Assyria's, believe it could survive?Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-18Not that Egypt was, like Assyria, utterly to cease to be, but it was, like Assyria, to lose its prominence in the empire of the world. 1. third month--two months later than the prophecy delivered in Eze 30:20.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 31:1

• Prophecy

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• Egypt
• Fair
• Glory
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings