English Standard Version
Ezekiel 31:2
2"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: "Whom are you like in your greatness?
Ezekiel 31:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes: “ ‘Who can be compared with you in majesty?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Son of man, give this message to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his hordes: “To whom would you compare your greatness?
Context of Ezekiel 31:2
1In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: "Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: "Whom are you like in your greatness? 3Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and forest shade, and of towering height, its top among the clouds. 4The waters nourished it; the deep made it grow tall, making its rivers flow around the place of its planting, sending forth its streams to all the trees of the field.
Read all of Ezekiel 31Ezekiel 31:2 word by word
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם אֱמֹ֛ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם וְאֶל־הֲמוֹנ֑וֹ אֶל־מִ֖י דָּמִ֥יתָ בְגָדְלֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- speakאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- and to his multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- Whom art thou likeדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819
- in thy greatnessגֹּ֫דֶלgôdel · greatnessH1433
Cross-references for Ezekiel 31:2
- Jeremiah 1:5"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations."
- Revelation 10:11And I was told, "You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings."
- Ezekiel 29:19Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army.
- Ezekiel 30:10"Thus says the Lord God: "I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt, by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
- Nahum 3:8Are you better than Thebes that sat by the Nile, with water around her, her rampart a sea, and water her wall?
- Ezekiel 31:18"Whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below. You shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. "This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord God."
- Isaiah 14:13You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north;
Commentaries on Ezekiel 31:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4The cedar of Lebanon was a tree known for its beauty and great value. People used its wood for building, trade, and even military purposes. Assyria is compared to a tall cedar tree. Its army had once been stronger than any other army. Like a tree whose top reaches the clouds, Assyria’s power seemed greater than all others.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Whom art thou like--The answer is, Thou art like the haughty king of Assyria; as he was overthrown by the Chaldeans, so shalt thou be by the same.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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