Ezekiel 31:1

And it happened that, in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

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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,

In Context

2“Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom can you be compared in your greatness?

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Cross References

Jeremiah 43:8And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes, saying:

Jeremiah 52:5And the city was besieged, until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Ezekiel 8:1And it happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

Ezekiel 32:32For I have spread my terror in the land of the living, and he has gone to sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who were slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord God.”

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 31:1

The prophecy of this chapter, as the two chapters before, is against Egypt, and designed for the humbling and mortifying of Pharaoh. In passing sentence upon great criminals it is usual to consult precedents, and to see what has been done to others in the like case, which serves both to direct and to justify the proceedings. Pharaoh stands indicted at the bar of divine justice for his pride and haughtiness, and the injuries he had done to God's people; but he thinks himself so high, so great, as not to be… Read the whole commentary →

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