Ezekiel 31:1

And 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 unto me, saying,

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In The King James Version

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

2Son of man, say unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and to his multitude, Unto whom art thou like in thy arrogance?

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Cross References

Jeremiah 43:8Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah in Thachpanches, saying,

Jeremiah 52:5So the city was placed in a state of siege until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Ezekiel 8:1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, that I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there fell upon me there the inspiration of the Lord Eternal.

Ezekiel 32:32For I spread my terror in the land of the living; and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with those that are slain by the sword,—yea, Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord Eternal.

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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