Ezekiel 31:2

Son of man Say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt and unto his multitude,— Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

In Context

1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, that the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:

3Lo! Assyria, was a cedar in Lebanon, Beautiful in bough and Dense in foliage and Lofty in stature,— and Among the clouds, came to be his top:

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Cross References

Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee at thy birth, I took knowledge of thee, And before thy nativity, I hallowed thee,—A prophet to the nations, I appointed thee.

Ezekiel 29:19Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Behold me! giving to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, the land of Egypt,— And he shall carry off her multitude And capture her spoil And seize her prey, So shall she become pay for his army.

Ezekiel 31:18Unto whom couldst thou be likened thus, in glory and in greatness, among the trees of Eden? Yet shalt thou be caused to descend with the trees of Eden into the earth below In the midst of the uncircumcised, shalt thou lie down With them who were thrust through by the sword, the same, is Pharaoh and all his multitude, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.

Revelation 10:11And they say unto me—It behoveth thee again to prophesy against peoples and nations and tongues, and many kings.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 31:2-10

The King of Assyria's Greatness. ( b. c. 588.) 1 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, 2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of a high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. 4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with… Read the whole commentary →

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