Ezekiel 31:2
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Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness?
In other translations
Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness?
Hebrew words
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121אָדָם'adamhumankindH120אֱמֹר'emorsayH559אֶל־'el-toH413פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413הֲמוֹנוֹhamonomultitude hisH1995אֶל־'el-<to>H413מִיmiwhom?H4310דָּמִיתָdamitaare you likeH1819בְגָדְלֶךָ׃vegadelekhain greatness yourH1433
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Related verses
- Ezekiel 29:19Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
- Ezekiel 30:10Thus saith the Lord God; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
- Ezekiel 31:18To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God.Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Isaiah 14:13-1413 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.13 You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”
- Jeremiah 1:17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
- Revelation 10:11And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”
- Nahum 3:8-108 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? 9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. 10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.8 Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? 9 Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. 10 Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.
- Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
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People and places
People: Hophra
Places: Egypt