Ezekiel 31:2 ““Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who c…”

Ezekiel 31:2

“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

“Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt and his multitude: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Sonne of man, speake vnto Pharaoh King of Egypt, and to his multitude, Whom art thou like in thy greatnesse?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

'Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and unto his multitude: To whom hast thou been like in thy greatness?

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his people; Whom are you like in your great power?

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Cross references

“speak”

Jeremiah 1:5 Jeremiah 1:17 Revelation 10:11

Jeremiah 1:5 · BSB

“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.”

Jeremiah 1:17 · BSB

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 10:11 · BSB

And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”

“to his”

Ezekiel 29:19 Ezekiel 30:10 Nahum 3:8–10

Ezekiel 29:19 · BSB

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 30:10 · BSB

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.

Nahum 3:8–10 · BSB

Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?

“Whom”

Ezekiel 31:18 Isaiah 14:13 Isaiah 14:14

Ezekiel 31:18 · BSB

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 sw…

Isaiah 14:13 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 14:14 · BSB

I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.

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