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New American Standard Bible (1995)

Ezekiel 31:2

"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, 'Whom are you like in your greatness?

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Earth, Land;   Poetry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Paradise;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Egypt;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes,
Hebrew Names Version
Son of man, tell Par`oh king of Mitzrayim, and to his multitude: Whom are you like in your greatness?
King James Version
Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
English Standard Version
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: "Whom are you like in your greatness?
New American Standard Bible
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, 'Whom are you like in your greatness?
New Century Version
"Human, say to the king of Egypt and his people: ‘No one is like you in your greatness.
Amplified Bible
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, 'Whom are you like in your greatness?
World English Bible
Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom are you like in your greatness?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Sonne of man, speake vnto Pharaoh King of Egypt, and to his multitude, Whom art thou like in thy greatnesse?
Legacy Standard Bible
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude,‘To whom do you liken yourself in your greatness?
Berean Standard Bible
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: 'Who can be compared to your greatness?
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Egypt and his people that I am saying: You are more powerful than anyone on earth. Now listen to this.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Human being, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
Darby Translation
Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Easy-to-Read Version
"Son of man, say this to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his people: "‘You are so great! Who can I compare you to?
George Lamsa Translation
Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his armed forces: To whom do you liken yourself in your greatness?
Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "say to the king of Egypt and all his people: How powerful you are! What can I compare you to?
Lexham English Bible
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his crowd, ‘To whom are you like in your greatness?
Literal Translation
Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his host: To whom are you like in your greatness?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou sonne of man, speake vnto Pharao the kynge of Egipte, ad to all his people: Whom art thou like in yi greatnesse?
American Standard Version
Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou 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?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: whom art thou like in thy greatness?
King James Version (1611)
Sonne of man, speake vnto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude, Whom art thou like in thy greatnesse?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou sonne of man, speake vnto Pharao king of Egypt, and to all his people: whom art thou lyke in thy greatnesse?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Son of man, say to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his multitude;
English Revised Version
Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he seide, Thou, sone of man, seie to Farao, kyng of Egipt, and to his puple, To whom art thou maad lijk in thi greetnesse?
Update Bible Version
Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom are you like in your greatness?
Webster's Bible Translation
Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
New English Translation
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and his hordes: "‘Who are you like in your greatness?
New King James Version
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: "Whom are you like in your greatness?
New Living Translation
"Son of man, give this message to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his hordes: "To whom would you compare your greatness?
New Life Bible
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his people, ‘Who can be compared with you in greatness?
New Revised Standard
Mortal, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes: Whom are you like in your greatness?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Son of man Say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt and unto his multitude, - Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Revised Standard Version
"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: "Whom are you like in your 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?

Contextual Overview

1 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the LORD came to me saying, 2 "Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, 'Whom are you like in your greatness?3 'Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon With beautiful branches and forest shade, And very high, And its top was among the clouds. 4 'The waters made it grow, the deep made it high. With its rivers it continually extended all around its planting place, And sent out its channels to all the trees of the field. 5 'Therefore its height was loftier than all the trees of the field And its boughs became many and its branches long Because of many waters as it spread them out. 6 'All the birds of the heavens nested in its boughs, And under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth, And all great nations lived under its shade. 7 'So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended to many waters. 8 'The cedars in God's garden could not match it; The cypresses could not compare with its boughs, And the plane trees could not match its branches. No tree in God's garden could compare with it in its beauty. 9 'I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

to his: Ezekiel 29:19, Ezekiel 30:10, Nahum 3:8-10

Whom: Ezekiel 31:18, Isaiah 14:13, Isaiah 14:14

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 29:15 - rule Ezekiel 32:19 - dost Amos 6:2 - better Zechariah 11:2 - Howl

Cross-References

Genesis 4:5
but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.
Genesis 30:27
But Laban said to him, "If now it pleases you, stay with me; I have divined that the LORD has blessed me on your account."
Genesis 31:9
"Thus God has taken away your father's livestock and given them to me.
Genesis 31:11
"Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob,' and I said, 'Here I am.'
Exodus 4:10
Then Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."
Deuteronomy 19:4
"Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: when he kills his friend unintentionally, not hating him previously—
Deuteronomy 28:54
"The man who is refined and very delicate among you shall be hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,
1 Samuel 19:7
Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these words. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as formerly.
Daniel 3:19
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was altered toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt,.... To Pharaohhophra, the then reigning king; not to him personally by word of mouth, for the prophet was now in Chaldea; but by delivering out a prophecy concerning him, and which he might have an opportunity of sending to him:

and to his multitude; the multitude of his subjects, of which he boasted, and in whom he trusted:

whom art thou like in thy greatness? look over all the records of time, and into all the empires, kingdoms, and states that have been; draw a comparison between thyself and the greatest potentate that ever was; fancy thyself to be equal to him; this will not secure thee from ruin and destruction; for as they have been humbled, and are fallen, so wilt thou be: pitch for instance on the Assyrian monarch, whose empire has been the most ancient, extensive, and flourishing, and yet now crushed; and as thou art like him in greatness, at least thou thinkest so, so thou art in pride, and wilt be in thine end; to assure of which is the drift of the following account of the king of Assyria.


 
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