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New American Standard Bible (1995)

Ezekiel 31:1

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prophecy;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Festivals;   Shadow;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ezekiel;   Paradise;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Month;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Egypt;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezekiel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
It happened in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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,
English Standard Version
In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
It was in the eleventh year of our captivity, in the third month, on the first day of the month. The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Amplified Bible
In the eleventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken captive to Babylon], in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
World English Bible
It happened in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in the eleuenth yeere, in the third moneth, and in the first day of the moneth the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me saying,
Berean Standard Bible
In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Contemporary English Version
Eleven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the Lord spoke to me on the first day of the third month. He said:
Complete Jewish Bible
On the first day of the third month of the eleventh year, the word of Adonai came to me:
Darby Translation
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [month], on the first of the month, [that] the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
On the first day of the third month in the eleventh year of exile, the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
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 to me, saying.
Good News Translation
On the first day of the third month of the eleventh year of our exile, the Lord spoke to me.
Lexham English Bible
And then in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
And it happened in the eleventh year, in the third month , on the first of the month, the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer, it happened in the xi. yeare ye first daye of the thirde Moneth, that the worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
American Standard 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 Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Now in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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:
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe in the eleuenth yeere, in the third moneth, in the first day of the moneth, that the word of the Lord came vnto mee, saying;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, in the eleuenth yere, the first day of ye third moneth, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
English Revised 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,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was don in the enleuenthe yeer, in the thridde moneth, in the firste dai of the monethe, the word of the Lord was maad to me,
Update Bible 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 Yahweh came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
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 to me, saying,
New English Translation
In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
New King James Version
Ezekiel 17:22-40">[xr] Now 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 to me, saying,
New Living Translation
On June 21, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the Lord :
New Life Bible
On the first day of the third month in the eleventh year, the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And 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:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, in the eleventh year, the third month the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been unto me, saying:
THE MESSAGE
In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt, that pompous old goat: "‘Who do you, astride the world, think you really are? Look! Assyria was a Big Tree, huge as a Lebanon cedar, beautiful limbs offering cool shade, Skyscraper high, piercing the clouds. The waters gave it drink, the primordial deep lifted it high, Gushing out rivers around the place where it was planted, And then branching out in streams to all the trees in the forest. It was immense, dwarfing all the trees in the forest— Thick boughs, long limbs, roots delving deep into earth's waters. All the birds of the air nested in its boughs. All the wild animals gave birth under its branches. All the mighty nations lived in its shade. It was stunning in its majesty— the reach of its branches! the depth of its water-seeking roots! Not a cedar in God's garden came close to it. No pine tree was anything like it. Mighty oaks looked like bushes growing alongside it. Not a tree in God's garden was in the same class of beauty. I made it beautiful, a work of art in limbs and leaves, The envy of every tree in Eden, every last tree in God's garden.'"

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

in the eleventh: On Sunday, June 19, am 3416, according to Usher; and about a month before the capture of Jerusalem. Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 30:20, Jeremiah 52:5, Jeremiah 52:6

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 8:1 - in the sixth year Ezekiel 20:1 - in the seventh Ezekiel 24:1 - the ninth year

Cross-References

Genesis 31:3
Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you."
Genesis 31:4
So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to his flock in the field,
Genesis 31:5
and said to them, "I see your father's attitude, that it is not friendly toward me as formerly, but the God of my father has been with me.
Genesis 31:8
"If he spoke thus, 'The speckled shall be your wages,' then all the flock brought forth speckled; and if he spoke thus, 'The striped shall be your wages,' then all the flock brought forth striped.
Genesis 31:9
"Thus God has taken away your father's livestock and given them to me.
Genesis 31:16
"Surely all the wealth which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and our children; now then, do whatever God has said to you."
Genesis 31:17
Then Jacob arose and put his children and his wives upon camels;
Genesis 31:24
God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, "Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob either good or bad."
Genesis 31:25
Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen camped in the hill country of Gilead.
Genesis 45:13
"Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and bring my father down here."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass in the eleventh year,.... Of Zedekiah's reign, and Jeconiah's captivity:

in the third month, in the first day of the month: the month Sivan, which began on the twentieth of our May, and answers to part of May, and part of June; this was about seven weeks after the former prophecy, and about five weeks before the destruction of Jerusalem; according to Bishop Usher n, this was on the nineteenth of June, on the first day of the week, in 3416 A.M. or before Christ 588:

that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying; as follows:

n Annales Vet. Test. A. M. 3416.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the third month - More than a month before Jerusalem was taken (compare Jeremiah 39:2).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXXI

This very beautiful chapter relates also to Egypt. The prophet

describes to Pharaoh the fall of the king of Nineveh, (see the

books of Nahum, Jonah, and Zephaniah,) under the image of a

fair cedar of Lebanon, once exceedingly tall, flourishing, and

majestic, but now cut down and withered, with its broken

branches strewed around, 1-17.

He then concludes with bringing the matter home to the king of

Egypt, by telling him that this was a picture of his

approaching fate, 18.

The beautiful cedar of Lebanon, remarkable for its loftiness,

and in the most flourishing condition, but afterwards cut down

and deserted, gives a very lately painting of the great glory

and dreadful catastrophe of both the Assyrian and Egyptian

monarchies. The manner in which the prophet has embellished his

subject is deeply interesting; the colouring is of that kind

which the mind will always contemplate with pleasure.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXXI

Verse Ezekiel 31:1. In the eleventh year — On Sunday, June 19, A.M. 3416, according to Abp. Usher; a month before Jerusalem was taken by the Chaldeans.


 
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