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Ezekiel 31:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Son of man, Say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and unto his multitude,—Whom, art thou like in thy greatness?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and unto his multitude: To whom hast thou been like in thy greatness?
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Son of man, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Sonne of man, speake vnto Pharaoh King of Egypt, and to his multitude, Whom art thou like in thy greatnesse?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Sonne of man, speake vnto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude, Whom art thou like in thy greatnesse?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his armed forces: To whom do you liken yourself in your greatness?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Son of man, say to Pharaoh{gr.Pharao} king of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}, and to his multitude; To whom hast thou compared thyself in thy haughtiness?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Son of man, speak unto Paroh king of Mitzrayim, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Son 1121
{1121} Prime
בֵּן
ben
{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
of man, 120
{0120} Prime
אָדָם
'adam
{aw-dawm'}
From H0119; ruddy, that is, a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.).
speak 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
unto x413
(0413) Complement
אֵל
'el
{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
Par`ò פַּרעֹה 6547
{6547} Prime
פַּרְעֹה
Par`oh
{par-o'}
Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a generic title of Egyptian kings.
king 4428
{4428} Prime
מֶּלֶךְ
melek
{meh'-lek}
From H4427; a king.
of Mixrayim מִצרַיִם, 4714
{4714} Prime
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
{mits-rah'-yim}
Dual of H4693; Mitsrajim, that is, Upper and Lower Egypt.
and to x413
(0413) Complement
אֵל
'el
{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
his multitude; 1995
{1995} Prime
הָמוֹן
hamown
{haw-mone'}
From H1993; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.
Whom x413
(0413) Complement
אֵל
'el
{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
x4310
(4310) Complement
מִי
miy
{me}
An interrogitive pronoun of persons, as H4100 is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.
art thou like 1819
{1819} Prime
דָּמָה
damah
{daw-maw'}
A primitive root; to compare; by implication to resemble, liken, consider.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
in thy greatness? 1433
{1433} Prime
גֹּדֶל
godel
{go'-del}
From H1431; magnitude (literally or figuratively).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Ezekiel 31:2

_ _ Whom art thou like — The answer is, Thou art like the haughty king of Assyria; as he was overthrown by the Chaldeans, so shalt thou be by the same.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Ezekiel 31:1-9.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezekiel 31:2

His multitude — His numerous subjects.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Ezekiel 31:2

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

(b) Meaning that he was not the same in strength to the king of the Assyrians whom the Babylonians overcame.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
speak:

Jeremiah 1:5 Before 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.
Jeremiah 1:17 Thou 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.
Revelation 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

to his:

Ezekiel 29:19 Therefore 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.
Ezekiel 30:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
Nahum 3:8-10 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? ... 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.

Whom:

Ezekiel 31:18 To 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.
Isaiah 14:13-14 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: ... I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
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Is 14:13. Jr 1:5, 17. Ezk 29:19; 30:10; 31:18. Na 3:8. Rv 10:11.

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