King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 31:1 Mean?
“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,”
Context
1
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,
2
Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
3
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. with fair branches: Heb. fair of branches
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**49-51. without ... intermission--**or else, "because there is no intermission" [Piscator], namely, of my miseries.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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