Ezekiel 31 · Verse 1

Ezekiel 31:1

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,
Ezekiel 31:1, King James Version

Ezekiel 31:1 in other translations

BSBIn the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
WEBIn the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
ASVAnd 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,
YLTAnd 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:
DARBYAnd 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,
BBENow in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
WebsterAnd 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,

What does Ezekiel 31:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Eze 31:1-18. The Overthrow of Egypt Illustrated by That of Assyria.

Not that Egypt was, like Assyria, utterly to cease to be, but it was, like Assyria, to lose its prominence in the empire of the world. 1. third month--two months later than the prophecy delivered in Eze 30:20.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

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, vv. 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, Eze 31:18. 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. Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 31:1-9
The glory of Assyria. (Ezek 31:1-9) Its fall, and the like for Egypt. (Ezek 31:10-18) Verses 1-9 The falls of others, both into sin and ruin, warn us not to be secure or high-minded. The prophet is to show an instance of one whom the king of Egypt resembled in greatness, the Assyrian, compared to a stately cedar. Those who excel others, make themselves the objects of envy; but the blessings of the heavenly paradise are not liable to such alloy. The utmost security that any creature can give, is but like the shadow of a tree, a scanty and slender protection. But let us flee to God for protection, there we shall be safe. His hand must be owned in the rising of the great men of the earth, and we must not envy them. Though worldly people may seem to have firm prosperity, yet it only seems so.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 31:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
בְּאַחַ֤תbe.'a.Chatin one [plus]H259
עֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehtenH6240
שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahyearH8141
בַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יba.she.li.Shiin the third [month]H7992
בְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.Chadon [day] oneH259
לַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshof the monthH2320
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit cameH1961
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלַ֥י'e.Laito meH413
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 31:1

  • Ezekiel 30:20

    And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  • Jeremiah 52:5-6

    So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

  • Ezekiel 1:2

    In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 A relation unto Pharaoh,
3 of the glory of Assyria,
10 and the fall thereof for pride.
18 The like destruction of Egypt.

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 31:1

    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,

  • Ezekiel 31:2

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

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Ezekiel 31:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ACONTECIÓ en el año undécimo, en el mes tercero, al primero del mes, que fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva, la onzième année, au troisième mois, le premier jour du mois, que la parole de l’ Éternel vint à moi, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah im elften Jahre, im dritten Monat, am Ersten des Monats, da geschah das Wort Jehovas zu mir also:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et factum est in anno undecimo, tertio mense, una mensis: factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: