Ezequiel 31:2

2 «Hijo de hombre, dile al faraón y a toda su gente:»“¿Quién se puede comparar con tu grandeza?

Ezequiel 31:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 31:2

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.

Ezequiel 31:2 In-Context

1 El día primero del mes tercero del año undécimo, el SEÑOR me dirigió la palabra:

2 «Hijo de hombre, dile al faraón y a toda su gente:»“¿Quién se puede comparar con tu grandeza?

3 Fíjate en Asiria,que alguna vez fue cedro del Líbano,con bello y frondoso ramaje;su copa llegaba hasta las nubes.

4 Las aguas lo hicieron crecer;las corrientes profundas lo nutrieron.Sus ríos corrían en torno a sus raíces;sus acequias regaban todos los árboles del campo.

5 Así el cedro creciómás alto que todos los árboles.Gracias a las abundantes aguas,se extendió su frondoso ramaje.