Ezequiel 31:2

2 “Filho do homem, diga ao faraó, rei do Egito, e ao seu povo:“Quem é comparável a você em majestade?

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 No primeiro dia do terceiro mês do décimo primeiro ano, a palavra do SENHOR veio a mim:

2 “Filho do homem, diga ao faraó, rei do Egito, e ao seu povo:“Quem é comparável a você em majestade?

3 Considere a Assíria, outrora um cedro no Líbano,com belos galhos que faziam sombra à floresta;era alto; seu topo ficava acimada espessa folhagem.

4 As águas o nutriam,correntes profundas o faziam crescer em grande altura;seus riachos fluíam de onde ele estavapara todas as árvores do campo.

5 Erguia-se mais alto quetodas as árvores do campo;brotaram muitos ramose seus galhos cresceram,espalhando-se, graças à fartura de água.