Ezekiel 31:18 KJV

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.

Words Then and Now

nether lower Still heard today: the Netherlands, the low lands Webster’s 1828 · Nether

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

Its fall, and the like for EgyptThe king of Egypt resembled the king of Assyria in his greatness: here we see he resembles him in his pride. And he shall resemble him in his fall. His own...

Thompson Chains

Glory of ManSee the chain from Psalms 49:17 · 4 links
Abasement (1)See the chain from Job 40:12 · 8 links
Humiliation (1)See the chain from 2 Kings 19:28 · 9 links
The UncircumdsedSee the chain from Genesis 34:14 · 11 links
Worldly HostSee the chain from Judges 7:12 · 10 links

Cross References

Ezekiel 32:19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.
Ezekiel 32:21 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
Ezekiel 28:10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
Psalms 52:7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Jeremiah 9:25–26 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; …
Ezekiel 31:2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
Ezekiel 31:16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
Matthew 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
1 Samuel 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
2 Samuel 1:20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
2 Chronicles 28:22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
Ezekiel 31:9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
Ezekiel 32:10 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.
Ezekiel 32:24–32 There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. …
Matthew 26:26–28 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. …
1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

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Topics

Assyria Prophecies concerning
Eden 1. The garden of Eden
Egypt Prophecies against

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel

Places

EdenGarden · Location unknown
Places in Ezekiel 31 on a map

Bible Dictionary

EdenDelight. (1.) The garden in which our first parents dewlt (Gen 2:8–17). No geographical question has been so much discussed as that...
PharaohThe official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See Egypt.) The name is a...
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

To whom art thou thus like מִי mî Interrogative דָמִיתָ dāmîtā דָּמָה Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular כָּכָה kākâ Adverb
in glory בְּכָבוֹד bĕkābôd כָּבוֹד Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition
and in greatness וּבְגֹדֶל ûbĕgōdel גֹּדֶל Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition
among the trees אֶל ʾel Preposition בַּעֲצֵי baʿăṣê עֵץ Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition אֶת ʾet Preposition
of Eden עֵדֶן ʿēden עֵדֶן Proper name
yet shalt thou be brought down וְהוּרַדְתָּ wĕhûradtā יָרַד Verb · hophal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
with the trees עֲצֵי ʿăṣê עֵץ Noun · masculine plural construct
of Eden עֵדֶן ʿēden עֵדֶן Proper name
unto the nether parts אֶל ʾel Preposition תַּחְתִּית taḥtît תַּחְתִּי Adjective · feminine singular
of the earth אֶרֶץ ʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular
thou shalt lie תִּשְׁכַּב tiškab שָׁכַב Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
in the midst בְּתוֹךְ bĕtôk תָּוֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of the uncircumcised עֲרֵלִים ʿărēlîm עָרֵל Adjective · masculine plural
with them that be slain אֶת ʾet Preposition חַלְלֵי ḥallê חָלָל Adjective · masculine plural construct
by the sword חֶרֶב ḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular
This is Pharaoh הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular פַרְעֹה parʿô פַּרְעֹה Proper name
and all his multitude וְכָל wĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with and הֲמוֹנֹה hămônô הָמוֹן Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
the Lord אֲדֹנָי ʾădōnāy אֲדֹנָי Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
GOD יְהוִה yhwh יְהֹוִה Proper name

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