Ezekiel 31:18
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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. ”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
חֶרֶב
a sword
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חֶרֶב
A sword, a cutting weapon. Chereb. Reckless words wound like a sword. Wise words bring healing. The tongue is more powerful than any physical weapon.
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מִי
whom?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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תַּחְתִּי
lowest
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תַּחְתִּי
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
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שָׁכַב
you will lie
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שָׁכַב
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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עָרֵל
uncircumcised men
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עָרֵל
uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
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דָּמָה
are you like
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דָּמָה
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
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כָּכָה
thus
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כָּכָה
just so, referring to the previous or following context
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חָלָל
those slain of
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חָלָל
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
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הָמוֹן
multitude/ his
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הָמוֹן
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
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פַּרְעֹה
is Pharaoh
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פַּרְעֹה
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
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עֵדֶן
Eden
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עֵדֶן
Eden, the region of Adam's home
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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יְהֹוִה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוִה
{YHWH}
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