Ezekiel 31:18

“To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? &c.] Among all the kings and potentates of the earth; pitch on whom you will, say which of them all, even the greatest of them for majesty and glory, for wealth and riches, power and authority, and extent of dominion, you are equal to; name the king of Assyria, if you please, before described, though you are not equal to him; and if you were, this would not secure you from ruin; since, as great as he was, he fell, and so will you: this is said to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and is an application of the preceding parable to him; suggesting, that let him be as high as any ever was, or he could imagine himself to be: yet…”

“Application of the parabolic description of Assyria to the parallel case of Egypt. "All that has been said of the Assyrian consider as said to thyself. To whom art thou so like, as thou art to the Assyrian? To none." The lesson on a gigantic scale of Eden-like privileges abused to pride and sin by the Assyrian, as in the case of the first man in Eden, ending in ruin, was to be repeated in Egypt's case. For the unchangeable God governs the world on the same unchangeable principles. thou shall lie in . . . uncircumcised--As circumcision was an object of mocking to thee, thou shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, slain by their sword [GROTIUS]. Retribution in kind (Eze 28:10). This is…”

“Application to Pharaoh. The uncircumcised - The Egyptians, at least their nobles, were circumcised. Pharaoh should thus be dishonored with those whom the Egyptians themselves deemed unclean. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Ezekiel 31". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/ezekiel-31.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“Yet - Thou shalt be like them in thy fall. Thou shalt lie - As unclean, despised, loathsome and under a curse. This is - This will be their end. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 32”

“31:18 The point of this extended analogy finally emerges. Although Egypt’s strength and glory were great, it would be destroyed just as Assyria had been, and it would be disgraced along with the other nations that trusted in themselves and in their own greatness.”

“To whom: Pharaoh is here called upon to look in his mirror, and see the termination of his glory and greatness. art thou: Eze 31:2, Eze 32:19 with the: Eze 31:9, Eze 31:16 thou shalt: Eze 28:10, Eze 32:10, Eze 32:19, Eze 32:21, Eze 32:24-32; Sa1 17:26, Sa1 17:36; Sa2 1:20; Jer 9:25, Jer 9:26 This is: That is, the judgment that befell the king of Assyria, is an exact representation of the destruction that remains for Pharaoh and all his people. Ch2 28:22; Psa 52:7; Mat 13:19, Mat 26:26-28; Co1 10:14 Next: Ezekiel Chapter 32”