Ezekiel 31:2
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Son of man, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou like in thy greatness?

speak

Jeremiah 1:5,17 Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations. . . .

Revelation 10:11 And he said to me: Thou must prophesy again to many nations and peoples and tongues and kings.

to his

Ezekiel 29:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will set Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon in the land of Egypt: and he shall take her multitude, and take the booty thereof for a prey, and rifle the spoils thereof: and it shall be wages for his army.

Ezekiel 30:10 Thus saith the Lord God: I will make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon.

Nahum 3:8-10 Art thou better than the populous Alexandria, that dwelleth among the rivers? waters are round about it: the sea is its riches: the waters are its walls. . . .

Whom

Ezekiel 31:18 To whom art thou like, O thou that art famous and lofty among the trees of pleasure? Behold, thou art brought down with the trees of pleasure to the lowest parts of the earth: thou shalt sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword: this is Pharao, and all his multitude, saith the Lord God.

Isaiah 14:13,14 And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north. . . .

Context
Egypt will Fall Like Assyria
1And it came to pass, in the eleventh year, the third month the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2Son of man, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou like in thy greatness?3Behold, the Assyrian like a cedar in Libanus, with fair branches, and full of leaves, of a high stature, and his top was elevated among the thick boughs.…
Cross References
Ezekiel 29:15
It shall be the lowest among other kingdoms, and it shall no more be exalted over the nations, and I will diminish them that they shall rule no more over the nations.

Ezekiel 29:19
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will set Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon in the land of Egypt: and he shall take her multitude, and take the booty thereof for a prey, and rifle the spoils thereof: and it shall be wages for his army.

Ezekiel 30:10
Thus saith the Lord God: I will make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon.

Nahum 3:9
Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.

Lexicon
“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

say
אֱמֹ֛ר (’ĕ·mōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹ֥ה (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

king
מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

of Egypt
מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

and to
וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

his multitude:
הֲמוֹנ֑וֹ (hă·mō·w·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth

‘Who
מִ֖י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can be compared
דָּמִ֥יתָ (dā·mî·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1819: To compare, to resemble, liken, consider

to your greatness?
בְגָדְלֶֽךָ׃ (ḇə·ḡā·ḏə·le·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1433: Magnitude


Additional Translations
“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness?Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom are you like in your greatness?

Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

Son of man, say to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his multitude; To whom hast thou compared thyself in thy haughtiness?

Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom are you like in your greatness?

'Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and unto his multitude: To whom hast thou been like in thy greatness?
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