Ezekiel 31:1-3

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

The Lofty Cedar

31 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: ²“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude:

“Whom are you like in your greatness?

³    Behold, I will liken you to^[a] a cedar in Lebanon,
with fair branches and forest shade,
    and of great height,
    its top among the clouds.^[b]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Ezekiel 31:3 Cn: Heb Behold, Assyria
Ezekiel 31:3 Gk: Heb thick boughs

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.