Bible Chapter Summary
Ezekiel 31 Summary
The Cedar of Lebanon Falls
The Lord directs Ezekiel to address Pharaoh of Egypt with a parable about a great cedar tree in Lebanon that towered above all other trees and provided shelter for many creatures. Though this tree exceeded all others in beauty and greatness, the Lord humbled it and delivered it into the hands of a mighty one, who cut it down and scattered its branches. The chapter concludes by identifying the fallen cedar as Pharaoh and his multitude, destined to lie with the uncircumcised slain by the sword.
Key themes
Key verses
Ezekiel 31:2
“Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?”
Ezekiel 31:10
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;”
Ezekiel 31:18
“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.”
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