Ezekiel 31:18 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Ezekiel 31:10–18

Read Ezekiel 31:18 with 31:10–18. By itself, “To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The comparison closes by assigning Pharaoh and his multitude the same descent among the slain.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “The Proud Cedar Is Cut Down and Descends” into “Pharaoh Is Identified with the Fallen Cedar.” Its non-interchangeable contribution is: The comparison closes by assigning Pharaoh and his multitude the same descent among the slain. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt…” at Ezekiel 31:18 as a specific part of “Pharaoh Is Identified with the Fallen Cedar.”