311 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
311 In the eleventh year, in the third month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:
311 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
311 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, God's Message came to me:
311 Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
311 On June 21, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the Lord :
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 31:1
Commentary on Ezekiel 31:1-9
(Read Ezekiel 31:1-9)
The falls of others, both into sin and ruin, warn us not to be secure or high-minded. The prophet is to show an instance of one whom the king of Egypt resembled in greatness, the Assyrian, compared to a stately cedar. Those who excel others, make themselves the objects of envy; but the blessings of the heavenly paradise are not liable to such alloy. The utmost security that any creature can give, is but like the shadow of a tree, a scanty and slender protection. But let us flee to God for protection, there we shall be safe. His hand must be owned in the rising of the great men of the earth, and we must not envy them. Though worldly people may seem to have firm prosperity, yet it only seems so.