Ezekiel 31:18

¹⁶ I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.

¹⁷ They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations.

Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
KJV: 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.
WEB: “‘To whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lower parts of the earth. You will lie in the middle of the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. “‘This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,’ says the Lord GOD.”
ASV: 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 are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord Jehovah.
DARBY: 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 lower parts of the earth; thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BLB: To whom, then, will you be compared, in glory and in greatness, among the trees in Eden? You also will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the land below; in the midst of the uncircumcised you will lie, with those slain by the sword. That [is] Pharaoh and all his multitude, a declaration of the Lord YHWH.’”

ÅB: Hvem er du[^2] slik lik i herlighet og storhet blant Edens trær? - Så skal du da nedstøtes med Edens trær til dødsrikets land; midt iblant uomskårne skal du ligge, sammen med dem som er drept med sverdet. Slik skal det gå Farao og hele hans larmende hop, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
[^1]: d.e. hans hjelpere.
[^2]: Farao; ESK 31, 2.
OTB: “Hvem blant trærne i Eden kan du sammenlignes med i herlighet og storhet? Likevel vil du bli brakt ned med trærne i Eden til jorden nedenfor; du vil ligge blant de uomskårne, med dem som ble drept med sverdet. Dette er farao og alle hans horder, erklærer den suverene Herren.”
B1930: Hvem er du således lik i herlighet og storhet blandt Edens trær? - Så skal du da nedstøtes med Edens trær til dødsrikets land; midt iblandt uomskårne skal du ligge, sammen med dem som er drept med sverdet. Således skal det gå Farao og hele hans larmende hop, sier Herren, Israels Gud. / < Farao; ESK 31, 2.>

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Ezekiel 32:19
Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised!
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Ezekiel 32:21
Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’
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Ezekiel 28:10
You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.”
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Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
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Ezekiel 31:2
“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness?
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Jeremiah 9:25–26
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:
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Ezekiel 31:16
I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.
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Psalms 52:7
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
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