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Book of Ezekiel, chapter 31 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ezekiel 31 is the thirty-first chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet/priest Ezekiel, and is one of the Books of the Prophets.[1][page needed] In the New King James Version, this chapter is sub-titled "Egypt Cut Down Like a Great Tree".[2]
Ezekiel 31 | |
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Book | Book of Ezekiel |
Hebrew Bible part | Nevi'im |
Order in the Hebrew part | 7 |
Category | Latter Prophets |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 26 |
The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 18 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).[3]
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[4][lower-alpha 1]
The date corresponds to June 21, 587 BCE, based on an analysis by German theologian Bernhard Lang,[7] around 7 weeks after the proclamation against Egypt in Ezekiel 30:20–26.
Assyria was a superpower which fell into the hand of the Babylonians (see Nahum 3:8–10). In the New Living Translation, Assyria "was once like a cedar of Lebanon",[13] making it clear that the reference to Lebanon is a metaphor,[14] not a locational statement. and that Assyria's influence in the region had now waned.[14]
The "garden of God" is the garden of Eden.[14]
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