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Ezekiel 31:1

וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בְּאַחַ֤ת
ʼechâd
in/with/by — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
עֶשְׂרֵה֙
ʻâsâr
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
בַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י
shᵉlîyshîy
in/with/by — third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
בְּאֶחָ֣ד
ʼechâd
in/with/by — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ
chôdesh
to/for — the new moon; by implication, a month
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
דְבַר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֵלַ֥י
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
לֵאמֹֽר
ʼâmar
to/for — to say (used with great latitude)
Ezekiel 31:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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In the eleventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken captive to Babylon], in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Ezekiel 31:1New

This allegory holds up Assyria's own real historical collapse as proof that Egypt's current greatness offers no exemption from the same fate.

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In the eleventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken captive to Babylon], in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 31:1
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