2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes:

“ ‘Who can be compared with you in majesty?

3 Consider Assyria, once a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest;

it towered on high,

its top above the thick foliage.

2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude:

“Whom are you like in your greatness?

3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches and forest shade,

and of towering height,

its top among the clouds.

2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

2 “Son of man, give this message to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his hordes:

“To whom would you compare your greatness?

3 You are like mighty Assyria,

which was once like a cedar of Lebanon,

with beautiful branches that cast deep forest shade

and with its top high among the clouds.

2 “Human, say to the king of Egypt and his people:

‘No one is like you in your greatness.

3 Assyria was once like a cedar tree in Lebanon

with beautiful branches that shaded the forest.

It was very tall;

its top was among the clouds.

2 Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.

2 Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches and a shadowing shroud, and of a high stature: and his top was amidst the thick boughs.

2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and his many people, 

‘Was there ever anyone as great as you? 

3 What about Assyria? 

It was a cedar in Lebanon 

with fine branches that shaded the forest. 

It was very tall. 

Its top was among the clouds. 

2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes:

Who are you like in your greatness?

3 Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches and shady foliage

and of lofty height.

Its top was among the clouds.

2 Mortal, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes:

Whom are you like in your greatness?

3 Consider Assyria, a cedar of Lebanon,

with fair branches and forest shade,

and of great height,

its top among the clouds.

2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his crowd,

‘To whom are you like in your greatness?

3 Look! Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches and a forest giving shade,

and very high,

and its treetop was between the clouds.

2 “Son of man, speak to Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt. Also speak to his huge army. Tell him,

“ ‘Who can be compared with your majesty?

3 Think about what happened to Assyria.

Once it was like a cedar tree in Lebanon.

It had beautiful branches

that provided shade for the forest.

It grew very high.

Its top was above all of the leaves.

2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes,

‘Whom are you like in your greatness?

3 ‘Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon

With beautiful branches and forest shade,

And very high,

And its top was among the clouds.