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Text -- Ezekiel 31:7 (NET)

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31:7 It was beautiful in its loftiness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down deep to plentiful waters.
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Barnes: Eze 31:3-9 - -- Fifth prophecy against Egypt: a warning to Pharaoh from the fate of the Assyrians. The Assyrian empire, after having been supreme in Asia for four c...

Fifth prophecy against Egypt: a warning to Pharaoh from the fate of the Assyrians. The Assyrian empire, after having been supreme in Asia for four centuries, had been overthrown by the united forces of the Babylonians and Medes, in the year of the battle of Carchemish (605 b.c.), which had broken the power of Egypt. This gives force to the warning to Egypt from Assyria’ s fall.

Eze 31:4

His plants - Rather, her plantation. The water represents the riches and might which flowed into Assyria.

Eze 31:5

When be shot forth - Or, when the deep water sent forth its streams.

Eze 31:8

Garden of God - Paradise.

Poole: Eze 31:7 - -- Fair beautiful, lovely, and desirable. In his greatness; not exerted in tyranny and oppression, but exercised in the royal art of imitating the great...

Fair beautiful, lovely, and desirable. In his greatness; not exerted in tyranny and oppression, but exercised in the royal art of imitating the greatest and best being who is King over all, for he doth good to all.

In the length of his branches how far soever remote, yet the justice and goodness of the government appeared the beauty of those provinces, as well as of the whole kingdom.

His root whence he sprung, which supported and supplied the kingdom, was right, the laws, punishments, rewards, and encouragements neither founded in cruelty, nor maintained by violence.

By great waters not by blood, which is no proper kindly nourishment for such cedars, but by waters, which are kindly and proper, and these great enough for his own growth and to nourish others too.

Gill: Eze 31:7 - -- Thus was he fair in his greatness,.... Amiable, lovely, delightful to look upon in the greatness of his majesty, in his royal glory and dignity: in...

Thus was he fair in his greatness,.... Amiable, lovely, delightful to look upon in the greatness of his majesty, in his royal glory and dignity:

in the length of his branches; in the extent of his empire, and the provinces of it:

for his root was by great waters; his kingdom was well established, firmly rooted among a multitude of people; from whom he had a large revenue to support his throne and government, and the dignity of it; by tribute, taxes, customs, and presents; and through the large trade and traffic of his subjects in different parts, from whence he received great profit and advantage. The Targum is,

"and he became victorious by his auxiliaries, by the multitude of his mighty ones, so that his terror was upon many people.''

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

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TSK Synopsis: Eze 31:1-18 - --1 A relation unto Pharaoh,3 of the glory of Assyria,10 and the fall thereof for pride.18 The like destruction of Egypt.

MHCC: Eze 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...

Matthew Henry: Eze 31:1-9 - -- This prophecy bears date the month before Jerusalem was taken, as that in the close of the foregoing chapter about four months before. When God's pe...

Keil-Delitzsch: Eze 31:1-9 - -- The might of Pharaoh resembles the greatness and glory of Asshur. - Eze 31:1. In the eleventh year, in the third (month), on the first of the month...

Constable: Eze 25:1--32:32 - --III. Oracles against foreign nations chs. 25--32 It is appropriate that this section appears at this point in Ez...

Constable: Eze 29:1--32:32 - --E. Judgment on Egypt chs. 29-32 Ezekiel concluded his oracles against foreign nations with seven message...

Constable: Eze 31:1-18 - --5. Egypt's fall compared to Assyria's fall ch. 31 This chapter is a whole oracle composed of thr...

Constable: Eze 31:1-9 - --A poem extolling Assyria's glory 31:1-9 31:1 The Lord gave Ezekiel a third oracle against Egypt in 587 B.C., less than two months after the previous o...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) The name Ezekiel means "(whom) God will strengthen" [GESENIUS]; or, "God will prevail" [ROSENMULLER]. His father was Buzi (Eze 1:3), a priest, and he ...

JFB: Ezekiel (Outline) EZEKIEL'S VISION BY THE CHEBAR. FOUR CHERUBIM AND WHEELS. (Eze. 1:1-28) EZEKIEL'S COMMISSION. (Eze 2:1-10) EZEKIEL EATS THE ROLL. IS COMMISSIONED TO ...

TSK: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) The character of Ezekiel, as a Writer and Poet, is thus admirably drawn by the masterly hand of Bishop Lowth: " Ezekiel is much inferior to Jeremiah ...

TSK: Ezekiel 31 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Eze 31:1, A relation unto Pharaoh, Eze 31:3, of the glory of Assyria, Eze 31:10. and the fall thereof for pride; Eze 31:18, The like dest...

Poole: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL THE ARGUMENT EZEKIEL was by descent a priest, and by commission a prophet, and received it from heaven, as will appea...

Poole: Ezekiel 31 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 31 A recital to Pharaoh of the Assyrian’ s greatness, and of his fall for pride, Eze 31:1-17 . The like destruction shall be to Pharao...

MHCC: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) Ezekiel was one of the priests; he was carried captive to Chaldea with Jehoiachin. All his prophecies appear to have been delivered in that country, a...

MHCC: Ezekiel 31 (Chapter Introduction) (Eze 31:1-9) The glory of Assyria. (Eze 31:10-18) Its fall, and the like for Egypt.

Matthew Henry: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel When we entered upon the writings of the prophets, which speak of the ...

Matthew Henry: Ezekiel 31 (Chapter Introduction) The prophecy of this chapter, as the two chapters before, is against Egypt, and designed for the humbling and mortifying of Pharaoh. In passing sen...

Constable: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) Introduction Title and Writer The title of this book comes from its writer, Ezekiel, t...

Constable: Ezekiel (Outline) Outline I. Ezekiel's calling and commission chs. 1-3 A. The vision of God's glory ch. 1 ...

Constable: Ezekiel Ezekiel Bibliography Ackroyd, Peter R. Exile and Restoration. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1968. ...

Haydock: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) THE PROPHECY OF EZECHIEL. INTRODUCTION. Ezechiel, whose name signifies the strength of God, was of the priestly race, and of the number of t...

Gill: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL This book is rightly placed after Jeremiah; since Ezekiel was among the captives in Chaldea, when prophesied; whereas Jerem...

Gill: Ezekiel 31 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 31 This chapter contains a confirmation of the preceding prophecy, of the ruin of the king of Egypt, by the example of the ...

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