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Text -- Ezekiel 31:8 (NET)

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31:8 The cedars in the garden of God could not eclipse it, nor could the fir trees match its boughs; the plane trees were as nothing compared to its branches; no tree in the garden of God could rival its beauty.
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Dictionary Themes and Topics: PLANE TREE | PARADISE | GLORY | GARDEN | FIR; FIR-TREE | Ezekiel, Book of | Egypt | Chestnut Tree | Cedar | BRANCH ;BOUGH | Assyria | more
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Eze 31:8 - -- The greatest kings.

The greatest kings.

Wesley: Eze 31:8 - -- In the most fruitful gardens.

In the most fruitful gardens.

Wesley: Eze 31:8 - -- Could not ever top, and shade him.

Could not ever top, and shade him.

Wesley: Eze 31:8 - -- trees - Lesser kings, and kingdoms, were not equal to his boughs.

trees - Lesser kings, and kingdoms, were not equal to his boughs.

Wesley: Eze 31:8 - -- All summed up, none like him in all the kingdoms of the world.

All summed up, none like him in all the kingdoms of the world.

JFB: Eze 31:8 - -- Could not outtop him. No other king eclipsed him.

Could not outtop him. No other king eclipsed him.

JFB: Eze 31:8 - -- Were not comparable to.

Were not comparable to.

JFB: Eze 31:8 - -- As in the case of Tyre (Eze 28:13), the imagery, that is applied to the Assyrian king, is taken from Eden; peculiarly appropriate, as Eden was watered...

As in the case of Tyre (Eze 28:13), the imagery, that is applied to the Assyrian king, is taken from Eden; peculiarly appropriate, as Eden was watered by rivers that afterwards watered Assyria (Gen 2:10-14). This cedar seemed to revive in itself all the glories of paradise, so that no tree there outtopped it.

Clarke: Eze 31:8 - -- The cedars in the garden of God - Egypt was one of the most eminent and affluent of all the neighboring nations.

The cedars in the garden of God - Egypt was one of the most eminent and affluent of all the neighboring nations.

TSK: Eze 31:8 - -- cedars : Eze 28:13; Gen 2:8, Gen 13:10; Psa 80:10; Isa 51:3 nor any : Psa 37:35; Isa 10:7-14, Isa 36:4-18, Isa 37:11-13

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

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 31:8 - -- The cedars kings, the greatest and most magnificent. In the garden of God either in the most fruitful gardens, or in Judah and Israel; not David, n...

The cedars kings, the greatest and most magnificent.

In the garden of God either in the most fruitful gardens, or in Judah and Israel; not David, not Solomon, Jehoshaphat, or Hezekiah, could top and shade him.

The fir trees a meaner sort of trees, emblem of lesser kings and kingdoms; these were but like his boughs, though they grow to great height and bulk. The chesnut trees ; the same in another allusion. Kings, like chesnut trees, great when by themselves, yet, compared with this Assyrian, were but as branches of his boughs; all which see in Isaiah’ s words, Eze 10:7,8 . There was some truth, though more pride, in this speech of the Assyrian, which the prophet reports.

Nor any tree in the garden of God all summed up, none like him in all the kingdoms of the world.

Gill: Eze 31:8 - -- The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him,.... That is, could not rise so high as this cedar, and overtop him, and obscure his glory; even th...

The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him,.... That is, could not rise so high as this cedar, and overtop him, and obscure his glory; even those that were most excellent, which grew in Eden, near to which Babylon stood, and where a mighty king dwelt. The sense is, that the greatest kings and potentates in the whole world, which is like a garden planted by the Lord, were not equal to the king of Assyria, and much less exceeded him in grandeur, wealth, and power:

the fir trees were not like his boughs: lesser kings and princes, comparable to fir trees for the beauty, regularity, order, and flourishing condition of their kingdoms; yet these were but petty states, and not to be compared even with the provinces of the king of Assyria:

and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; lesser states still: which, though well set, and well spread, and full of people, yet not answerable to some countries that were in the provinces that belonged to the Assyrian empire:

not any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty; no king, prince, or potentate whatever in the whole world, was to be compared to him for royal majesty and greatness. The Targum is,

"mighty kings could not prevail against him, because of the strength of his power, which he had from the Lord; rulers could not stand before his army, and mighty men could not prevail against his auxiliaries, because of the strength of power he had from the Lord; there is none like to him in his strength.''

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Eze 31:8 Or “cypress trees” (cf. NASB, NLT); NIV “pine trees.”

Geneva Bible: Eze 31:8 The cedars in the garden ( d ) of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; no...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

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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