Ezekiel 31:1, A relation unto Pharaoh, Ezekiel 31:3, of the glory of Assyria, Ezekiel 31:10. and the fall thereof for pride; Ezekiel 31:18, The like destruction of Egypt.
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Ezekiel 31
Ezekiel 31 — Overview
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Ezekiel 31 — OverviewEzekiel 31 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe prophecy of this chapter, as the two chapters before, is against
Egypt, and designed for the humbling and mortifying of Pharaoh. In
passing sentence upon great criminals it is usual to consult
precedents,…Ezekiel 31 — OverviewEzekiel 31 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains a confirmation of the preceding prophecy, of the ruin of the king of Egypt, by the example of the king of Assyria, to whom he was like in grandeur and pride, and would be in his fall. The time of…Ezekiel 31:1-9Ezekiel 31:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis 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 people were in the depth of their distress, it would be some…Ezekiel 31:1Ezekiel 31:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryIn the eleventh year, etc. June, B.C. 586. Two months all but six days had passed since the utterance of Ezekiel 30:20-26, when Ezekiel was moved to expand his prediction of the downfall of Egypt into a parable which is…Ezekiel 31:1-9Ezekiel 31:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe great cedar.
Assyria is compared to a cedar of Lebanon, which is an emblem of earthly magnificence.
I. THE CEDAR IS MAGNIFICENT. It is the favorite tree in biblical imagery to express splendor. In this respect it…Ezekiel 31:1-9Ezekiel 31:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe greatness of Assyria.
The Prophet Ezekiel, in witnessing against Pharaoh and Egypt, inculcated the lesson with all the more emphasis by the help of an historic parallel. He has to remind Egypt that, great as is her…