Introduction
Overview
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.
in the eleventh . On Sunday , June 19 , am 3416 , according to Usher; and about a month before the capture of Jerusalem. Ezekiel 1 . 2 , Ezekiel 30 . 20 , Jeremiah 52 . 5 , Jeremiah 52 . 6
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 8 . 1 . in the sixth year Ezekiel 20 . 1 . in the seventh Ezekiel 24 . 1 . the ninth year
speak . Jeremiah 1 . 5 , Jeremiah 1 . 17 , Revelation 10 . 11
to his . Ezekiel 29 . 19 , Ezekiel 30 . 10 , Nahum 3 . 8-10
Whom . Ezekiel 31 . 18 , Isaiah 14 . 13 , Isaiah 14 . 14
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 29 . 15 . rule Ezekiel 32 . 19 . dost Amos 6 . 2 . better Zechariah 11 . 2 . Howl
the Assyrian . Nahum 3 . 1-19 , Zephaniah 2 . 13
a cedar . Ezekiel 17 . 3 , Ezekiel 17 . 4 , Ezekiel 17 . 22 , Isaiah 10 . 33 , Isaiah 10 . 34 , Isaiah 37 . 24 , Daniel 4 . 10 , Daniel 4 . 20-23 , Zechariah 11 . 2
with fair branches . Heb. fair of branches
of an high . Ezekiel 31 . 6 , Judges 9 . 15 , Daniel 4 . 12
Reciprocal . Numbers 24 . 6 . as cedar 2 Kings 18 . 28 . the king of Assyria 2 Kings 19 . 23 . With the multitude Isaiah 2 . 13 . General Isaiah 8 . 7 . the king Isaiah 36 . 4 . Thus saith Isaiah 36 . 13 . Hear Isaiah 45 . 14 . men of stature Jeremiah 50 . 18 . as I Ezekiel 19 . 11 . her stature Ezekiel 31 . 17 . dwelt Ezekiel 32 . 22 . General Hosea 14 . 6 . branches Amos 6 . 2 . better Nahum 3 . 3 . and there Nahum 3 . 8 . thou Nahum 3 . 18 . O King Mark 4 . 32 . shooteth
waters . Ezekiel 17 . 5 , Ezekiel 17 . 8 , Proverbs 14 . 28 , Jeremiah 51 . 36 , Revelation 17 . 1 , Revelation 17 . 15
made him great . or , nourished him
set . or , brought , little rivers. or , conduits.
Reciprocal . Numbers 24 . 6 . as cedar Isaiah 1 . 30 . garden Jeremiah 17 . 8 . he shall
his height . The Assyrian king , to whom Pharaoh is compared , from his great power , extensive dominion , and the protection he afforded , resembled the spreading branches , thick shade , and high stature of a flourishing cedar on mount Lebanon. The fruitful lands of Assyria; the immense revenues he drew from vast multitudes in his extensive territories; his lucrative commerce , by the river Tigris , with the countries on the Indian ocean; and all the various sources of his wealth and prosperity , resembled the rivers and streams which cause the trees planted by them to grow and flourish exceedingly; and hence the empire and its head were exalted above all the kingdoms of the earth. Psalm 37 . 35 , Psalm 37 . 36 , Isaiah 10 . 8-14 , Isaiah 36 . 4 , Isaiah 36 . 18 , Isaiah 36 . 19 , Isaiah 37 . 11-13 , Daniel 4 . 11
he shot forth . or , it sent them forth
Ezekiel 17 . 23 , Daniel 4 . 12 , Daniel 4 . 21 , Matthew 13 . 32
Reciprocal . Psalm 37 . 35 . a green bay tree Psalm 104 . 17 . the birds Ezekiel 31 . 3 . of an high Ezekiel 31 . 17 . dwelt Luke 13 . 19 . and the
cedars . Ezekiel 28 . 13 , Genesis 2 . 8 , Genesis 13 . 10 , Psalm 80 . 10 , Isaiah 51 . 3
nor any . Psalm 37 . 35 , Isaiah 10 . 7-14 , Isaiah 36 . 4-18 , Isaiah 37 . 11-13
Reciprocal . Genesis 2 . 9 . every Genesis 30 . 37 . chestnut tree Joel 2 . 3 . the land
made . Ezekiel 16 . 14 , Exodus 9 . 16 , Psalm 75 . 6 , Psalm 75 . 7 , Daniel 2 . 21 , Daniel 2 . 37 , Daniel 2 . 38 , Daniel 4 . 22-25 , Daniel 5 . 20-23
all the trees . Ezekiel 17 . 22 , Ezekiel 17 . 24 , Judges 9 . 8-20 , Psalm 96 . 12 , Psalm 96 . 13 , Isaiah 55 . 12 , Zechariah 11 . 2
envied . Genesis 26 . 14 , Genesis 37 . 11 , 1 Samuel 18 . 15 , Proverbs 27 . 4 , Ecclesiastes 4 . 4 , James 4 . 5 , James 4 . 6
Reciprocal . Genesis 2 . 8 . a garden Genesis 2 . 9 . every Jeremiah 51 . 53 . mount Ezekiel 28 . 13 . in Eden Ezekiel 31 . 16 . and all Ezekiel 31 . 18 . with the Joel 2 . 3 . the land 2 Corinthians 12 . 4 . paradise
Therefore . The allegory and its interpretation are here combined; and the Assyrian monarch , though already destroyed , is poetically addressed.
Because . Matthew 23 . 12
and his . Ezekiel 31 . 14 , Ezekiel 28 . 17 , 2 Chronicles 25 . 19 , 2 Chronicles 32 . 25 , Job 11 . 11 , Job 11 . 12 , Proverbs 16 . 18 , Proverbs 18 . 12 , Isaiah 14 . 13-15 , Daniel 4 . 30 , Daniel 5 . 20 , Obadiah 1 . 3 , James 4 . 6
Reciprocal . Isaiah 10 . 12 . the glory Ezekiel 28 . 2 . Because Daniel 5 . 23 . lifted
delivered . Ezekiel 11 . 9 , Ezekiel 21 . 31 , Ezekiel 23 . 28 , Judges 16 . 23 , 1 Timothy 1 . 20
the mighty . Nebuchadnezzar , the subverter of the Assyrian empire. Ezekiel 32 . 11 , Ezekiel 32 . 12 , Jeremiah 25 . 9 , Daniel 5 . 18 , Daniel 5 . 19
he shall surely deal with him . Heb. in doing he shall do unto him , Judges 1 . 7 , Matthew 7 . 1 , Matthew 7 . 2 , James 2 . 13
I have driven . Leviticus 18 . 24-28 , Leviticus 20 . 22 , Leviticus 20 . 23 , Deuteronomy 18 . 12 , Lamentations 1 . 21 , Nahum 3 . 18
strangers . Ezekiel 28 . 7 , Ezekiel 30 . 11 , Habakkuk 1 . 6 , Habakkuk 1 . 11
upon . Ezekiel 32 . 4 , Ezekiel 32 . 5 , Ezekiel 35 . 5 , Ezekiel 35 . 8 , Ezekiel 39 . 4 , Isaiah 34 . 5-7
gone . Daniel 4 . 12-14 , Nahum 3 . 17 , Nahum 3 . 18 , Revelation 17 . 16
Reciprocal . Isaiah 21 . 1 . from Ezekiel 29 . 11 . foot of man Ezekiel 30 . 12 . by the hand Daniel 4 . 14 . let
Ezekiel 29 . 5 , Ezekiel 32 . 4 , Isaiah 18 . 6 , Revelation 19 . 17 , Revelation 19 . 18
Reciprocal . Daniel 4 . 14 . let
the end . Deuteronomy 13 . 11 , Deuteronomy 21 . 21 , Nehemiah 13 . 18 , Daniel 4 . 32 , Daniel 5 . 22 , Daniel 5 . 23 , 1 Corinthians 10 . 11 , 2 Peter 2 . 6
stand up in their height . or , stand upon themselves for their height
delivered . Psalm 82 . 7 , Hebrews 9 . 27
the nether . Ezekiel 32 . 18-32 , Psalm 63 . 9 , Psalm 63 . 10
Reciprocal . Isaiah 10 . 12 . the glory Ezekiel 31 . 10 . and his Ezekiel 31 . 16 . shall be comforted
I caused a . The deep and all the mighty rivers which cherished this fair tree are here described as mourning at his downfall . they stop their usual courses to bewail his fate , and Lebanon with all its stately trees . his confederates and allies sympathise with him in his misfortunes. Nahum 2 . 8-10 , Revelation 18 . 9-11 , Revelation 18 . 18 , Revelation 18 . 19
mourn . Heb. be black , Malachi 3 . 4
made . Ezekiel 26 . 10 , Ezekiel 26 . 15 , Ezekiel 27 . 28 , Nahum 2 . 3 , Haggai 2 . 7 , Hebrews 12 . 26 , Hebrews 12 . 27 , Revelation 11 . 13 , Revelation 18 . 9-24
When I . Ezekiel 32 . 18-32 , Isaiah 14 . 15
and all . Ezekiel 31 . 9 , Ezekiel 31 . 18 , Isaiah 14 . 8 , Habakkuk 2 . 17
shall be comforted . Ezekiel 31 . 14 , Ezekiel 32 . 31 , Isaiah 14 . 15
Reciprocal . Genesis 2 . 8 . eastward Genesis 2 . 9 . every Isaiah 23 . 11 . stretched Jeremiah 50 . 46 . General Daniel 4 . 20 . General Matthew 11 . 23 . which art
went . Ezekiel 32 . 20-30 , Psalm 9 . 17 , Isaiah 14 . 9
that were . Ezekiel 30 . 6-8 , Ezekiel 30 . 21-25 , Nehemiah 3 . 17 , Nehemiah 3 . 18
dwelt . Ezekiel 31 . 3 , Ezekiel 31 . 6 , Ezekiel 32 . 31 , Lamentations 4 . 20 , Daniel 4 . 11 , Daniel 4 . 12 , Mark 4 . 32
Reciprocal . Zechariah 11 . 2 . Howl Matthew 11 . 23 . which art
To whom . Pharaoh is here called upon to look in his mirror , and see the termination of his glory and greatness.
art thou . Ezekiel 31 . 2 , Ezekiel 32 . 19
with the . Ezekiel 31 . 9 , Ezekiel 31 . 16
thou shalt . Ezekiel 28 . 10 , Ezekiel 32 . 10 , Ezekiel 32 . 19 , Ezekiel 32 . 21 , Ezekiel 32 . 24-32 , 1 Samuel 17 . 26 , 1 Samuel 17 . 36 , 2 Samuel 1 . 20 , Jeremiah 9 . 25 , Jeremiah 9 . 26
This is . That is , the judgment that befell the king of Assyria , is an exact representation of the destruction that remains for Pharaoh and all his people. 2 Chronicles 28 . 22 , Psalm 52 . 7 , Matthew 13 . 19 , Matthew 26 . 26-28 , 1 Corinthians 10 . 14
Reciprocal . Genesis 2 . 8 . eastward Genesis 2 . 9 . every Psalm 37 . 35 . a green bay tree Jeremiah 44 . 30 . I will Jeremiah 46 . 17 . Pharaoh Ezekiel 29 . 5 . I will leave Ezekiel 30 . 18 . the pomp Luke 3 . 9 . General Luke 10 . 15 . thrust