Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied. Its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it spread them out.
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Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied. Its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it spread them out.
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Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.
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Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long, because of the multitude of waters, when it shot them forth.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 31:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Daniel 4:11 The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth.
- Ezekiel 17:5 “ ‘ “He also took some of the seed of the land, and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.
- Psalms 1:3 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
- Psalms 37:35-36 I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
- Isaiah 10:8-14 For he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings? Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?” As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose engraved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and of Samaria; shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? Therefore it will happen that when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the willful proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the insolence of his arrogant looks. For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers. My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, I have gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped.”
- Isaiah 36:4 Rabshakeh said to them, “Now tell Hezekiah, ‘The great king, the king of Assyria, says, “What confidence is this in which you trust?
- Isaiah 36:18-19 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, “Yahweh will deliver us.” Have any of the gods of the nations delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
- Isaiah 37:11-13 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Shall you be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’ ”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 31:5 Therefore his height was exalted above all…
Eze 31:5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.
Ver. 5. And his boughs were multiplied.] Amplissima ludit copia verborum. {a}
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{a} Oecolamp.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain His height was exalted; his power, glory, and his…
His height was exalted; his power, glory, and his pride too ran up on high: a just administration of laws for the benefit of the public, and a kind usage of the subject, while it was here, made the king great and his kingdom famous.
Above all the trees of the field; above all his neighbour kings, among whom oppressed weaklings still came to this kingdom, while just, for shelter. His boughs were multiplied; many became his subjects by voluntary choice, and his native subjects increased in numbers and wealth.
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His branches became long; the provinces reached far and wide by the conquest of his arms, or attractives of his kindness brought to unite with him.
The multitude of waters; the many streams of royal justice and beneficence sent forth from the throne of this kingdom; so his throne was advanced and established.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees…
Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field,.... His majesty, grandeur, and glory, were advanced above all princes, nobles, and people; all ranks and degrees of men, let them be compared to trees taller or lower:
and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long; the provinces of his empire became more numerous, and were spread far and near, and reached to distant countries:
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because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth; either the vast number of people, which were daily increasing, and were sent out to people distant colonies, newly subdued or planted; or because of the great traffic which was carried on in different parts, and the advantages arising from it. The Targum is,
"therefore he was lifted up in his strength above all the kings of the earth, and his army was multiplied, and his auxiliaries prevailed over many people, through his victories''
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain All the fowls - All kind of men, nobles,…
All the fowls - All kind of men, nobles, merchants, husbandmen. Made their nests - Settled their habitations. In his boughs - In his kingdom, in the cities and towns of it. All great nations - No nation that was great at that time, but, sought the friendship of this kingdom.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain when he shot forth--because of the abundant moisture which…
when he shot forth--because of the abundant moisture which nourished him in shooting forth. But see Margin.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. his boughs were multiplied] Wanting in LXX.
5. his boughs were multiplied] Wanting in LXX.
when he shot forth] When he sent them forth, i.e. his branches, cf. Eze_17:6-7. Others: when it (the deep) sent them (the waters) forth; cf. Eze_31:4.
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Yahweh's parable about the cedar continues.
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Its great height was more than any of the other trees in the field
"The cedar was taller than any of the other trees of the field"
its branches became very many
"it grew very many branches"
because of many waters as they grew
"because it had a lot of water"
Every bird of the heavens nested in its branches
"All kinds of birds that fly in the sky made nests in its branches"
while every living thing of the field gave birth to its young under its foliage
"and all of the creatures that live in the field gave birth under the cedar's branches"
All of the many nations lived under its shade
"All of the great nations lived in the shade of that tree." Here "nations" represents the people who live there. AT: "The people from all the nations lived in the shade of that tree" (See: Metonymy)
it was beautiful in its greatness and the length of its branches
"It was beautiful because it was very big and its branches were very long"
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