All the birds of the sky made their nests in its boughs. Under its branches, all the animals of the field gave birth to their young. All great nations lived under its shadow.
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All the birds of the sky made their nests in its boughs. Under its branches, all the animals of the field gave birth to their young. All great nations lived under its shadow.
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All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
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All the fowls of heaven made their nests in its boughs, and all the beasts of the field did bring forth their young under its branches, and under its shadow dwelt all great nations.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 31:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 17:23 I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a good cedar. Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches.
- Matthew 13:32 which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.”
- Daniel 4:12 The leaves of it were beautiful, and it had much fruit, and in it was food for all. The animals of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
- Daniel 4:21 whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit plentiful, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation:
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 31:6 All the fowls of heaven made their…
Eze 31:6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
Ver. 6. All the fowls.] See Dan 4:12.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain All the fowls; not every individual, but all sorts…
All the fowls; not every individual, but all sorts and kinds of men and people, nobles, merchants, husbandmen, likened to fowls.
Made their nests; did settle their habitations and families, expecting what they found, safety and rest, and hoping what did ensue, an increase of their children and posterity, as birds do in a quiet and safe nest.
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In his boughs; in his kingdom, in the cities or towns of it.
Under his branches; the very same thing expressed by a new hieroglyphic. Beasts here are people, the field is the countries round about, their bringing forth their young includes their making their dens, that is, men’s building, begetting children, and breeding them under his branches, under his government and protection.
Under his shadow dwelt all great nations: this gives some light to the riddle. No nation, that was great at that time in the world, but either owned the dominion, or sought the alliance and friendship, of this king and kingdom.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain All the fowls of the heavens made their nests…
All the fowls of the heavens made their nests in his boughs,.... People from all parts of the world, under the whole heavens, flocked to his dominions, and settled themselves in one province or another; promising themselves protection, prosperity, and peace under his government:
and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young; even people of a more savage disposition, being either conquered by him, and placed in his provinces; or coming thither of their own accord, took up their residence there, built houses, planted vineyards, married wives, begat children, and settled their families there:
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and under his shadow dwelt all great nations; under his protection, care, and government, many large kingdoms and states were; yea, all were either subject to him, or sought to be his friends and allies: this explains the above figurative expressions. The Targum is,
"by his army he subdued all the strong towers; and under his governors he subjected all the provinces of the earth; and in the shadow of his kingdom dwelt all the numerous people.''
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain fowls . . . made . . . nests…
fowls . . . made . . . nests in . . . boughs--so Eze 17:23; Dan 4:12. The gospel kingdom shall gather all under its covert, for their good and for the glory of God, which the world kingdoms did for evil and for self-aggrandizement (Mat 13:32).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6. Compare Dan_4:12. This was as true of Egypt…
6. Compare Dan_4:12. This was as true of Egypt as of Assyria. The beasts and fowls (all the people of the earth) looked to it for protection.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. The “fowls” and “beasts” are as much figurative…
6. The “fowls” and “beasts” are as much figurative as the tree; they are probably interpreted by “nations” in the end of the verse; cf. Eze_17:23; Dan_4:12; Dan_4:14. But see Jer_27:6.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) All the fowls of heaven.—Comp. Eze_17:23; Dan_4:21.
(6) All the fowls of heaven.—Comp. Eze_17:23; Dan_4:21.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain All the fowls of heaven as in Eze_17:23; Dan_4:9;…
All the fowls of heaven as in Eze_17:23; Dan_4:9; Mat_13:32, was the natural symbol of the fact that all the neighboring nations owned the sovereignty of Assyria and were sheltered by her protection. In the great nation we have the parable passing into its interpretation.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 31:6 Like a great tree, Assyria provided shelter for…
31:6 Like a great tree, Assyria provided shelter for all of the birds and wild animals of the earth. This tree was more splendid than all the trees in the garden of God (that is, the garden of Eden), with a God-given beauty and stature reminiscent of the prince of Tyre in ch 28. Assyria’s power was once so great that all the great nations of the world lived in its shadow.
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