Ezekiel 31:3

the Assyrianwas a cedar It is evident that the Assyrian has nothing to do here; any comparison of Egypt to Assyria is without motive. Besides Ezekiel 31:3 is repeated in Ezekiel 31:10, and spoken of Egypt (cf. Ezekiel 31:18). The word "asshur" here is the name of a tree, either the same as teasshur (ch. Ezekiel 27:6), or this form should be read. Render: Behold a stately cedar in Lebanon(lit. a teasshur of a cedar); or, behold a sherbin, a cedar in Lebanon the more general "cedar" being added after the species.

a shadowing shrowd The "shroud," usually "forest," must refer to the closely interwoven branches, hardly to the underwood. The phrase is wanting in LXX.

the thick boughs The clouds, so Ezekiel 31:10; Ezekiel 31:14; cf. Ezekiel 19:11.