I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the (e) mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
(e) That is, of Nebuchadnezzar, who was the monarch and only ruler of the world.
Verse Ezekiel 31:11. _THE MIGHTY ONE OF THE HEATHEN_] Nebuchadnezzar. It is worthy of notice, that Nebuchadnezzar, in the _first_ year of his reign, rendered himself master of _Nineveh_, the capital...
Assyria’s fall. Ezekiel 31:11 More accurately: Therefore I will deliver him, etc ... he shall surely deal with him. I have driven him out, etc. Ezekiel 31:14 THEIR TREES - Rather, as in the margin
Ezekiel 31:1. Pharaoh's greatness is described in the first part of the chapter (Ezekiel 31:1). He is compared to the Assyrian, once so powerful and proud. The fall and desolation of the proud monarch...
EZEKIEL 31. FALLEN IS THE MIGHTY CEDAR. In this striking poem, Pharaoh (= Egypt) is likened to a cedar of surprising height and beauty, fed by the waters of the deep (_i.e._ the Nile) and giving shelt...
HEATHEN. nations. FOR. Many codices, with five early printed editions, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "according to", as our text does. Other codices, with four early printed editions and Aramaean, read ...
_have … delivered_ I WILL DELIVER. _mighty one of the heathen_ of the NATIONS, Nebuchadnezzar. _for his wickedness_ The traditional reading is: _according to_his. On "driven out" cf. Genesis 3:24. T...
Because of his pride in his height he shall be cut down. Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty one of the nations, shall hew him to the ground, and the beasts shall feed on him. Such judgment must overtake any g...
INTO THE HAND OF THE MIGHTY ONE— That is, into the hands of the Chaldeans....
V. THE GREAT CEDAR TREE 31:1-18 This oracle follows the preceding one by some two months. The date according to the present calendar would be June 21, 587 B.C. (Ezekiel 31:1). In the first unit of thi...
B. The Downfall of the Tree 31:10-14 TRANSLATION (10) Therefore, thus says the Lord CX)D: Because YOU were exalted in height, and he has set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart was lifted u...
I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness. I HAVE THEREFORE DELIVERED HIM INTO THE HAND...
31:11 mighty (c-10) Heb. _ el_ ....
THE FALL OF THE GREAT CEDAR Egypt was a stately cedar, thick, lofty, and spreading; sheltering all the fowls and beasts (the nations) in its branches and under its shadow (Ezekiel 31:1). It was the en...
I HAVE THEREFORE DELIVERED] RV 'I will even deliver.'...
EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 31 AS ASSYRIA *FELL SO EGYPT WILL *FALL – EZEKIEL 31:1-18...
THE MIGHTY ONE OF THE HEATHEN. — The Chaldæan monarch. At the time of the fall of Assyria this was Nabupolassar, Nebuchadnezzar’s father. In this verse, and partially in the next, the prophet drops hi...
וְ אֶ֨תְּנֵ֔הוּ בְּ יַ֖ד אֵ֣יל גֹּויִ֑ם עָשֹׂ
EGYPT Ezekiel 29:1; Ezekiel 30:1; Ezekiel 31:1; Ezekiel 32:1 EGYPT figures in the prophecies of Ezekiel as a great world-power
The fifth prophecy was directed against the greatness of Pharaoh. Ezekiel was commanded to address himself to Pharaoh and his multitudes. This he did, first by describing his greatness. He fist asked,...
_I have delivered. Here the time past is put for the future; i.e., I shall deliver. --- The mighty one, &c., viz., Nabuchodonosor, who conquered both the Assyrians and Egyptians; (Challoner) or rather...
Nothing can be more highly figurative than what is here said, and nothing more beautiful and exact in description. Who is this mighty Monarch of Assyria, or of Egypt, but the proud foes of Israel? and...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29, 30, 31, AND 32. Chapter s 29-32 contain the judgment of Egypt. Egypt sought, in the self-will of man, to take the place which God had in fact given to Neb...
I HAVE THEREFORE DELIVERED HIM INTO THE HAND OF THE MIGHTY ONE OF THE HEATHEN,.... Or, into the hand of the mightiest of the nations o; the mightiest prince among them. Some understand this of Arbaces...
I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness. Ver. 11. _I have therefore delivered him into t...
_Because thou hast lifted up thyself_ Because thy pride hath still increased with thy prosperity. _I have delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen_ Or, _the mighty one of the natio...
The Lesson of Assyria's Fall...
I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen, namely, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon; HE SHALL SURELY DEAL WITH HIM, literally, "he will do, do to him," or, in modern form,...
DEAL WITH HIM: _ Heb._ in doing he shall do unto him...
10-18 The king of Egypt resembled the king of Assyria in his greatness: here we see he resembles him in his pride. And he shall resemble him in his fall. His own sin brings his ruin. None of our comf...
I HAVE THEREFORE DELIVERED: no prophetic style, as some think, I have because I will, for most certainly God would deliver. HIM; the proud king of Assyria, who inherited all the vices of his progenito...
Ezekiel 31:11 deliver H5414 (H8799) hand H3027 one H410 nations H1471 surely H6213 (H8800) deal H6213 ...
THE DOWNFALL OF PHARAOH AND EGYPT BECAUSE OF THEIR WICKEDNESS (EZEKIEL 31:10). ‘Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Because you are exalted in height, and he has set his top among the interweaving b...
CONTENTS: Prophecy against Pharaoh. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Pharaoh. CONCLUSION: It is rare to find a humble spirit in the midst of great advancement. God can easily expel those who think themselv...
Ezekiel 31:1. _In the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day,_ about a month before Jerusalem was taken by storm. Ezekiel 31:3 ; EZEKIEL 31:8. _The Assyrian was a_ (tall) _cedar._ The Vul...
_The Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon._ THE CEDAR IN LEBANON I. The soul that will not grow down must be cut down. Trees that are to stand the storm must send their roots deep into the earth. A man t...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 31:1 Ezekiel’s fifth oracle against Egypt dates to June 587 B.C., only a few weeks after the preceding unit. Here the prophet points to Assyria as an object lesson for Egypt. I...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 31:10 MIGHTY ONE OF THE NATIONS, paralleled by the MOST RUTHLESS OF NATIONS, refers elsewhere to Babylon (E
THE DESTRUCTION OF ASSYRIA A TYPE OF THE DESTRUCTION OF EGYPT. (Chap. 31) (Ezekiel 31:1.) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 31:1. “In the eleventh year, in the third month.” Two months later than the prophe...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 31:1 IN THE ELEVENTH YEAR, etc. June, B.C. 586. Two months all but six days had passed since the utterance of Ezekiel 30:20, when Ezekiel was moved to expand his prediction of the...
Shall we turn now to Ezekiel, chapter 31. In Chapter s 29 and 30 of Ezekiel, he was prophesying concerning the judgment of God that was to come against the nation of Egypt, who was like a reed when Is...
1 Timothy 1:20; Daniel 5:18; Daniel 5:19; Deuteronomy 18:12; Ezeki
Him — The proud king of Assyria, Sardanapalus. The mighty one — Arbaces, who first struck at the root of this Cedar, might well be styled the mighty one of the heathen, since he could bring together f...