E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 31:1
the eleventh year . See note on Ezekiel 30:20 , and p. 1105. the third month. About two months before the fall of Jerusalem. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 31:2
Son of man . See note on Ezekiel 2:1 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 31:3
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos . App-6 the Assyrian. Ginsburg thinks this should read teashshur (= a box = tree) instead of ' ashshur (= an Assyrian). There is no article; and Egypt is the subject here, not Assyria. See note on Ezekiel 27:6 , and compare Isaiah 41:19 ; Isaiah 60:13 . The subject is the proud exaltation of Egypt, which is likened to a box or cypress, exalting itself into a cedar of Lebanon. shroud = foliage. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 31:4
waters . . . deep : i.e. the water = ways, and the Nile. Compare Ezekiel 31:15 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 31:5
branches. Hebrew text reads "branch" (singular); but margin, with some codices and four early printed editions, road "branches" (plural) Occurs only in Ezekiel. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 31:6
boughs = arms. Occurs only here and in 31:8. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 31:8
the garden of God. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 2:8 ). God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 31:9
Eden. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 2:0 ). Compare Ezekiel 28:13 . App-92 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 31:1
THE EXAMPLE OF ASSYRIA WAS A WARNING TO EGYPTThe source of the features of this allegory is not to be sought in Babylonian mythology, as supposed by May, nor should we believe that "The Garden of God" referred to herein is a reference "to a mythological `Garden of Eden.'"[1]The background of the chapter was the historical situation of those times, namely, on June 21,587. B.C.,[2] which was only a couple of months before the fall of Jerusalem,[3] and less than twenty-five years after the... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 31:1-18
The mighty cedar tree (31:1-18)Pharaoh, and through him Egypt, is likened to a giant cedar tree, well watered and tall, which provides shelter for birds and animals alike. It is a picture of the strong and proud kingdom of Egypt, upon whom neighbouring countries relied for protection (31:1-6). (Some versions suggest that this poem was written concerning Assyria. If that is the case, the writer quotes it here so that Egypt might learn the lesson.)Other countries were impressed by Egypt and... read more