Ezekiel 31:15
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thus saith the Lord God, in the day when he went down to the grave,.... The Assyrian monarch; when his monarchy was…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ezekiel 31:15-17
Effect of Assyria’s fall. Eze 31:15 I covered the deep - To cover with sack-cloth was an expression of mourning Eze…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I caused Lebanon to mourn for him - All the confederates of Pharaoh are represented as deploring his fall, Eze 31:16,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 31:10-18
We have seen the king of Egypt resembling the king of Assyria in pomp, and power, and prosperity, how like he was to him…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Creation puts on mourning and is paralysed at Pharaoh's fall. Lebanon is covered with blackness, and all the trees…
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