Ezekiel 31:8
“The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him,.... That is, could not rise so high as this cedar, and overtop him,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ezekiel 31:3-9
Fifth prophecy against Egypt: a warning to Pharaoh from the fate of the Assyrians. The Assyrian empire, after having…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The cedars in the garden of God - Egypt was one of the most eminent and affluent of all the neighboring nations.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 31:1-9
This prophecy bears date the month before Jerusalem was taken, as that in the close of the foregoing chapter about four…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
could not hide him Probably: equal him, compare with him (cf. the common particle "over against" or "alongside of," Eze…
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