Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Ezekiel Chapter 31
Overview
Eze 31:1, A relation unto Pharaoh, Eze 31:3, of the glory of Assyria, Eze 31:10. and the fall thereof for pride; Eze 31:18, The like destruction of Egypt.
in the eleventh: On Sunday, June 19, am 3416, according to Usher; and about a month before the capture of Jerusalem. Eze 1:2, Eze 30:20; Jer 52:5, Jer 52:6
speak: Jer 1:5, Jer 1:17; Rev 10:11
to his: Eze 29:19, Eze 30:10; Nah 3:8-10
Whom: Eze 31:18; Isa 14:13, Isa 14:14
the Assyrian: Nahum 3:1-19; Zep 2:13
a cedar: Eze 17:3, Eze 17:4, Eze 17:22; Isa 10:33, Isa 10:34, Isa 37:24; Dan 4:10,Dan 4:20-23; Zac 11:2
with fair branches: Heb. fair of branches
of an high: Eze 31:6; Jdg 9:15; Dan 4:12
waters: Eze 17:5, Eze 17:8; Pro 14:28; Jer 51:36; Rev 17:1, Rev 17:15
made him great: or, nourished him
set: or, brought, little rivers. or, conduits.
his height: The Assyrian king, to whom Pharaoh is compared, from his great power, extensive dominion, and the protection he afforded, resembled the spreading branches, thick shade, and high stature of a flourishing cedar on mount Lebanon. The fruitful lands of Assyria; the immense revenues he drew from vast multitudes in his extensive territories; his lucrative commerce, by the river Tigris, with the countries on the Indian ocean; and all the various sources of his wealth and prosperity, resembled the rivers and streams which cause the trees planted by them to grow and flourish exceedingly; and hence the empire and its head were exalted above all the kingdoms of the earth. Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36; Isa 10:8-14, Isa 36:4, Isa 36:18, Isa 36:19, Isa 37:11-13; Dan 4:11
he shot forth: or, it sent them forth
Eze 17:23; Dan 4:12, Dan 4:21; Mat 13:32
cedars: Eze 28:13; Gen 2:8, Gen 13:10; Psa 80:10; Isa 51:3
nor any: Psa 37:35; Isa 10:7-14, Isa 36:4-18, Isa 37:11-13
made: Eze 16:14; Exo 9:16; Psa 75:6, Psa 75:7; Dan 2:21, Dan 2:37, Dan 2:38, Dan 4:22-25, Dan 5:20-23
all the trees: Eze 17:22, Eze 17:24; Jdg 9:8-20; Psa 96:12, Psa 96:13; Isa 55:12; Zac 11:2
envied: Gen 26:14, Gen 37:11; Sa1 18:15; Pro 27:4; Ecc 4:4; Jam 4:5, Jam 4:6
Therefore: The allegory and its interpretation are here combined; and the Assyrian monarch, though already destroyed, is poetically addressed.
Because: Mat 23:12
and his: Eze 31:14, Eze 28:17; Ch2 25:19, Ch2 32:25; Job 11:11, Job 11:12; Pro 16:18, Pro 18:12; Isa 14:13-15; Dan 4:30, Dan 5:20; Oba 1:3; Jam 4:6
delivered: Eze 11:9, Eze 21:31, Eze 23:28; Jdg 16:23; Ti1 1:20
the mighty: Nebuchadnezzar, the subverter of the Assyrian empire. Eze 32:11, Eze 32:12; Jer 25:9; Dan 5:18, Dan 5:19
he shall surely deal with him: Heb. in doing he shall do unto him, Jdg 1:7; Mat 7:1, Mat 7:2; Jam 2:13
I have driven: Lev 18:24-28, Lev 20:22, Lev 20:23; Deu 18:12; Lam 1:21; Nah 3:18
strangers: Eze 28:7, Eze 30:11; Hab 1:6, Hab 1:11
upon: Eze 32:4, Eze 32:5, Eze 35:5, Eze 35:8, Eze 39:4; Isa 34:5-7
gone: Dan 4:12-14; Nah 3:17, Nah 3:18; Rev 17:16
Eze 29:5, Eze 32:4; Isa 18:6; Rev 19:17, Rev 19:18
the end: Deu 13:11, Deu 21:21; Neh 13:18; Dan 4:32, Dan 5:22, Dan 5:23; Co1 10:11; Pe2 2:6
stand up in their height: or, stand upon themselves for their height
the nether: Eze 32:18-32; Psa 63:9, Psa 63:10
I caused a: The deep and all the mighty rivers which cherished this fair tree are here described as mourning at his downfall. they stop their usual courses to bewail his fate, and Lebanon with all its stately trees (his confederates and allies), sympathise with him in his misfortunes. Nah 2:8-10; Rev 18:9-11, Rev 18:18, Rev 18:19
mourn: Heb. be black, Mal 3:4
made: Eze 26:10,Eze 26:15, Eze 27:28; Nah 2:3; Hag 2:7; Heb 12:26, Heb 12:27; Rev 11:13, 18:9-24
When I: Eze 32:18-32; Isa 14:15
and all: Eze 31:9, Eze 31:18; Isa 14:8; Hab 2:17
shall be comforted: Eze 31:14, Eze 32:31; Isa 14:15
went: Eze 32:20-30; Psa 9:17; Isa 14:9
that were: Eze 30:6-8, Eze 30:21-25; Neh 3:17, Neh 3:18
dwelt: Eze 31:3, Eze 31:6, Eze 32:31; Lam 4:20; Dan 4:11, Dan 4:12; Mar 4:32
To whom: Pharaoh is here called upon to look in his mirror, and see the termination of his glory and greatness.
thou shalt: Eze 28:10, Eze 32:10,Eze 32:19, Eze 32:21, Eze 32:24-32; Sa1 17:26, Sa1 17:36; Sa2 1:20; Jer 9:25, Jer 9:26
This is: That is, the judgment that befell the king of Assyria, is an exact representation of the destruction that remains for Pharaoh and all his people. Ch2 28:22; Psa 52:7; Mat 13:19, Mat 26:26-28; Co1 10:14