Ezekiel 31:16

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
nations	גוֹיִ֔ם go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
shake	הִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּי hir.'Ash.ti	H7493	to undulate (as the earth · verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular
sound	מִקּ֤וֹל mi.Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
fall	מַפַּלְתּוֹ֙ ma.pal.To	H4658	fall · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
down	בְּהוֹרִדִ֥י be.ho.ri.Di	H3381	to descend (literally · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
hell	שְׁא֖וֹלָה she.'o.lah	H7585	Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean re… · noun, common both genders singular absolute + directional suffix
descend	י֣וֹרְדֵי Yor.dei	H3381	to descend (literally · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
pit	ב֑וֹר Vor	H953	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a priso… · noun, common masculine singular absolute
trees	עֲצֵי 'a.tzei-	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Eden	עֵ֔דֶן 'E.den	H5731	Eden · proper noun, a place name
choice	מִבְחַ֥ר miv.Char	H4005	select · noun, common masculine singular absolute
best	וְטוֹב ve.tov-	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct
Lebanon	לְבָנ֖וֹן le.va.Non	H3844	Lebanon · proper noun, a place name
drink	שֹׁ֥תֵי Sho.tei	H8354	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
water	מָֽיִם Ma.yim	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
comforted	וַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ vai.yi.Na.cha.Mu	H5162	properly · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
parts	תַּחְתִּית֙ tach.Tit	H8482	lowermost · adjective, feminine singular absolute
earth	בְּאֶ֤רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Isaiah 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Isaiah 14:8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
Ezekiel 26:15 Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in th…
Ezekiel 27:28 The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
Ezekiel 31:9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
Habakkuk 2:17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence…
Haggai 2:7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
Ezekiel 14:22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 31:10–end

We have seen the king of Egypt resembling the king of Assyria in pomp, and power, and prosperity, how like he was to him in his greatness; now here we see, I. How he does likewise resemble him in his pride, Eze 31:10. For, as face answers to face in a glass, so does one corrupt carnal heart to another; and the same temptations of a prosperous state by which some are overcome are fatal to many others too. "Thou, O king of Egypt! hast lifted up thyself in height, hast been proud of thy wealth and power, Eze 29:3. And just so he (that is, the king of Assyria); when he had shot up his top among the thick boughs his heart was immediately lifted up in his height, and he grew insolent and imperious…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 31:16

hell--Sheol or Hades, the unseen world: equivalent to, "I cast him into oblivion" (compare Isa 14:9-11). shall be comforted--because so great a king as the Assyrian is brought down to a level with them. It is a kind of consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 31:15

I caused Lebanon to mourn for him - All the confederates of Pharaoh are represented as deploring his fall, Eze 31:16, Eze 31:17.

John Gill on Ezekiel 31:16

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall,.... As, when a large cedar was cut down and fell in Lebanon, the noise of it was heard at a distance; so when this mighty monarch and monarchy fell, the nations of the world, and the kings of them, heard of it far and near, and shook through fear of what would be the consequence, lest they should fall also in like manner: when I cast him down to hell, or "the grave", with them that descend into the pit; in common with other men that die, and are buried: it may refer to his subjects and soldiers that perished with him, who were slain by the sword, and were buried with him, and he with them; no distinction being made between them: and al…

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Dictionary and topics

Hell — Derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are three words so rendered: (1.) Sheol, occurring in the Old Testament sixty-five times. This…
Assyria · The greatness, extent, duration, and fall, illustrated — The greatness, extent, duration, and fall, illustrated
Eden · 51:3; — 51:3;
Hell · In the R. V. of O. T. it appears only in — In the R. V. of O. T. it appears only in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 31:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 31:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 31:16

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 31:15

John Gill on Ezekiel 31:16

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 31:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 31:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 31:16

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 31:15

John Gill on Ezekiel 31:16

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 31:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 31:16-17

Rashi on Ezekiel 31:16