5<\/strong>. his boughs were multiplied<\/em> ] Wanting in LXX.<\/p>\n when he shot forth<\/em> ] When he sent them forth<\/strong>, i.e. his branches, cf. Eze 17:6-7<\/span>. Others: when it (the deep) sent them (the waters) forth; cf. Eze 31:4<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n His height was exalted; his power, glory, and his pride too ran up on high: a just administration of laws for the benefit of the public, and a kind usage of the subject, while it was here, made the king great and his kingdom famous. <\/P> Above all the trees of the field; <\/B>above all his neighbour kings, among whom oppressed weaklings still came to this kingdom, while just, for shelter. His boughs were multiplied; many became his subjects by voluntary choice, and his native subjects increased in numbers and wealth. <\/P> His branches became long; <\/B>the provinces reached far and wide by the conquest of his arms, or attractives of his kindness brought to unite with him. <\/P> The multitude of waters; <\/B>the many streams of royal justice and beneficence sent forth from the throne of this kingdom; so his throne was advanced and established. <\/P> <\/p>\n 5. when he shot forth<\/B>becauseof the abundant moisture which nourished him in shooting forth. Butsee Margin<\/I>.<\/P><\/p>\n Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field<\/strong>,…. His majesty, grandeur, and glory, were advanced above all princes, nobles, and people; all ranks and degrees of men, let them be compared to trees taller or lower:<\/p>\n and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long<\/strong>; the provinces of his empire became more numerous, and were spread far and near, and reached to distant countries:<\/p>\n because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth<\/strong>; either the vast number of people, which were daily increasing, and were sent out to people distant colonies, newly subdued or planted; or because of the great traffic which was carried on in different parts, and the advantages arising from it. The Targum is,<\/p>\n “therefore he was lifted up in his strength above all the kings of the earth, and his army was multiplied, and his auxiliaries prevailed over many people, through his victories”<\/p>\n “Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the forest, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long by reason of many waters when he shot them forth. All the birds of the air made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches. For his root was by many waters.”<\/p>\n The prosperity, greatness and power of Pharaoh and of Egypt in the past is exemplified by the great Cypress. It was great above all others in the area, many found shelter with them, others looked to them for protection, and thus they grew even stronger and more fruitful. And much of their prosperity depended on the blessings of plentiful water from the great Nile.<\/p>\n Eze 31:5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.<\/p>\n Ver. 5. And his boughs were multiplied.<\/strong> ] Amplissima ludit copia verborum.<\/em> a<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Oecolamp.<\/p>\n branches. Hebrew text reads “branch” (singular); but margin, with some codices and four early printed editions, road “branches” (plural) Occurs only in Ezekiel. <\/p>\n 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 <\/p>\n he shot forth: or, it sent them forth<\/p>\n Eze 31:5. The exaltation of Assyria is still being used to illustrate the pride of Pharaoh, And since he is the one who is actually the object of Gods fury, the terms are those connected with a body of water such as the Egyptians possessed.<\/p>\n Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. 5. his boughs were multiplied ] Wanting in LXX. when he shot forth ] When he sent them forth, i.e. his branches, cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 31:5”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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