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The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir-trees were not like its boughs, and the plane-trees were not as its branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like unto it in its beauty.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Fifth prophecy against Egypt: a warning to Pharaoh from the fate of the Assyrians.

The Assyrian empire, after being supreme in Asia for four …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The garden of God.— See Ezekiel 31:9; Ezekiel 31:16; Ezekiel 31:18; also Ezekiel 28:13. This is not a repres…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him That is, could not rise so high as this cedar, and overtop him, and ob…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The falls of others, both into sin and ruin, warn us not to be secure or high-minded. The prophet is to show an instance of one whom the king of Eg…

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