On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

In the mountain of the height of Israel - The parallel passage (Ezekiel 20:40) points to the mountain on which the temp…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

In the mountain of the height of Israel, that is, Mount Zion, called in the parallel passage (Ezekiel 20:40) mine …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

When God announces that the twig which He will plant shall become a lofty cedar, He shows by lofty words that the increase of Christ’s kin…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it In the highest part of the land of Israel, as Jerusalem is said t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God without effect. The parable of a tree, used in the threatening, is here presented in the prom…