I made the nations shake with fear at the sound of its fall, for I sent it down to the grave with all the others who descend to the pit. And all the other proud trees of Eden, the most beautiful and the best of Lebanon, the ones whose roots went deep into the water, took comfort to find it there with them in the depths of the earth.
Commentaries
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Effect of Assyria’s fall.
I covered the deep - To cover with sackcloth was an expression of mourning ([Reference Ezekiel 27:…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Hell, in this context, is, as is generally understood, Sheol or Hades, the world of the departed.
Shal…
John Gill
JohnGill
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 no…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The king of Egypt resembled the king of Assyria in his greatness: here we see he also resembles him in his pride. And he shall resemble him in his …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes