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God's Earthly Instruments
Commentators identify the 'strangers, the terrible of the nations,' as the Medes and the Chaldeans (the Babylonian army). This highlights that God uses specific, earthly powers as instruments to carry out His judgment against proud and sinful nations.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 31:10–14
18th Century
Theologian
Assyria’s fall (Ezekiel 31:11).
More accurately: Therefore I will deliver him, etc. ... he shall surely deal with him. I hav…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 31:12
19th Century
Bishop
Gone down. —Because the cedar is represented as growing upon the height of Lebanon. Yet the people of the earth is litera…
John Gill
On Ezekiel 31:12
17th Century
Pastor
And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off ,
&c.] Cut off the boughs and branches of this cedar, a…
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Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 31:10–18
17th Century
Minister
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 …