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Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it shot [them] forth.
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The Empire as a Great Tree
Scholars explain that this verse uses the metaphor of a giant tree to describe the Assyrian empire. Its great 'height' signifies its superior status over all other kingdoms ('trees of the field'), while its many 'boughs' and 'branches' represent the vast expansion of its provinces and territories.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fifth prophecy against Egypt: a warning to Pharaoh from the fate of the Assyrians.
The Assyrian empire, after being supreme in Asia for four …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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