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All the birds of the sky made their nests in its boughs; and under its branches did all the animals of the field bring forth their young; and under its shadow lived all great nations.
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An Empire's Protective Shadow
Commentators explain that the imagery of birds nesting and beasts finding shelter is a powerful metaphor for the Assyrian empire's vast influence. People and nations from all over the world flocked to its dominion, seeking the protection, prosperity, and stability it offered. The tree's shadow represents the government and care under which many large kingdoms and states existed.
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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 …
19th Century
Anglican
All the fowls of heaven.— Compare Ezekiel 17:23; Daniel 4:21.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
All the fowls of the heavens made their nests in his boughs, &c.] People from all parts of the world, under the whole hea…
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