Cross Reference EZEKIEL 31:3 BEHOLD THE ASSYRIAN WAS A CEDAR IN LEBANON WITH FAIR BRANCHES AND WITH A SHADOWING SHROUD AND OF AN HIGH STATURE AND HIS TOP WAS AMONG THE THICK BOUGHS

{Ezekiel 31:3} Behold, x2009 the Assyrian 804 [was] a cedar 730 in Lebanon 3844 with fair 3303 branches, 6057 and with a shadowing 6751 z8688 shroud, 2793 and of an high 1362 stature; 6967 and his top 6788 was x1961 among x996 the thick boughs. 5688

the Assyrian:
"Woeª to the bloodyª city!ª it [is] all¹ fullª of liesª [and] robbery;ª the preyª departethª ° not;¹ ... [There is] no¹ healingª of thy bruise;ª thy woundª is grievous:ª ° all¹ that hearª ° the bruitª of thee shall clapª ° the handsª over¹ thee: for¹ upon¹ whom¹ hath not¹ thy wickednessª passedª ° continually?ª" {Nah 3:1-19} + "And he will stretch outª ° his handª against¹ the north,ª and destroyª °¹ Assyria;ª and will makeª °¹ Ninevehª a desolation,ª [and] dryª like a wilderness.ª" {Zph 2:13}

a cedar:
"And say,ª ° Thus¹ saithª ° the Lordª GOD;ª A greatª eagleª with greatª wings,ª longwinged,ª ª fullª of feathers,ª which¹ had divers colours,ª cameª ° unto¹ Lebanon,ª and tookª °¹ the highest branchª of the cedar:ª ... He cropped offª °¹ the topª of his young twigs,ª and carriedª ° it into¹ a landª of traffick;ª he setª ° it in a cityª of merchants.ª °" {Ezk 17:3-4} + "Thus¹ saithª ° the Lordª GOD;ª I¹ will also takeª ° of the highest branchª ¹ of the highª ° cedar,ª and will setª ° [it]; I will crop offª ° from the topª ¹ of his young twigsª a tender one,ª and will plantª ° [it] upon¹ an highª mountainª and eminent:ª °" {Ezk 17:22} + "Behold,¹ the Lord,ª the LORDª of hosts,ª shall lopª ° the boughª with terror:ª and the high ones² °¹ of statureª [shall be] hewn down,ª ° and the haughtyª shall be humbled.ª ° ... And he shall cut downª ° the thicketsª of the forestª with iron,ª and Lebanonª shall fallª ° by a mighty one.ª" {Isa 10:33-34} + "Byª thy servantsª hast thou reproachedª ° the Lord,ª and hast said,ª ° By the multitudeª of my chariotsª am I¹ come upª ° to the heightª of the mountains,ª to the sidesª of Lebanon;ª and I will cut downª ° the tallª cedarsª thereof, [and] the choiceª fir treesª thereof: and I will enterª ° into the heightª of his border,ª [and] the forestª of his Carmel.² ¹" {Isa 37:24} + "Thus [were] the visionsª of mine headª inª my bed;ª I saw,ª ª °° and beholdª a treeª in the midstª of the earth,ª and the heightª thereof [was] great.ª" {Dan 4:10} + "The treeª that¹ thou sawest,ª ° which¹ grew,ª ° and was strong,ª ° whose heightª reachedª ° unto the heaven,ª and the sightª thereof to allª the earth;ª ... And whereas¹ the kingª sawª ° a watcherª and an holy oneª coming downª ° fromª heaven,ª and saying,ª ° Hew² ° the tree² down,ª ¹ and destroyª ° it; yetª leaveª ° the stumpª of the rootsª thereof in the earth,ª even with a bandª of¹ ironª and brass,ª in the tender grassª of¹ the field;ª and let it be wetª ° with the dewª of heaven,ª and [let] his portionª [be] withª the beastsª of the field,ª tillª ¹ sevenª timesª passª overª him;" {Dan 4:20-23} + "Howl,ª ° fir tree;ª for¹ the cedarª is fallen;ª ° because¹ the mightyª are spoiled:ª ° howl,ª ° O ye oaksª of Bashan;ª for¹ the forestª of the vintageª °² ° is come down.ª °" {Zch 11:2}

with fair branches:
Heb. fair of branches

of an high:
"All¹ the fowlsª of heavenª made their nestsª ° in his boughs,ª and under¹ his branchesª did all¹ the beastsª of the fieldª bring forth their young,ª ° and under his shadowª dweltª ° all¹ greatª nations.ª" {Ezk 31:6} + "And the brambleª saidª ° unto¹ the trees,ª If¹ in truthª ye¹ anointª ° me kingª over¹ you, [then] comeª ° [and] put your trustª ° in my shadow:ª and if¹ not,¹ let fireª come outª ° of¹ the bramble,ª and devourª °¹ the cedarsª of Lebanon.ª" {Jdg 9:15} + "The leavesª thereof [were] fair,ª and the fruitª thereof much,ª and in it [was] meatª for all:ª the beastsª of the fieldª had shadowª ° underª it, and the fowlsª of the heavenª dweltª ° in the boughsª thereof, and allª fleshª was fedª ° of¹ it.²" {Dan 4:12}

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