Ezekiel 31

Ezekiel 31:1

31:1-9 Whom was Pharaoh . . . like in his greatness? He was like the king of Assyria, a lofty cedar. That king grew powerful, so that there was no one else as great as he, a veritable giant tree in whose shadow all great nations make their home. 31:10-14 But because his heart was lifted up with arrogance, God delivered him over to the Babylonians. 31:15-18 The Assyrian was dashed down to hell (Heb., Sheol), while other nations looked on (vv. 15-17). The nations . . . were comforted (v. 16) in the sense that they were gratified to see the humiliation of Assyria, the nation that had formerly despised them. Pharaoh is like the Assyrian in that, although he became great, he too would be delivered to the depths of the Pit (v. 18).