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Ezekiel 31:17 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Ezekiel 31:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 31 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.”
Ezekiel 31:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 31:17
They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword—Assyria's allies and vassals (הֵם, hēm, 'they') descended to שְׁאוֹל (shĕʾôl, 'Sheol') חֲלָלֵי־חֶרֶב (ḥălālê-ḥereb, 'slain of the sword') along with her. When empires fall, their dependents fall too.And they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen—זְרוֹעוֹ (zĕrôʿô, 'his arm')—military allies; צִלּוֹ (ṣillô, 'his shadow')—vassal states seeking protection. Both perished with Assyria. This warns nations trusting Egypt: when she falls, you fall with her. Dependence on human power is sha...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 31:17
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“even all the nations that forget God.”
“All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs”
“the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches”
“Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah”
“says the Lord Yahweh.”
“the anointed of Yahweh”
“I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold”
“grows up”
“even all the rulers of the earth. It has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.”
“and was strong”