Ezequiel 31:9

9 "Hermoso lo hice por la multitud de sus ramas, y lo envidiaban todos los árboles del Edén que estaban en el huerto de Dios.

Ezequiel 31:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 31:9

I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches
Or provinces, the extensiveness of his dominions: all his power and strength, riches and wealth, grandeur and glory, and the vast dominions he was possessed of, were all from the Lord; as whatever kings have are, though they are too apt to ascribe it to themselves; but all are from him, by whom kings reign: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied
him;
all the kings of the earth, though they dared not openly speak against him, or oppose him; yet they inwardly grieved at and secretly grudged his grandeur and majesty, superior to theirs, and wished themselves in his stead; and could gladly have done anything, were it in their power, to eclipse his glory, and bring him lower. This is the case of all that are in any eminence, or are conspicuous to others, or in any exalted station above others, be it what it will; whether they have superior gifts and endowments of mind; or greater riches, and larger possessions; or are in high places of honour, trust, and profit. The Targum is,

``I have made him beautiful by the multitude of his mighty ones; and all the kings of the east trembled before him, because of the strength of his power, which he had from the Lord.''

Ezequiel 31:9 In-Context

7 "Era, pues, hermoso en su grandeza, por la extensión de sus ramas; porque sus raíces estaban junto a muchas aguas.

8 "Los cedros no lo igualaban en el huerto de Dios; los cipreses no se podían comparar con su ramaje, y los plátanos no igualaban sus ramas. Ningún árbol en el huerto de Dios podía compararse a él en su hermosura.

9 "Hermoso lo hice por la multitud de sus ramas, y lo envidiaban todos los árboles del Edén que estaban en el huerto de Dios.

10 "Por tanto, así dice el Señor DIOS: 'Porque es de elevada estatura, y ha puesto su copa entre las nubes, y su corazón es altivo por su altura,

11 lo entregaré, pues, en manos de un déspota de las naciones que lo tratará con dureza. Conforme a su maldad lo he echado fuera.