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A Commentary
Chapter and Stores among the Neighbouring Provinces.
XXXI. Compare Nahum ii. 6.
iyW^J Ver. 5. Therefore his Height was exalted a-
Ver. 5. J hove all the Trees of the Field.~\ He became
greater than all the Kings about him : Compare
'Dan. iv. 11.
Ver. 6. Ver. 6. &AU the Fowls of Heaven made their
Nefts in his Houghs, &"cj Several Nations applied
to him for Protection, and thought themfelves
and all their Concerns fafe under his Government.
Compare Chap. xvii. 23. Daniel
iv. I 2.
Ver. 8. Ver. 8. The Cedars in the Garden of God
could not hide him.'] He overtopped the goodly
Cedars, called in the Hebrew, the Cedars of
God: Tfal. lxxx. 10. fuch fair ones as might be
fuppofed to have grown in Paradife. Compare
Chap, xxviii. 13.
Ver. a Ver. 9. So that all the Trees of Eden— envied
him.] a/Ill the KJngs of the Eafl envied him and
his Greatnefs : as the Chaldee Paraphraft expref-
feth the Senfe.
Ver. 10. Ver. 10. TSecaufe thou haft lifted up thy felf
in Height, &c] Becaufe thy Pride hath ftill increafed
with thy Profperity : Compare Chapter
xxviii. 17.
Ver. u. Ver. 11. I have therefore delivered him into
the Hand ofthe mighty one of the Heathen ] Or,
The mighty one of the Nations, as the Word Gojim
is render'd in the next Verfe. The Word
El, tho' commonly fpoken of God, yet is fometimes
applied to Heroes, See Chapter xxxii. 21.
(bmetimes to Angels, as being mighty in
Strength,