Ezequiel 31:7

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

Ezequiel 31:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 31:7

Thus was he fair in his greatness
Amiable, lovely, delightful to look upon in the greatness of his majesty, in his royal glory and dignity: in the length of his branches;
in the extent of his empire, and the provinces of it: for his root was by great waters;
his kingdom was well established, firmly rooted among a multitude of people; from whom he had a large revenue to support his throne and government, and the dignity of it; by tribute, taxes, customs, and presents; and through the large trade and traffic of his subjects in different parts, from whence he received great profit and advantage. The Targum is,

``and he became victorious by his auxiliaries, by the multitude of his mighty ones, so that his terror was upon many people.''

Ezequiel 31:7 In-Context

5 "Por eso su altura era mayor que la de todos los árboles del campo; se multiplicaban sus ramas y se alargaba su ramaje, extendiéndose a causa de las muchas aguas.

6 "En sus ramas anidaban todas las aves del cielo, bajo su ramaje parían todas las bestias del campo, y a su sombra habitaban todas las grandes naciones.

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.