Ezequiel 31:4

4 As águas nutriram-no, o abismo fê-lo crescer; as suas correntes corriam em torno da sua plantação; assim ele enviava os seus regatos a todas as árvores do campo.

Ezequiel 31:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 31:4

The waters made him great
The waters of the river Tigris, near to which stood the city of Nineveh, the metropolis of the Assyrian monarchy; the traffic brought by which river made it rich and great, and the whole empire, and the king of it: the deep set him up on high, with her rivers running round about his
plants;
the vast trade by sea, the profits and commodities of which were conveyed through various rivers, which ran about the provinces of the empire, which were as plants in a field; and by which they were enriched, and the whole empire, and the king of it, were raised to a prodigious pitch of wealth and power: and sent out little rivers to all the trees of the field;
so that the common people, comparable to the trees of the field for their number and usefulness, all received profit and advantage hereby: or else by waters and the deep may be meant the multitude of people, as in ( Revelation 17:15 ) , which increased his kingdom, filled his provinces, supplied his colonies, and enlarged his power and riches. The Targum is,

``by the people he was multiplied; by his auxiliaries he became strong; he subjected kings under his government; and his governors he appointed over all the provinces of the earth.''

Ezequiel 31:4 In-Context

2 Filho do homem, dize a Faraó, rei do Egito, e � sua multidão: A quem és semelhante na tua grandeza?

3 Eis que o assírio era como um cedro do Líbano, de ramos formosos, de sombrosa ramagem e de alta estatura; e a sua copa estava entre os ramos espessos.

4 As águas nutriram-no, o abismo fê-lo crescer; as suas correntes corriam em torno da sua plantação; assim ele enviava os seus regatos a todas as árvores do campo.

5 Por isso se elevou a sua estatura sobre todas as árvores do campo, e se multiplicaram os seus ramos, e se alongaram as suas varas, por causa das muitas águas nas suas raizes.

6 Todas as aves do céu se aninhavam nos seus ramos; e todos os animais do campo geravam debaixo dos seus ramos; e � sua sombra habitavam todos os grandes povos.