Ezequiel 31:4

4 "Las aguas lo hicieron crecer y las corrientes profundas lo encumbraron; con sus ríos se extendía en torno al lugar donde estaba plantado, y enviaba sus corrientes a todos los árboles del 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 Hijo de hombre, di a Faraón, rey de Egipto, y a su multitud: "¿A quién te pareces en tu grandeza?

3 "He aquí, Asiria era un cedro en el Líbano de hermosas ramas y frondoso, de sombra abundante y de elevada estatura, y su copa estaba entre las nubes.

4 "Las aguas lo hicieron crecer y las corrientes profundas lo encumbraron; con sus ríos se extendía en torno al lugar donde estaba plantado, y enviaba sus corrientes a todos los árboles del campo.

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.