Yǐsījiēshū 31:16

16 Wǒ jiāng tā rēng dào yīnjiān , yǔ xià kēng de rén yītóng xià qù . nàshí , liè guó tīngjian tā zhuìluò de xiǎngshēng jiù dōu zhèndòng , bìngqiĕ Yīdiàn de yīqiè shù jiù shì Lìbānèn dé shuǐ zīrùn , zuì jiā zuì mĕi de shù dōu zaì yīn fǔ shòu le ānwèi .

Yǐsījiēshū 31:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 31:16

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall
As, when a large cedar was cut down and fell in Lebanon, the noise of it was heard at a distance; so when this mighty monarch and monarchy fell, the nations of the world, and the kings of them, heard of it far and near, and shook through fear of what would be the consequence, lest they should fall also in like manner: when I cast him down to hell,
or "the grave", with them that descend into the pit;
in common with other men that die, and are buried: it may refer to his subjects and soldiers that perished with him, who were slain by the sword, and were buried with him, and he with them; no distinction being made between them: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that
drink water;
the greatest kings and potentates of the world, the chief and principal of the Assyrian empire; all that ruled over multitudes of people, and partook of their wealth and riches, and were supported in grandeur and dignity; who had been in the state of the dead before this time: shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth;
when they see so mighty a monarch depressed, and brought as low as they, into the same state of meanness and contempt; as it is some kind of solace for persons in distress to have partners with them: this is a poetic expression, representing the dead as rejoicing to see others in the same condition with themselves. The Targum is,

``all the kings of the east, the governors, and those that are rich in substance, all that hold a kingdom, are comforted in the lower part of the earth.''

Yǐsījiēshū 31:16 In-Context

14 Hǎo shǐ shuǐ páng de zhū shù bù yīn gāo dà ér zì zūn , yĕ bú jiāng shù jiān chārù yún zhōng , bìngqiĕ nàxiē dé shuǐ zīrùn , yǒu shìlì de , yĕ bùdé gāo dà zì lì . yīnwei tāmen zaì shìrén zhōng , hé xià kēng de rén dōu beì jiāo yǔ sǐwáng , dào yīn fǔ qù le .

15 zhǔ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , tā xià yīnjiān de nà rì , wǒ biàn shǐ rén bēiāi . wǒ wèi tā zhēgaì shēn yuān , shǐ jiāng hé níng jié , dà shuǐ tíng liú . wǒ yĕ shǐ Lìbānèn wèi tā qī cǎn , tiānyĕ de zhū shù dōu yīn tā fā hūn .

16 Wǒ jiāng tā rēng dào yīnjiān , yǔ xià kēng de rén yītóng xià qù . nàshí , liè guó tīngjian tā zhuìluò de xiǎngshēng jiù dōu zhèndòng , bìngqiĕ Yīdiàn de yīqiè shù jiù shì Lìbānèn dé shuǐ zīrùn , zuì jiā zuì mĕi de shù dōu zaì yīn fǔ shòu le ānwèi .

17 Tāmen yĕ yǔ tā tóng xià yīnjiān , dào beì shā de rén nàli . tāmen céng zuò tā de bǎngbì , zaì liè guó zhōng tā de yīn xià jūzhù .

18 Zaì zhèyàng róngyào wēi shì shang , zaì Yīdiànyuán zhū shù zhōng , shuí néng yǔ nǐ xiāng bǐ ne . ránér nǐ yào yǔ Yīdiàn de zhū shù yītóng xià dào yīn fǔ , zaì wèi shòu gēlǐ de rén zhōng , yǔ beì shā de rén yītóng tǎng wò . fǎlǎo hé tāde qúnzhòng nǎi shì rúcǐ . zhè shì zhǔ Yēhéhuá shuō de .