Ezequiel 31:9

9 Como hice tan hermoso este árbol
y le di un follaje tan magnífico,
era la envidia de los demás árboles del Edén,
el jardín de Dios.

Ezequiel 31:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 31:9

I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches
Or provinces, the extensiveness of his dominions: all his power and strength, riches and wealth, grandeur and glory, and the vast dominions he was possessed of, were all from the Lord; as whatever kings have are, though they are too apt to ascribe it to themselves; but all are from him, by whom kings reign: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied
him;
all the kings of the earth, though they dared not openly speak against him, or oppose him; yet they inwardly grieved at and secretly grudged his grandeur and majesty, superior to theirs, and wished themselves in his stead; and could gladly have done anything, were it in their power, to eclipse his glory, and bring him lower. This is the case of all that are in any eminence, or are conspicuous to others, or in any exalted station above others, be it what it will; whether they have superior gifts and endowments of mind; or greater riches, and larger possessions; or are in high places of honour, trust, and profit. The Targum is,

``I have made him beautiful by the multitude of his mighty ones; and all the kings of the east trembled before him, because of the strength of his power, which he had from the Lord.''

Ezequiel 31:9 In-Context

7 Era fuerte y hermoso,
con ramas que se extendían ampliamente
porque sus raíces llegaban a lo profundo,
donde había agua en abundancia.

8 Ningún otro cedro del jardín de Dios
podía hacerle competencia.
Ningún ciprés tenía ramas como las suyas;
ningún plátano oriental tenía ramas comparables.
Ningún árbol del jardín de Dios
tenía una belleza parecida.

9 Como hice tan hermoso este árbol
y le di un follaje tan magnífico,
era la envidia de los demás árboles del Edén,
el jardín de Dios.

10 »”Por lo tanto, esto dice el Señor
Soberano: como Egipto se volvió
vanidoso y arrogante, y porque se puso tan por encima de los demás que su copa llegaba a las nubes,

11 lo entregaré en manos de una nación poderosa para que lo destruya como merece su perversidad. Ya lo he desechado.