Ezequiel 31:12

12 e a mais impiedosa das nações estrangeiras o derrubou e o deixou. Seus ramos caíram sobre os montes e em todos os vales; seus galhos jazeram quebrados em todas as ravinas da terra. Todas as nações da terra saíram de sua sombra e o abandonaram.

Ezequiel 31:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 31:12

And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off,
&c.] Cut off the boughs and branches of this cedar, and cut him down to the ground; that is, utterly destroyed him, his empire and monarchy: these "strangers" were the Medes, who lived in a country distant from Assyria; and "the terrible of the nations", the cruel and merciless Chaldeans, the soldiers of the king of Babylon's army; see ( Ezekiel 30:11 ) : and have left him upon the mountains,
like a tree cut down there, and its boughs and branches lopped off, which roll down from thence into the valleys, and by the rivers of water signifying his depression from a high and exalted state to a very low one, as follows: and in all the valley his branches are fallen, and his boughs are
broken by all the rivers of the land;
signifying that many provinces and countries under his dominion were broken off, and by force taken away from him; or they broke off and revolted of themselves, and either set up for themselves, and recovered their former power and authority; or gave up themselves to the conqueror. The Targum is,

``and in all valleys his army fell, and his auxiliaries were scattered by all the rivers of the land:''

and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have
left him:
those that joined themselves to his empire, put themselves under his protection, or sought his friendship and alliance, now withdrew themselves from him, and left him alone to shift for himself; as frightened birds and beasts will do, when a tree is cut down and fallen, in the boughs or under the shadow of which they dwelt. The Targum paraphrases it,

``from the shadow of his kingdom.''

Ezequiel 31:12 In-Context

10 “Portanto, assim diz o Soberano, o SENHOR: Como ele se ergueu e se tornou tão alto, alçando seu topo acima da folhagem espessa, e como ficou orgulhoso da sua altura,

11 eu o entreguei ao governante das nações para que este o tratasse de acordo com a sua maldade. Eu o rejeitei,

12 e a mais impiedosa das nações estrangeiras o derrubou e o deixou. Seus ramos caíram sobre os montes e em todos os vales; seus galhos jazeram quebrados em todas as ravinas da terra. Todas as nações da terra saíram de sua sombra e o abandonaram.

13 Todas as aves do céu se instalaram na árvore caída, e todos os animais do campo se abrigaram em seus galhos.

14 Por isso nenhuma outra árvore junto às águas chegará a erguer-se orgulhosamente tão alto, alçando o seu topo acima da folhagem espessa. Nenhuma outra árvore igualmente bem regada chegará a essa altura; estão todas destinadas à morte, e irão para debaixo da terra, entre os homens mortais, com os que descem à cova.