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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 31:15 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
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I caused a
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The deep and all the mighty rivers which cherished this fair tree are here described as mourning at his downfall: they stop their usual courses to bewail his fate, and Lebanon with all its stately trees, (his confederates and allies,) sympathise with him in his misfortunes. Nah 2:8-10; Rev 18:9-11,18,19 |
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Heb. be black. Mal 3:4 |
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Nah 2:8 |
But Nineveh [is] of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, [shall they cry]; but none shall look back. |
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Nah 2:9 |
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for [there is] none end of the store [and] glory out of all the pleasant furniture. |
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Nah 2:10 |
She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain [is] in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness. |
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Rev 18:9 |
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, |
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Rev 18:10 |
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. |
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Rev 18:11 |
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: |
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Rev 18:18 |
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What [city is] like unto this great city! |
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Rev 18:19 |
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. |
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Mal 3:4 |
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Ezekiel 31:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Eze/31/15.html>.
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