Ezekiel 31:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

Made

All the trees

Zechariah 11:2

Envied

Bible References

Made

And your name went out among the nations, because of your beauty; for it was perfect in My beauty, which I had put on you, says the Lord Jehovah.

And for this I have made you stand, to make you see My power, to declare My name in all the land.

For lifting up comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

it is you, O king, for you have become great and strong, for your greatness has grown and reached to the heaven, and your rule to the end of the earth.

But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him.

All the trees

So says the Lord Jehovah: I, even I, will also take of the top of the highest cedar and will set it; I will crop off from the first of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

The trees went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, Reign over us.

Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; then shall all the trees of the forest rejoice

For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break out before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Howl, juniper; for the cedar has fallen; because the majestic trees are devastated. Howl, O oaks of Bashan; for the inaccessible forest has come down.

Envied

And he had possession of flocks and possession of herds, and many servants. And the Philistines envied him.

And his brothers were jealous of him. But his father observed the saying.

And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before envy?

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns to envy?