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I cast it aside,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will hand it over to a mighty nation that will destroy it as its wickedness deserves. I have already discarded it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />therefore I will deliver it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, and he shall surely deal with it; I have driven it out for its wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will hand it over to a ruler of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. In accordance with its wickedness I have driven it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />therefore I will give it into the hand of a despot of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. According to its wickedness I have driven it away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />therefore, I will give it into the hand of a despot of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. According to its wickedness I have driven it away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />therefore I will give it into the hand of a dominant one of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. According to its wickedness I have driven it away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will hand it over to a mighty one <i>and</i> a mighty one of the nations; he will most certainly deal with it. I have driven it away in accordance with its wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I determined to hand it over to a ruler of nations; he would surely deal with it. I banished it because of its wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I determined to hand it over to a ruler of nations; he would surely deal with it. I banished it because of its wickedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with him; I have driven him out for his wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So I, the LORD God, will reject the tree and hand it over to a foreign ruler, who will punish it for its wickedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So I handed it over to a mighty ruler among the nations, and he surely dealt with it. I forced it out because of its wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />so I have rejected it and will let a foreign ruler have it. He will give that tree what it deserves for its wickedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I turned it over to the leader of those nations, who dealt with it thoroughly. I have driven it away because of its wickedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I gave it over to the leader of the nations. He has judged it thoroughly, as its sinfulness deserves. I have thrown it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with him; I have driven him out for his wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations. He will surely deal with him. I have driven him out for his wickedness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I give him into the hand of a god of nations, "" He deals severely with him, "" In his wickedness I have cast him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I give him into the hand of a god of nations, He dealeth sorely with him, In his wickedness I have cast him out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will give him into the hand of the God of the nations; he shall do his doing to him: I drove him out for his injustice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have delivered him into the hands of the mighty one of the nations, he shall deal with him: I have cast him out according to his wickedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have delivered him into the hands of the most powerful one among the Gentiles, so that he will deal with him. I have cast him out, in accord with his impiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I handed it over to a ruler of nations to deal with it according to its evil. I have cast it off, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I gave it into the hand of the prince of the nations; he has dealt with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have therefore delivered it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with it according to its sin; and he shall destroy it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, and he shall do to him according to his sin and he shall destroy him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I do even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with him; I do drive him out according to his wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />therefore I delivered him into the hands of the prince of the nations, and he wrought his destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8983" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Egypt will Fall Like Assyria</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height, <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·’et·tə·nê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I delivered it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’êl (N-msc) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">of the ruler</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śōw (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">for him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to deal</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">with it</a> <a href="/hebrew/7562.htm" title="7562: kə·riš·‘ōw (Prep-k:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Wickedness. From rasha'; a wrong.">according to its wickedness.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1644.htm" title="1644: gê·raš·ti·hū (V-Piel-Perf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To drive out, cast out. A primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce.">I have banished it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a></span><br />This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24-25</a></span><br />Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. / I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">2 Kings 19:23-24</a></span><br />Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests. / I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-6.htm">Jeremiah 27:6</a></span><br />So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a></span><br />How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-25.htm">Daniel 4:25</a></span><br />You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17-19</a></span><br />Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. / Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. / And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-18.htm">Jeremiah 50:18</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-17.htm">Revelation 17:17</a></span><br />For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Jeremiah 51:11</a></span><br />Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6</a></span><br />I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-18.htm">Daniel 5:18-21</a></span><br />As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor. / Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished. / But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.</p><p class="hdg">delivered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">Ezekiel 11:9</a></b></br> And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Ezekiel 21:31</a></b></br> And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, <i>and</i> skilful to destroy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-28.htm">Ezekiel 23:28</a></b></br> For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand <i>of them</i> whom thou hatest, into the hand <i>of them</i> from whom thy mind is alienated:</p><p class="hdg">the mighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-11.htm">Ezekiel 32:11,12</a></b></br> For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></b></br> Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/5-18.htm">Daniel 5:18,19</a></b></br> O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Judges 1:7</a></b></br> And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered <i>their meat</i> under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-1.htm">Matthew 7:1,2</a></b></br> Judge not, that ye be not judged… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a></b></br> For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.</p><p class="hdg">I have driven</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-28</a></b></br> Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Leviticus 20:22,23</a></b></br> Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/18-12.htm">Deuteronomy 18:12</a></b></br> For all that do these things <i>are</i> an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Dealeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-7.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-9.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Deserves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-25.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-9.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-20.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Sorely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-24.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Thoroughly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-15.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-11.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Dealeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-5.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Deserves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/daniel/2-6.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-24.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Sorely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Thoroughly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-12.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-1.htm">A relation unto Pharaoh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">of the glory of Assyria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">and the fall thereof for pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">The like destruction of Egypt</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "ruler of the nations" is typically understood as Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who was used by God as an instrument of judgment. This reflects the biblical theme of God using foreign powers to execute His will, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a>, where Assyria is described as the rod of God's anger. The sovereignty of God over all nations is emphasized, showing that He can raise up and bring down kingdoms according to His purposes.<p><b>for him to deal with it according to its wickedness</b><br>The phrase highlights the principle of divine retribution, where nations are judged according to their actions. The wickedness of the nation, likely referring to its pride and idolatry, warranted divine judgment. This is consistent with the biblical narrative that God judges nations for their moral and spiritual failures, as seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) and the fall of Babylon (Revelation 18). The concept of reaping what one sows is a recurring biblical theme (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>).<p><b>I have banished it</b><br>The finality of God's judgment is underscored here. The term "banished" indicates a complete removal or destruction, akin to the fate of the Canaanites (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5</a>) and the exile of Israel (<a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">2 Kings 17:23</a>). This reflects the seriousness of divine judgment and the consequences of turning away from God. The imagery of a tree being cut down and removed is also a type of Christ, who spoke of Himself as the true vine (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1</a>), contrasting the faithfulness of Christ with the unfaithfulness of the nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages, often through vivid imagery and allegories.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>Represented as a great cedar tree in this chapter, symbolizing its former power and majesty before its downfall due to pride and wickedness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruler_of_the_nations.htm">Ruler of the Nations</a></b><br>Likely referring to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, who was used by God as an instrument of judgment against Assyria.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Assyria and was used by God to execute His judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event of God handing over Assyria to Babylon as a consequence of its pride and wickedness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and uses them to accomplish His purposes, even when they are unaware of it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads to downfall. Assyria's greatness led to arrogance, which ultimately resulted in its destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_is_just.htm">Divine Judgment is Just</a></b><br>God's judgment is based on righteousness and justice. He deals with nations and individuals according to their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_uses_unlikely_instruments.htm">God Uses Unlikely Instruments</a></b><br>God can use even those who do not know Him, like Nebuchadnezzar, to fulfill His divine plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>The account of Assyria serves as a warning to remain humble and repentant before God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_eagles.htm">What is the biblical perspective on eagles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._3_6_align_with_a_loving_god.htm">How does Deuteronomy 3:6, which recounts total destruction of entire populations, reconcile with the idea of a just and loving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_31_10-11_differ_from_history.htm">Why does Ezekiel 31:10-11 depict the downfall of this mighty tree (Assyria) in a manner that seems inconsistent with known historical records of Assyria's decline?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_causes_demonic_activity_to_occur.htm">What causes demonic activity to occur?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">The mighty one of the heathen.--</span>The Chaldaean monarch. At the time of the fall of Assyria this was Nabupolassar, Nebuchadnezzar's father. In this verse, and partially in the next, the prophet drops his figure to make clear literal statements.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I handed it over</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶ֨תְּנֵ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’et·tə·nê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the ruler</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the nations,</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיִ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him to deal</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעֲשֶׂה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with it</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to its wickedness.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּרִשְׁע֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·riš·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7562.htm">Strong's 7562: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have banished it.</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּרַשְׁתִּֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(gê·raš·ti·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1644.htm">Strong's 1644: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Ezekiel 31:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 31:11 I will even deliver him into (Ezek. 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