Ezekiel 31:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 31:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 31:16 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 31:16 — KJV
“I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.”
— Ezekiel 31:16 (KJV)
Ezekiel 31:16 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 31:16
“To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. their trees...: or, stand upon themselves for their height”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 31:16: down, pit, trees
“Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 31:16: nations, cast, down
“There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 31:16: fall, down, into
“Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 31:16: made, sound, fall
“When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 31:16: down, descend, into
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