Ezekiel 31:13
"Foreigners, the tyrants of the nations, have cut him off and have left him. His branches have fallen on the mountains and in all the valleys, and his boughs are broken by all the watercourses of the land. All the peoples of the earth have gone down from his shadow and have left him."
Key Reflection
This passage metaphorically describes the fall of a great king or nation, symbolizing Egypt, as if it were a massive tree felled by foreign invaders. The branches and boughs represent its people and influence scattered far and wide, while the departure of the peoples signifies the complete loss of power and protection that once existed under this kingdom's shadow.
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