All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and under its shadow lived all great nations.
When God's people lie crushed, He sends word that the cup of trembling passes from their hands to the hands of those who hate them. God bids Pharaoh search history for a parallel to his own case: let him name any potentate he fancies himself equal to, and he will find that great man fell too. The falls of others are warnings against pride and false security.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 31:1-9
All the fowls of the heavens made their nests in his boughs,.... People from all parts of the world, under the whole heavens, flocked to his dominions, and settled themselves in one province or another; promising themselves protection, prosperity, and peace under his government: and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young; even people of a more savage...
fowls . . . made . . . nests in . . . boughs--so Eze 17:23; Dan 4:12. The gospel kingdom shall gather all under its covert, for their good and for the glory of God, which the world kingdoms did for evil and for self-aggrandizement (Mat 13:32).