Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 31:11

11 I have therefo[illegible: 1 letter]e 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 .

No Prophetick stile, as some think, I have, because I will, for most certainly God would deliver.

Proud King of Assyria, who inherited all the vices of his Progenitors more, than their Kingdoms, infamous Sardanapalus.

Some say Cyrus, rather Arbaces, who first strook at the root of this Cedar, and cut him down, and well might this man, though no King when he attempted this, be stiled the mighty one of the Heathen, who could bring together four hundred thousand of Medes, Pe[illegible: 1 letter]sians, Babylonians, and Arabians a power sufficient to besiege the Assyrian King two years in his own City, and Palace.

So he did, for he held him besieged without hope of relief, till at two years end, this vicious King burnt himself with his Palace.

With disgrace, for his lewd shameless courses, as a Wife is cast out by divorce for Adultery, Lev. 21.7.

So Sardanapal[illegible: 1 letter]s was cast out for his effeminacy, and lewdness; for 'tis reported, this gave Arbaces first encouragement to lay a des[illegible: 1 letter]gn against him, who was driven out, as the Prophet words it, by the breach of two mile and half wideness, made by the mighty floods from continual Rains, which the walls of Nineve could not withstand, so God rather then man did drive this beast out.

Marginal references: Heb. in doing [illegible: 1 letter]hall do unto [illegible: 1 word].