“The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.”
Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud in its height, I will hand it over to a mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with it according to its wickedness. I have cast it out, transitioning from description to judgment, explaining that Assyria's pride in its height and cosmic status led to judgment. The handing over to 'a mighty one of the nations' suggests that conquering power becomes God's instrument. The phrase 'according to its wickedness' indicates that judgment matches moral transgression.
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