- his height:
- The Assyrian king, to whom Pharaoh is compared, from his great power, extensive dominion, and the protection he afforded, resembled the spreading branches, thick shade, and high stature of a flourishing cedar on mount Lebanon. The fruitful lands of Assyria; the immense revenues he drew from vast multitudes in his extensive territories; his lucrative commerce, by the river Tigris, with the countries on the Indian ocean; and all the various sources of his wealth and prosperity, resembled the rivers and streams which cause the trees planted by them to grow and flourish exceedingly; and hence the empire and its head were exalted above all the kingdoms of the earth. "I have seenª° the wickedª in great power,ª and spreading²° himself¹ like a greenª bay tree.ª ... Yet he passed away,ª° and, lo,¹ he [was] not:¹ yea, I soughtª° him, but he could not¹ be found.ª°" {Psa 37:35-36} + "For¹ he saith,ª° [Are] not¹ my princesª altogetherª kings?ª ... And my handª hath foundª° as a nestª the richesª of the people:ª and as one gatherethª° eggsª [that are] left,ª° have I¹ gatheredª° all¹ the earth;ª and there was¹ none¹ that movedª° the wing,ª or openedª° the mouth,ª or peeped.ª°" {Isa 10:8-14} + "And Rabshakehª saidª° unto¹ them, Sayª° ye now¹ to¹ Hezekiah,ª Thus¹ saithª° the greatª king,ª the kingª of Assyria,ª What¹ confidenceª [is] this¹ wherein¹ thou trustest?ª°" {Isa 36:4} + "[Beware] lest¹ Hezekiahª persuadeª° you, saying,ª° The LORDª will deliverª° us. Hath anyª of the godsª of the nationsª deliveredª°¹ his landª out of the handª¹ of the kingª of Assyria?ª ... Where¹ [are] the godsª of Hamathª and Arphad?ª where¹ [are] the godsª of Sepharvaim?ª and¹ have they deliveredª°¹ Samariaª out of my hand?ª¹" {Isa 36:18-19} + "Behold,¹ thou¹ hast heardª° what¹ the kingsª of Assyriaª have doneª° to all¹ landsª by destroying them utterly;ª° and shalt thou¹ be delivered?ª° ... Where¹ [is] the kingª of Hamath,ª and the kingª of Arphad,ª and the kingª of the cityª of Sepharvaim,ª Hena,ª and Ivah?ª" {Isa 37:11-13} + "The treeª grew,ª° and was strong,ª° and the heightª thereof reachedª° unto heaven,ª and the sightª thereof to the endª of allª the earth:ª" {Dan 4:11}
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