Ezekiel 31:12
And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 28:7 uses the identical phrase 'most ruthless of the nations' for invaders against Tyre — same description of God's instrument.
Ezekiel 30:11 also calls invaders 'most ruthless of the nations' against Egypt — same term and role as here.
Ezekiel 32:5 describes flesh strewn on mountains and valleys — directly parallels the branches falling on mountains and valleys.
Ezekiel 32:4 pictures the fallen ruler cast down for birds and beasts — similar abandonment after judgment as the cedar's fall.
In Ezekiel 35:8, similar imagery of slain bodies filling mountains and valleys appears in judgment against Edom.
Ezekiel 39:4 describes Gog's army falling on mountains, echoing the scattering of the tree's branches.
Daniel 4:12-14 also features a great tree cut down with branches stripped, directly mirroring this vision.
In Daniel 4:14, the same tree-cutting imagery appears: a great tree is chopped down and branches scattered—symbolizing the fall of a proud king, reinforcing this judgment theme.
Isaiah 34:5-7 portrays God's sword judgment on Edom, paralleling the ruthless nations cutting down the tree.