Ezekiel 31:14

To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 31:10, the cedar exalts itself; verse 14 then pronounces the consequence that no trees may exalt themselves — cause and effect.

Ezekiel 31:16 depicts the nations shaking at the cedar's fall — the aftermath of the death sentence declared in verse 14.

In Ezekiel 32:18-32, the same descent to the pit is detailed for Pharaoh and other nations—directly continuing the theme of the dead in the underworld.

Psalm 63:9 Parallel

In Psalm 63:9, enemies go into 'the lower parts of the earth'—the same phrase used for the cedar's descent to death.

Psalm 82:7 Parallel

In Psalm 82:7, even exalted judges die like mortals—echoing the cedar's descent to death and the pit in Ezekiel.

Daniel 4:32 Parallel

In Daniel 4:32, Nebuchadnezzar's pride is similarly humbled; both show the exalted brought low to know God's sovereignty.

Daniel 5:23 Parallel

In Daniel 5:23, Belshazzar's lifting himself against God mirrors the self-exaltation condemned in Ezekiel's cedar imagery.

Daniel 5:22 Parallel

In Daniel 5:22, Belshazzar is rebuked for not humbling his heart despite knowing his father's fall—same warning against unlearned pride.

Isaiah 10:12 describes God punishing the proud king of Assyria — the same divine judgment on pride seen here when the cedar is cut down.