Ezekiel 31:9
I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 31:16 describes the cedar's fall and the reaction of other trees, showing the outcome of the beauty and envy mentioned in verse 9.
Ezekiel 31:18 concludes the allegory by comparing the cedar to other trees of Eden and affirming its downfall, echoing verse 9's description.
In Ezekiel 16:14, God's bestowed beauty on Jerusalem brought renown—same pattern of divine exaltation causing envy, here with the cedar.
Ezekiel 17:24 states the principle: God brings low the high tree and exalts the low—directly explaining the lesson of the cedar.
Ezekiel 28:13 also describes a figure in Eden, the garden of God, linking the cedar's glorious setting to the king of Tyre's original state.
In Psalm 75:7, God puts down one and lifts up another—directly echoes God's exalting the cedar and later humbling it in Ezekiel 31.
In Daniel 2:21, God removes and sets up kings—parallel to God elevating the cedar (Assyria) as ruler, then judging it.
Daniel 4:22-25 uses a similar tree parable: a great king (Nebuchadnezzar) is exalted then humbled, mirroring the cedar's fate.
Daniel 5:20-23 recalls Nebuchadnezzar’s pride and humiliation, a direct parallel to the proud cedar being cut down.
In Genesis 2:8, the garden of Eden is planted — the same setting referenced by 'trees of Eden' here.
Jeremiah 51:53 applies the same principle: a proud nation (Babylon) that exalts itself will be brought down by God's judgment.
In Zechariah 11:2, the once-envied cedar is now fallen — a reversal of the glory described here.
Daniel 2:37 describes Nebuchadnezzar as king of kings given dominion by God, echoing the divine exaltation of the tree-king in Ezekiel.
Daniel 2:38 continues, saying God made him ruler over all—same theme of God giving a king supreme power, as with the cedar.