Ezekiel 31:16

at the sound of his fall See on Ezekiel 26:15; cf. Ezekiel 32:10.

to hell … into the pit to Sheòl with them that are gone down to the pit, ch. Ezekiel 32:18; Isaiah 14:15. The nations living on the earth shake with terror (ch. Ezekiel 26:15) at the noise of his fall; while those already gone down to the pit are "comforted" that one so mighty has fallen as well as themselves, Ezekiel 32:19; Ezekiel 32:31; Isaiah 14:10. The language does not imply that those comforted were hostile to Pharaoh.

the trees of Eden The figure of "trees" for states, or for the representatives of states like Pharaoh, is continued. The term Eden is used generally to suggest great trees or the place where trees are found, for the next words describe the trees as the "choice of Lebanon."

choice and best An anomalous construction, which is obviated in LXX. by the want of "best."

drink water i.e. trees nourished by water, Ezekiel 31:14.