Psa 37:35, Dan 4:10 | JFB | e4.org | 35, 36. of which a picture is given, under the figure of a flourishing tree (compare Margin ), which soon withers.

‏ Psalms 37:35

35, 36. of which a picture is given, under the figure of a flourishing tree (compare Margin), which soon withers.

10. tree—So the Assyrian is compared to a "cedar" (Eze 31:3; compare Eze 17:24).

in the midst of the earth—denoting its conspicuous position as the center whence the imperial authority radiated in all directions.