Ezekiel 31:9

Ezekiel 31:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)I made it beautiful with abundant branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden in the garden of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I made it beautiful with a multitude of branches, So that all the trees of Eden envied it, That were in the garden of God.’

Context of Ezekiel 31:9

7So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended [downward] to great waters. 8The cedars in the garden of God could not hide or rival it; The cypress trees did not have boughs like it, And the plane trees did not have branches like it. No tree in the garden of God was like it in its beauty. I made it beautiful with the great mass of its branches, So that all the trees of Eden which were in the garden of God were jealous of it (Assyria). 10‘Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Because it is high in stature and has set its top among the thick boughs and the clouds, and its heart is proud of its height, 11I will hand it over to a mighty one and a mighty one of the nations; he will most certainly deal with it. I have driven it away in accordance with its wickedness.

Ezekiel 31:9 word by word

יָפֶ֣ה עֲשִׂיתִ֔יו בְּרֹ֖ב דָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יו וַיְקַנְאֻ֙הוּ֙ כָּל־עֲצֵי־עֵ֔דֶן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּגַ֥ן הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• him fairיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• by the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of his branchesדָּלִיּוֹתdâlîyâh · branchH1808
• so that all the treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• of Edenעֵ֫דֶן‛êden · EdenH5731
• in the gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• enviedקָנָאqânâ' · be jealousH7065

Cross-references for Ezekiel 31:9

• Ezekiel 16:14Then your fame went out among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect because of My majesty and splendor which I bestowed on you,” says the Lord God.
• Exodus 9:16But indeed for this very reason I have allowed you to live, in order to show you My power and in order that My name may be proclaimed throughout all the earth.
• Psalms 75:6For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the desert comes exaltation.
• Daniel 2:21It is He who changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise And [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding!
• Daniel 4:22it is you, O king, who have become great and grown strong; your greatness has increased and it reaches to heaven, and your dominion [reaches] to the ends of the earth.
• Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.
• Ezekiel 17:22Thus says the Lord God, “I Myself will take a twig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
• Judges 9:8Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
• Isaiah 55:12For you will go out [from exile] with joy And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the magnificent trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has come down.
• Genesis 26:14he owned flocks and herds and a great household [with a number of servants], and the Philistines envied him.
• Genesis 37:11Joseph’s brothers were envious and jealous of him, but his father kept the words [of Joseph] in mind [wondering about their meaning].
• 1 Samuel 18:15When Saul saw that he was prospering greatly, he was afraid of him.
• Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood, But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy?
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I have seen that every [effort in] labor and every skill in work comes from man’s rivalry with his neighbor. This too is vanity (futility, false pride) and chasing after the wind.
• James 4:5Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose that the [human] spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 31:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-9Verses 3-9 Fifth prophecy against Egypt: a warning to Pharaoh from the fate of the Assyrians. The Assyrian empire, after having been supreme in Asia for four centuries, had been overthrown by the united forces of the Babylonians and Medes, in the year of the battle of Carchemish (605 b.c.), which had broken the power of Egypt. This gives force to the warning to Egypt from Assyria‘s fall. Ezekiel 31:4 His plants - Rather, her plantation. The water…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18Ezekiel asked the Egyptians to compare themselves to Assyria, which was like a great tree in Eden (Ezekiel 31:9). If that tree was cut down and sent to the underworld, how could Egypt, whose glory was less than Assyria's, believe it could survive?Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. I ... made him--It was all due to My free grace.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 31:9

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• Eden
• God
• Eden, garden of Eden
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cedar
• Egypt
• Fair
• Garden
• Glory
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings