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Ezekiel 31

1Anditcametopassintheeleventhyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,inthethirdבַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יba.she.li.ShiH7992monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,inthefirstdayofthemonthH2320,thatthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,sayאֱמֹ֛ר'e.MorH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andtohismultitudeהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995:Whomart thoulikeinthygreatnessבְגָדְלֶֽךָ׃ve.ga.de.Le.khaH1433?

3Behold,theAssyrianwasH1961acedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844withfairbranchesעָנָ֛ף'a.NafH6057,andwithaforest-likeshade,andofhighstatureH6967;anditstopwasH1961amongthethickboughs.

4Thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325nourishedit,thedeepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415madeittogrowגִּדְּל֔וּהוּgi.de.Lu.huH1431:theriversנַהֲרֹתֶ֗יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104thereofranroundH5439aboutitsplantation;anditsentH7971outitschannels untoallthetreesH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

5ThereforeH3651itsstatureH6967wasexaltedH1361aboveallthetreesH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;anditsboughsweremultipliedH7235,anditsbranchesפֹארֹתָ֛יוfo.ro.tovH6288becamelongוַתֶּאֱרַ֧כְנָהva.te.'e.Rakh.nahH748byreasonofmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325,whenitshotthemforthH7971.

6Allthebirdsע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064madetheirnestsקִֽנְנוּ֙ki.NuH7077initsboughs;andunderitsbranchesפֹּֽארֹתָיו֙po.ro.TavH6288didallthebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704bringH3205forthH3205theiryoung;andunderitsshadowH6738dweltיֵֽשְׁב֔וּye.she.VuH3427allgreatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471.

7ThuswasH1961itfairinitsgreatnessבְּגָדְל֔וֹbe.ga.de.LoH1433,inthelengthבְּאֹ֖רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753ofitsbranchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808;foritsrootשָׁרְשׁ֖וֹsha.re.ShoH8328wasH1961bymanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

8Thecedarsאֲרָזִ֣ים'a.ra.ZimH730inthegardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588ofGodאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430couldnothideit;thefir-treeswereH1961notlikeitsboughs,andtheplane-treeswereH1961notasitsbranchesכְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יוke.fo.ro.TavH6288;norwasH1961anytreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086inthegardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430likeuntoitinitsbeautyבְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃be.ya.fe.YoH3308.

9ImadeH6213itfairbythemultitudeH7230ofitsbranchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808,sothatallthetreesH6086ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731,thatwereinthegardenבְּגַ֥ןbe.GanH1588ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430,enviedit.

10Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Becausethou artexaltedH7311instatureH6967,andhehathsetוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414histopamongthethick boughs,andhisheartלְבָב֖וֹle.va.VoH3824isliftedוְרָ֥םve.RamH7311upinhisheightבְּקוֹמָ֑הbe.ko.MahH6967;

11Iwillevendeliverhimintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthemightyoneofthenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471;heshallsurelydealwithhim;IhavedrivenH1644himoutforhiswickednessכְּרִשְׁע֖וֹke.rish.'OH7562.

12Andstrangersזָרִ֛יםza.RimH2114,theterribleofthenationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471,havecutוַיִּכְרְתֻ֧הוּvai.yikh.re.Tu.huH3772himoff,andhaveleftH5203him:uponthemountainsהֶ֠הָרִיםHe.ha.rimH2022andinallthevalleysגֵּ֨אָי֜וֹתge.'a.YotH1516hisbranchesדָלִיּוֹתָ֗יוda.li.yo.TavH1808arefallenH5307,andhisboughsarebrokenH7665byallthewatercoursesofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776aregoneH3381downוַיֵּרְד֧וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381fromhisshadowH6738,andhaveleftH5203him.

13Uponhisruinallthebirdsע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shalldwellH7931,andallthebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704shallbeH1961uponhisbranchesפֹּארֹתָ֣יוpo.ro.TavH6288;

14totheendthatnoneofallthetreesH6086bythewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325exalt themselvesintheirstatureH6967,neithersetH5414theirtopamongthethick boughs,northattheirmightyonesstandיַעַמְד֧וּya.'am.DuH5975upintheirheightבְקוֹמָתָ֜םve.ko.ma.TamH6967,evenallthatdrinkH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325:fortheyarealldelivereduntodeathלַמָּ֜וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,tothenetherpartsH8482oftheearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,inthemidstH8432ofthechildrenofmenH120,withthemthatgoי֥וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381downtothepitבֽוֹר׃ סVorH953.

15Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Inthedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117whenhewentH3381downרִדְתּ֤וֹrid.ToH3381toSheolשְׁא֙וֹלָה֙she.'o.lahH7585IcausedamourningH6937:Icoveredכִּסֵּ֤תִיki.Se.tiH3680thedeepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415forhim,andIrestrainedוַיִּכָּלְא֖וּvai.yi.kal.'UH3607theriversנַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104thereof;andthegreatH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325werestayed;andIcausedLebanonלְבָנ֔וֹןle.va.NonH3844tomournהֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּיhe.'e.Val.tiH56forhim,andallthetreesH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704faintedforhim.

16Imadethenationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471toshakeH7493atthesoundמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963ofhisfall,whenIcasthimdownH3381toSheolשְׁא֖וֹלָהshe.'o.lahH7585withthemthatdescendintothepitב֑וֹרVorH953;andallthetreesH6086ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731,thechoiceandbestוְטוֹב־ve.tov-H2896ofLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844,allthatdrinkH8354waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325,werecomfortedוַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּvai.yi.Na.cha.MuH5162inthenetherpartsH8482oftheearthבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

17Theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571wentH3381downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381intoSheolשְׁא֖וֹלָהshe.'o.lahH7585withhimuntothemthatareslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491bytheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; yea,theythatwerehisarmוּזְרֹע֛וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220,thatdweltיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427underhisshadowH6738inthemidstH8432ofthenationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

18Towhomart thouthusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602likeingloryH3519andingreatnessוּבְגֹ֖דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433amongthetreesH6086ofEdenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731? yet shalt thoubebroughtH3381downוְהוּרַדְתָּ֨ve.hu.rad.TaH3381withthetreesH6086ofEdenעֵ֜דֶן'E.denH5731untothenetherpartsH8482oftheearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776: thou shaltlieתִּשְׁכַּב֙tish.KavH7901inthemidstH8432oftheuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֤ים'a.re.LimH6189,withthemthatareslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491bytheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719.ThisisPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547andallhismultitudeהֲמונ֔וֹha.mo.NoH1995, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

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