Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 31

1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961In the eleventhבְּאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙be.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320of the third monthבַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יba.she.li.ShiH7992,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹ֛ר'e.MorH559toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413his multitudeהֲמוֹנ֑וֹ אֶל־ha.mo.No 'el-H1995 H413: ‘Whoמִ֖יmiH4310can be comparedדָּמִ֥יתָda.Mi.taH1819to your greatnessבְגָדְלֶֽךָ׃ve.ga.de.Le.khaH1433?

3Look atהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009Assyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804,a cedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,with beautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303branchesעָנָ֛ף'a.NafH6057that shadedמֵצַ֖לme.TzalH6751the forestוְחֹ֥רֶשׁve.Cho.reshH2793.It toweredוּגְבַ֣הּu.ge.VahH1364on highקוֹמָ֑הko.MahH6967;its topצַמַּרְתּֽוֹ׃tza.mar.ToH6788wasהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961amongוּבֵ֣יןu.VeinH996the cloudsעֲבֹתִ֔ים'a.vo.TimH5688.

4The watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325made it growגִּדְּל֔וּהוּgi.de.Lu.huH1431;the deep springsתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415made it tallרֹֽמְמָ֑תְהוּro.me.Ma.te.huH7311אֶת־'et-H853,directingהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980their streamsנַהֲרֹתֶ֗יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104all aroundסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439its baseמַטָּעָ֔הּma.ta.'AhH4302וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and sendingשִׁלְחָ֔הshil.ChahH7971their channelsתְּעָלֹתֶ֣יהָte.'a.lo.Tei.haH8585toאֶ֖ל'elH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

5Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it toweredגָּבְהָ֣אga.ve.Ha'H1361higherקֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967than allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.Its branchesסַֽרְעַפֹּתָ֜יוsar.'a.po.TavH5634multipliedוַתִּרְבֶּ֨ינָהva.tir.Bei.nahH7235,and its boughsפֹארֹתָ֛יוfo.ro.tovH6288grew longוַתֶּאֱרַ֧כְנָהva.te.'e.Rakh.nahH748as it spread them outבְּשַׁלְּחֽוֹ׃be.sha.le.ChoH7971because of the abundantרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325.

6Allכָּל־kol-H3605the birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064nestedקִֽנְנוּ֙ki.NuH7077in its branchesבִּסְעַפֹּתָ֤יוbis.'a.po.TavH5589,and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704gave birthיָֽלְד֔וּyal.DuH3205beneathוְתַ֤חַתve.Ta.chatH8478its boughsפֹּֽארֹתָיו֙po.ro.TavH6288;allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471livedיֵֽשְׁב֔וּye.she.VuH3427in its shadeוּבְצִלּוֹ֙u.ve.tzi.LoH6738.

7It was beautifulוַיְּיִ֣ףvai.ye.YifH3302in its greatnessבְּגָדְל֔וֹbe.ga.de.LoH1433,in the lengthבְּאֹ֖רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753of its limbsדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֖וֹsha.re.ShoH8328extendedהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413abundantרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

8The cedarsאֲרָזִ֣ים'a.ra.ZimH730in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Godאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430could notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rival itעֲמָמֻהוּ֮'a.ma.mu.HuH6004;the cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁ֗יםbe.ro.ShimH1265could notלֹ֤אlo'H3808compareדָמוּ֙da.MuH1819withאֶל־'el-H413its branchesסְעַפֹּתָ֔יוse.'a.po.TavH5589,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the plane treesוְעַרְמֹנִ֥יםve.'ar.mo.NimH6196matchהָי֖וּha.YuH1961its boughsכְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יוke.fo.ro.TavH6288.Noכָּל־ לֹא־kol- lo'-H3605 H3808treeעֵץ֙'etzH6086in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430could compareדָמָ֥הda.MahH1819withאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413its beautyבְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃be.ya.fe.YoH3308.

9I madeעֲשִׂיתִ֔יו'a.si.TivH6213it beautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303with its manyבְּרֹ֖בbe.RoH7230branchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808,the envyוַיְקַנְאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.kan.'U.huH7065of allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were in the gardenבְּגַ֥ןbe.GanH1588of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430.’

10Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Sinceיַ֕עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834it became greatגָּבַ֖הְתָּga.Vah.taH1361in heightבְּקוֹמָ֑הbe.ko.MahH6967and setוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414its topצַמַּרְתּוֹ֙ אֶל־tza.mar.To 'el-H6788 H413amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the cloudsעֲבוֹתִ֔יםa.vo.TimH5688,and it grew proudוְרָ֥ם לְבָב֖וֹve.Ram le.va.VoH7311 H3824on account of its heightבְּגָבְהֽוֹ׃be.ga.ve.HoH1363,

11I delivered itוְאֶ֨תְּנֵ֔הוּve.'E.te.Ne.huH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the rulerאֵ֣יל'eilH352of the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471,for himעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213to dealיַֽעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213with itaccording to its wickednessכְּרִשְׁע֖וֹke.rish.'OH7562.I have banished itגֵּרַשְׁתִּֽהוּ׃ge.rash.Ti.huH1644.

12Foreignersזָרִ֛יםza.RimH2114,the most ruthlessעָרִיצֵ֥י'a.ri.TzeiH6184of the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471,cut it downוַיִּכְרְתֻ֧הוּvai.yikh.re.Tu.huH3772and left itוַֽיִּטְּשֻׁ֑הוּvai.yi.te.Shu.huH5203.Its branchesדָלִיּוֹתָ֗יוda.li.yo.TavH1808have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307onאֶל־'el-H413the mountainsהֶ֠הָרִיםHe.ha.rimH2022and in everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605valleyגֵּ֨אָי֜וֹתge.'a.YotH1516;its boughsפֹֽארֹתָיו֙fo.ro.TavH6288lay brokenוַתִּשָּׁבַ֤רְנָהva.ti.sha.Var.nahH7665in allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the earth’sהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776ravinesאֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.KeiH650.And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776leftוַיֵּרְד֧וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381its shadeמִצִּלּ֛וֹmi.tzi.LoH6738and abandoned itוַֽיִּטְּשֻֽׁהוּ׃Vai.yi.te.Shu.huH5203.

13Allכָּל־kol-H3605the birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064nestedיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931onעַל־'al-H5921its fallen trunkמַפַּלְתּ֥וֹma.pal.ToH4658,and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704livedהָי֔וּha.YuH1961amongוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413its boughsפֹּארֹתָ֣יוpo.ro.TavH6288.

14This happened so thatלְמַ֡עַןle.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834noלֹא־lo'-H3808otherכָּל־kol-H3605treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086by the watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325would become greatיִגְבְּה֨וּyig.be.HuH1361in heightבְקוֹמָתָ֜םve.ko.ma.TamH6967andוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808setיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853their topsצַמַּרְתָּם֙tza.mar.TamH6788אֶל־'el-H413amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the cloudsעֲבֹתִ֔ים'a.vo.TimH5688,and no otherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808well-wateredשֹׁ֣תֵי מָ֑יִםSho.tei Ma.yimH8354 H4325treesאֵלֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lei.HemH352would reach themיַעַמְד֧וּya.'am.DuH5975in heightבְּגָבְהָ֖ם כָּל־be.ga.ve.Ham kol-H1363 H3605.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have allכֻלָּם֩khu.LamH3605been consignedנִתְּנ֨וּni.te.NuH5414to deathלַמָּ֜וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,toאֶל־'el-H413the depthsתַּחְתִּ֗יתtach.TitH8482of the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,amongבְּת֛וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the mortalsבְּנֵ֥י אָדָ֖ם אֶל־be.Nei 'a.Dam 'el-H1121 H120 H413who descendי֥וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381to the Pitבֽוֹר׃ סVorH953.’

15This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘On the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117it was brought downרִדְתּ֤וֹrid.ToH3381to Sheolשְׁא֙וֹלָה֙she.'o.lahH7585,I caused mourningהֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּיhe.'e.Val.tiH56.I coveredכִּסֵּ֤תִיki.Se.tiH3680the deepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415because of itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921אֶת־'et-H853;I held backוָֽאֶמְנַע֙va.'em.Na'H4513its riversנַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104;its abundantרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325were restrainedוַיִּכָּלְא֖וּvai.yi.kal.'UH3607.I made Lebanonלְבָנ֔וֹןle.va.NonH3844mournוָאַקְדִּ֤רva.'ak.DirH6937for itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704faintedעֻלְפֶּֽה׃'ul.PehH5969because of itעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921.

16I made the nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471quakeהִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּיhir.'Ash.tiH7493at the soundמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of its downfallמַפַּלְתּוֹ֙ma.pal.ToH4658,when I cast it downבְּהוֹרִדִ֥יbe.ho.ri.DiH3381אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853to Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלָהshe.'o.lahH7585withאֶת־'et-H854those who descendי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381to the Pitב֑וֹרVorH953.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731,the choicestמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005and bestוְטוֹב־ve.tov-H2896of Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844,allכָּל־kol-H3605the well-watered treesשֹׁ֥תֵי מָֽיִם׃Sho.tei Ma.yimH8354 H4325,were consoledוַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּvai.yi.Na.cha.MuH5162in the earthבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776belowתַּחְתִּית֙tach.TitH8482.

17Theyהֵ֗םHemH1992tooגַּם־gam-H1571descendedיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381with itאִתּ֛וֹ'i.ToH854to Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלָהshe.'o.lahH7585,toאֶל־'el-H413those slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.As its alliesוּזְרֹע֛וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220they had livedיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427in its shadeבְצִלּ֖וֹve.tzi.LoH6738amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

18אֶל־'el-H413Whoמִ֨יmiH4310thenכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602is like youדָמִ֥יתָda.Mi.taH1819in gloryבְּכָב֥וֹדbe.kha.VodH3519and greatnessוּבְגֹ֖דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433among the treesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731?You also will be brought downוְהוּרַדְתָּ֨ve.hu.rad.TaH3381to the depthsתַּחְתִּ֗יתtach.TitH8482of the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776to be withאֶת־'et-H854the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֜דֶן אֶל־'E.den 'el-H5731 H413.You will lieתִּשְׁכַּב֙tish.KavH7901amongבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֤ים'a.re.LimH6189,withאֶת־'et-H854those slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719.Thisה֤וּאhu'H1931is Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his multitudeהֲמונ֔וֹha.mo.NoH1995,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.’”

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