Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 31:3-12

3Look atH2009 AssyriaH804, a cedarH730 in LebanonH3844, with beautifulH3303 branchesH6057 that shadedH6751 the forestH2793. It toweredH1364 on highH6967; its topH6788 wasH1961 amongH996 the cloudsH5688.4The watersH4325 made it growH1431; the deep springsH8415 made it tallH7311 , directingH1980 their streamsH5104 all aroundH5439 its baseH4302 and sendingH7971 their channelsH8585 toH413 allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704.

5ThereforeH5921 H3651 it toweredH1361 higherH6967than allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704.Its branchesH5634 multipliedH7235,and its boughsH6288 grew longH748as it spread them outH7971because of the abundantH7227 watersH4325.6AllH3605 the birdsH5775 of the airH8064nestedH7077 in its branchesH5589,and allH3605 the beastsH2416 of the fieldH7704gave birthH3205 beneathH8478 its boughsH6288;allH3605 the greatH7227 nationsH1471livedH3427 in its shadeH6738.

7It was beautifulH3302 in its greatnessH1433,in the lengthH753 of its limbsH1808,forH3588 its rootsH8328 extendedH1961toH413 abundantH7227 watersH4325.8The cedarsH730 in the gardenH1588 of GodH430could notH3808 rival itH6004;the cypressesH1265 1 could notH3808 compareH1819 withH413 its branchesH5589,norH3808 the plane treesH6196 2 matchH1961 its boughsH6288.NoH3605 H3808 treeH6086 in the gardenH1588 of GodH430could compareH1819 withH413 its beautyH3308.9I madeH6213 it beautifulH3303 with its manyH7230 branchesH1808,the envyH7065 of allH3605 the treesH6086 of EdenH5731,whichH834 were in the gardenH1588 of GodH430.’

10ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559: ‘SinceH3282 it became greatH1361 3 in heightH6967 and setH5414 its topH6788 H413 amongH996 the cloudsH5688,4 and it grew proudH7311 H3824 on account of its heightH1363, 11I delivered itH5414 into the handH3027 of the rulerH352 of the nationsH1471, for himH6213 to dealH6213 with it according to its wickednessH7562. I have banished itH1644.

12ForeignersH2114, the most ruthlessH6184 of the nationsH1471, cut it downH3772 and left itH5203. Its branchesH1808 have fallenH5307 onH413 the mountainsH2022 and in everyH3605 valleyH1516; its boughsH6288 lay brokenH7665 in allH3605 the earth’sH776 ravinesH650. And allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 leftH3381 its shadeH6738 and abandoned itH5203.

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