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

7It was beautiful in its size, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant water. 8The cedars in God’s garden could not eclipse it; the pine trees couldn’t compare with its branches, nor could the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with it in beauty. I made it beautiful with its many limbs, and all the trees of Eden, which were in God’s garden, envied it. 10“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Since it towered high in stature and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height, 11I determined to hand it over to a ruler of nations; he would surely deal with it. I banished it because of 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 16:14Your fame spread among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through my splendor, which I had bestowed on you. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
• Exodus 9:16However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you my power and to make my name known on the whole earth.
• Psalms 75:6Exaltation does not come from the east, the west, or the desert,
• Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; he removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
• Daniel 4:22that tree is you, Your Majesty. For you have become great and strong: your greatness has grown and even reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.
• Daniel 5:20But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.
• Ezekiel 17:22“‘This is what the Lord God says: I will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high towering mountain.
• Judges 9:8The trees decided to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, “Reign over us.”
• Isaiah 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Zechariah 11:2Wail, cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the glorious trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the stately forest has fallen!
• Genesis 26:14He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.
• Genesis 37:11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
• 1 Samuel 18:15When Saul observed that David was very successful, he dreaded him.
• Proverbs 27:4Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
• James 4:5Or do you think it’s without reason that the Scripture says: The spirit he made to dwell in us envies intensely?

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

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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