Ezekiel 31:5

Ezekiel 31:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.
• New International Version (NIV)So it towered higher than all the trees of the field; its boughs increased and its branches grew long, spreading because of abundant waters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So it towered high above all the trees of the field; its boughs grew large and its branches long from abundant water in its shoots.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Therefore its height was exalted above all the trees of the field; Its boughs were multiplied, And its branches became long because of the abundance of water, As it sent them out.

Context of Ezekiel 31:5

3Think about how powerful Assyria was. At one time, it was as strong as a great cedar tree in Lebanon. It had beautiful branches that gave shade in the forest. It was very tall. Its top reached up to the clouds. 4Springs of water from under the ground helped it to grow very tall. Rivers passed around the place where the tree was. Streams from there gave water to all the trees in the forest. So this cedar tree grew taller than all the other trees. Its branches became large and very long. It grew very well because it had plenty of water. 6All kinds of birds built their nests among its leaves. Under its branches, the wild animals gave birth. All the great nations lived in its shade. 7It was great and beautiful, with long branches. Its roots went down deep into the ground and they drank plenty of water.

Ezekiel 31:5 word by word

עַל־כֵּן֙ גָּבְהָ֣א קֹמָת֔וֹ מִכֹּ֖ל עֲצֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַתִּרְבֶּ֨ינָה סַֽרְעַפֹּתָ֜יו וַתֶּאֱרַ֧כְנָה פֹארֹתָ֛יו מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּ֖ים בְּשַׁלְּחֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore his heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• was exaltedגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361
• above all the treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and his boughsסַרְעַפָּהsar‛appâh · boughH5634
• were multipliedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• and his branchesפֹּארָהpe'ôrâh pôrâ'h pû'râh · boughH6288
• became longאָרַךְ'ârak · to prolongH748
• because of the multitudeרַבrab · manyH7227
• of watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• when he shot forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971

Cross-references for Ezekiel 31:5

• Psalms 37:35I have seen cruel, wicked people become very powerful, like trees that grow well in good soil.
• Isaiah 10:8He boasts, ‘All my army's officers are like kings!
• Isaiah 36:4The Assyrian army officer said to them, ‘Tell Hezekiah that the great king, the king of Assyria, says this to him: “Why are you so sure that someone will rescue you from our power?
• Isaiah 37:11You have heard how the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed all other countries. So do not think that your God will rescue you.
• Daniel 4:11The tree grew taller and stronger. Its top touched the sky, so that everyone in the world could see it.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 31:5

• 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. 55. when he shot forth--because of the abundant moisture which nourished him in shooting forth. But see Margin.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Cedar
• Egypt
• Fair
• Branch ;bough
• Glory
• Height; Heights
• 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