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.
• 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.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)Because I made this tree so beautiful, and gave it such magnificent foliage, it was the envy of all the other trees of Eden, the garden of God.

Context of Ezekiel 31:9

7It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down to abundant waters. 8The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor the fir trees equal its boughs; neither were the plane trees like its branches; no tree in the garden of God was its equal in beauty. 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. 10"Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height, 11I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out.

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 16:14And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor that I had bestowed on you, declares the Lord God.
• Exodus 9:16But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.
• Psalms 75:6For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,
• Daniel 2:21He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
• Daniel 4:22it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth.
• Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him.
• Ezekiel 17:22Thus says the Lord God: "I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
• Judges 9:8The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
• Isaiah 55:12"For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
• Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled!
• Genesis 26:14He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.
• Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
• 1 Samuel 18:15And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him.
• Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
• Ecclesiastes 4:4Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
• James 4:5Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"?

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