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

7So the tree was big and beautiful with its long branches. Its roots reached down to many sources of water. 8The cedar trees in God’s garden couldn’t compare to it. The pine trees couldn’t equal its branches. The plane trees couldn’t measure up to its branches. All the trees in God’s garden couldn’t match its beauty. I was the one who made it beautiful with its many branches. This tree was the envy of all the trees in Eden, in God’s garden. 10“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The tree grew very tall, and its top reached the clouds. It became arrogant because it was so tall. 11So I handed it over to a mighty ruler among the nations, and he surely dealt with it. I forced it out 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 16:14You became famous in every nation because of your beauty. Your beauty was perfect because I gave you my glory, declares the Almighty Lord.
• Exodus 9:16But I have spared you for this reason. I want to show you my power and make my name famous throughout the earth.
• Psalms 75:6The ⌞authority⌟ to reward someone does not ⌞come⌟ from the east, from the west, or ⌞even⌟ from the wilderness.
• Daniel 2:21He changes times and periods of history. He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to those who are wise and knowledge to those who have insight.
• Daniel 4:22You are that tree, Your Majesty. You grew and became strong and mighty until you reached the sky. Your power reaches the most distant part of the world.
• Daniel 5:20But when he became so arrogant and conceited that he became overconfident, he was removed from the royal throne. His honor was taken away from him.
• Ezekiel 17:22“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I, too, will take hold of the top of a cedar tree. I will break off the highest twig and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
• Judges 9:8“The trees went to anoint someone to be king over them. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’
• Isaiah 55:12You will go out with joy and be led out in peace. The mountains and the hills will break into songs of joy in your presence, and all the trees will clap their hands.
• Zechariah 11:2Cry, cypress trees, because the cedars have fallen and the stately trees have been destroyed. Cry, oak trees of Bashan, because your dense forest has fallen down.
• Genesis 26:14Because he owned so many flocks, herds, and servants, the Philistines became jealous of him.
• Genesis 37:11So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about these things.
• 1 Samuel 18:15Saul noticed how very successful he was and became ⌞even more⌟ afraid of him.
• Proverbs 27:4Anger is cruel, and fury is overwhelming, but who can survive jealousy?
• Ecclesiastes 4:4Then I saw that all hard work and skillful effort come from rivalry. Even this is pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.
• James 4:5Do you think this passage means nothing? It says, “The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own.”

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