Ezekiel 31

Pharaoh Warned of Assyria’s Fate

1In the 1eleventhH259H6240 yearH8141, in the thirdH7992 month, on the firstH259 of the monthH2320, the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me sayingH559, 2“SonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 to PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 and to his 2hordesH1995, ‘WhomH413H4310 are you likeH1819 in your greatnessH1433?3BeholdH2009, AssyriaH804 was a 3cedarH730 in LebanonH3844 With beautifulH3303 branchesH6057 and forestH2793 shadeH6751, And 45veryH6967 highH6967, And its topH6788 was amongH996 the 6cloudsH5645.4The 7watersH4325 made it growH1431, the 8deepH8415 madeH7311 it highH7311. With its riversH5104 it continually 9extendedH1980 allH5439 aroundH5439 its plantingH4302 placeH4302, And sentH7971 out its channelsH8585 to allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704.5ThereforeH5921H3651 10its heightH6967 was loftierH1361 thanH4480 allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704 And its boughsH5634 becameH7235 manyH7235 and its branchesH6288 longH748 BecauseH4480 of 11manyH7227 watersH4325 12as it spreadH7971 them out.6AllH3605 the 13birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064 nestedH7077 in its boughsH5589, And underH8478 its branchesH6288 allH3605 the beastsH2421 of the fieldH7704 gaveH3205 birthH3205, And allH3605 greatH7227 nationsH1471 livedH3427 under its shadeH6738.7So it was beautifulH3302 in its greatnessH1433, in the lengthH753 of its branchesH1808; For its 14rootsH8328 extendedH1961 to manyH7227 watersH4325.8The 15cedarsH730 in 16God’sH430 gardenH1588 17could not matchH6004 it; The 18cypressesH1265 19could not compareH1819 with its boughsH5589, And the planeH6196 treesH6196 20could not match its branchesH6288. NoH3605H3808 treeH6086 in 21God’sH430 gardenH1588 22could compareH1819 with it in its beautyH3308.9I madeH6213 it beautifulH3303 with the multitudeH7230 of its branchesH1808, And allH3605 the treesH6086 of 23EdenH5731, whichH834 were in the 24gardenH1588 of GodH430, were jealousH7065 of it.

10‘ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 25GodH3068, “BecauseH3282H834 26it is highH1361 in statureH6967 and has setH5414 its topH6788 amongH996 the 27cloudsH5645, and its 28heartH3824 is haughtyH7311 in its loftinessH1363, 11therefore I will giveH5414 it into the handH3027 of a 2930despotH352 of the nationsH1471; he will thoroughlyH6213 dealH6213 with it. According to its wickednessH7562 I have 31drivenH1644 it awayH1644. 1232AlienH2114 33tyrantsH6184 of the nationsH1471 have cutH3772 it downH3772 and leftH5203 it; on the 34mountainsH2022 and in allH3605 the valleysH1516 its branchesH1808 have fallenH5307 and its boughsH6288 have been brokenH7665 in allH3605 the ravinesH650 of the landH776. And allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 have 35goneH3381 downH3381 from its shadeH6738 and leftH5203 it. 13On its ruinH4658 allH3605 the 36birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064 will dwellH7931, and allH3605 the beastsH2421 of the fieldH7704 will be on its fallen branchesH6288 14soH4616 that allH3605 the treesH6086 by the watersH4325 may not be exaltedH1361 in their statureH6967, norH3808 setH5414 their topH6788 amongH996 the 37cloudsH5645, norH3808 their 38well-wateredH8354 mightyH352 ones standH5975 erect in their heightH6967. For they have allH3605 been givenH5414 over to deathH4194, to the 39earthH776 beneathH8482, amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of menH120, with those who goH3381 downH3381 to the pitH953.”

15‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “On the dayH3117 when it wentH3381 downH3381 to SheolH7585 I 40causedH56 lamentationsH56; I closedH3680 the 41deepH8415 overH5921 it and heldH4513 backH4513 its riversH5104. And its manyH7227 watersH4325 were stoppedH3607 up, and I made LebanonH3844 42mournH6937 for it, and allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704 wiltedH5968 awayH5968 on accountH5921 of it. 16I made the nationsH1471 43quakeH7493 at the soundH6963 of its fallH4658 when I made it 44goH3381 downH3381 to SheolH7585 with those who goH3381 downH3381 to the pitH953; and allH3605 the 45well-wateredH8354 treesH6086 of EdenH5731, the choicestH4005 and bestH2896 of 46LebanonH3844, were 47comfortedH5162 in the earthH776 beneathH8482. 17They alsoH1571 48wentH3381 downH3381 with it to SheolH7585 to those who were 49slainH2491 by the swordH2719; and those who were its 50strengthH2220 livedH3427 51under its shadeH6738 amongH8432 the nationsH1471.

18“To whichH4310 among the treesH6086 of EdenH5731 are you thusH3602 52equalH1819 in gloryH3519 and greatnessH1433? Yet you will be broughtH3381 downH3381 with the treesH6086 of EdenH5731 to the earthH776 beneathH8482; you will lieH7901 in the midstH8432 of the 53uncircumcisedH6189, with those who were slainH2491 by the swordH2719. 54So is PharaohH6547 and allH3605 his hordesH1995!”’ declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.”