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 areH1819 you likeH1819 in your greatnessH1433?3BeholdH2009, AssyriaH804 was a 3cedarH730 in LebanonH3844 With beautifulH3303 branchesH6057 and forestH2793 shadeH6751, And 45veryH1364 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 outH7971 its channelsH8585 to allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704.5ThereforeH5921H3651 10its heightH6967 wasH1361 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 outH7971.6AllH3605 the 13birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 nestedH7077 in its twigsH5589, And underH8478 its branchesH6288 allH3605 the animalsH2421 of the fieldH7704 gaveH3205 birthH3205, And allH3605 greatH7227 nationsH1471 livedH3427 under its shadeH6738.7So it wasH3302 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 junipersH1265 18could not compareH1819 with its branchesH5589, And the planeH6196 treesH6196 19could not match its branchesH6288. NoH3605H3808 treeH6086 in 20God’sH430 gardenH1588 21could compareH1819 with it in its beautyH3308.9I madeH6213 it beautifulH3303 with the multitudeH7230 of its branchesH1808, And allH3605 the treesH6086 of 22EdenH5731, whichH834 were in the 23gardenH1588 of GodH430, wereH7065 jealousH7065 of it.

10‘ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 24GodH3068 saysH559: “BecauseH3282H834 25it isH1361 tallH1361 in statureH6967 and has putH5414 its topH6788 amongH996 the 26cloudsH5645, and its 27heartH3824 isH7311 haughtyH7311 in its loftinessH1363, 11I will handH5414H3027 it overH5414 to a 2829rulerH352 of the nationsH1471; he will thoroughlyH6213 dealH6213 with it. In accordance with its wickednessH7562 I have 30drivenH1644 it outH1644. 1231ForeignH2114 32tyrantsH6184 of the nationsH1471 have cutH3772 it downH3772 and leftH5203 it; on the 33mountainsH2022 and in allH3605 the valleysH1516 its branchesH1808 have fallenH5307, and its branchesH6288 have been brokenH7665 in allH3605 the ravinesH650 of the landH776. And allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 have 34goneH3381 downH3381 from its shadeH6738 and leftH5203 it. 13AllH3605 the 35birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 will nestH7931 on its fallenH4658 trunkH4658, and allH3605 the animalsH2421 of the fieldH7704 will 36restH1961 on its fallen branchesH6288, 14soH4616 thatH4616 allH3605 the treesH6086 by the watersH4325 will not be exaltedH1361 in their statureH6967, norH3808 putH5414 their topsH6788 amongH996 the 37cloudsH5645, norH3808 will anyH3605 of their 38well-wateredH8354 mightyH352 ones standH5975 straight in their heightH6967. For they have allH3605 been turnedH5414 overH5414 to deathH4194, to the 39earthH776 beneathH8482, amongH8432 40mankindH1121H120, 41with those who goH3381 downH3381 to the pitH953.”

15‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “On the dayH3117 when it wentH3381 downH3381 to SheolH7585 I 42causedH56 mourningH56; I closedH3680 the 43deepH8415 overH5921 it and heldH4513 backH4513 its riversH5104. And its manyH7227 watersH4325 were stoppedH3607 upH3607, and I made LebanonH3844 mournH6937 for it, and allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704 wiltedH5968 awayH5968 onH5921 accountH5921 ofH5921 it. 16I made the nationsH1471 44quakeH7493 from the soundH6963 of its fallH4658 when I made it 45goH3381 downH3381 to SheolH7585 with those who goH3381 downH3381 to the pitH953; and allH3605 the 46well-wateredH8354 treesH6086 of EdenH5731, the choicestH4005 and bestH2896 of 47LebanonH3844, were 48comfortedH5162 in the earthH776 beneathH8482. 17They alsoH1571 49wentH3381 downH3381 with it to SheolH7585 to those who were 50slainH2491 by the swordH2719; and those who were its 51strengthH2220 livedH3427 52in its shadeH6738 amongH8432 the nationsH1471.

18“To whichH4310 among the treesH6086 of EdenH5731 areH1819 you soH3602 alikeH1819 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 killedH2491 by the swordH2719. 54ThisH1931 is PharaohH6547 and allH3605 his hordesH1995!”’ declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.”