Ezekiel 31
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Ezekiel 31:3-14

3BeholdH2009, AssyriaH804 was a 1cedarH730 in LebanonH3844 With beautifulH3303 branchesH6057 and forestH2793 shadeH6751, And 23veryH1364 highH6967, And its topH6788 was amongH996 the 4cloudsH5645.4The 5watersH4325 made it growH1431, the 6deepH8415 madeH7311 it highH7311. With its riversH5104 it continually 7extendedH1980 allH5439 aroundH5439 its plantingH4302 placeH4302, And sentH7971 outH7971 its channelsH8585 to allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704.5ThereforeH5921H3651 8its heightH6967 wasH1361 loftierH1361 thanH4480 allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704 And its boughsH5634 becameH7235 manyH7235 and its branchesH6288 longH748 BecauseH4480 of 9manyH7227 watersH4325 10as it spreadH7971 them outH7971.6AllH3605 the 11birdsH5775 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 12rootsH8328 extendedH1961 to manyH7227 watersH4325.8The 13cedarsH730 in 14God’sH430 gardenH1588 15could not matchH6004 it; The junipersH1265 16could not compareH1819 with its branchesH5589, And the planeH6196 treesH6196 17could not match its branchesH6288. NoH3605H3808 treeH6086 in 18God’sH430 gardenH1588 19could compareH1819 with it in its beautyH3308.9I madeH6213 it beautifulH3303 with the multitudeH7230 of its branchesH1808, And allH3605 the treesH6086 of 20EdenH5731, whichH834 were in the 21gardenH1588 of GodH430, wereH7065 jealousH7065 of it.

10‘ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 22GodH3068 saysH559: “BecauseH3282H834 23it isH1361 tallH1361 in statureH6967 and has putH5414 its topH6788 amongH996 the 24cloudsH5645, and its 25heartH3824 isH7311 haughtyH7311 in its loftinessH1363, 11I will handH5414H3027 it overH5414 to a 2627rulerH352 of the nationsH1471; he will thoroughlyH6213 dealH6213 with it. In accordance with its wickednessH7562 I have 28drivenH1644 it outH1644. 1229ForeignH2114 30tyrantsH6184 of the nationsH1471 have cutH3772 it downH3772 and leftH5203 it; on the 31mountainsH2022 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 32goneH3381 downH3381 from its shadeH6738 and leftH5203 it. 13AllH3605 the 33birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 will nestH7931 on its fallenH4658 trunkH4658, and allH3605 the animalsH2421 of the fieldH7704 will 34restH1961 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 35cloudsH5645, norH3808 will anyH3605 of their 36well-wateredH8354 mightyH352 ones standH5975 straight in their heightH6967. For they have allH3605 been turnedH5414 overH5414 to deathH4194, to the 37earthH776 beneathH8482, amongH8432 38mankindH1121H120, 39with those who goH3381 downH3381 to the pitH953.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 31:3 Is 10:33, 34; Ezek 17:3, 4, 22; 31:16; Dan 4:10, 20-23 ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 31:3 Lit high of stature ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 31:3 Is 10:33; Ezek 31:5, 10 ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 31:3 As in LXX; MT thick boughs ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 31:4 Ezek 17:5, 8; Rev 17:1, 15 ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 31:4 I.e., subterranean waters ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 31:4 Lit was going ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 31:5 Dan 4:11 ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 31:5 Ps 1:3; Ezek 17:5 ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 31:5 Lit in its sending forth ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 31:6 Ezek 17:23; 31:13; Dan 4:12, 21; Matt 13:32 ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 31:7 Lit root was ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 31:8 Ps 80:10; Ezek 31:3 ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 31:8 Gen 2:8, 9; 13:10; Is 51:3; Ezek 28:13; 31:16, 18 ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 31:8 Lit did ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 31:8 Lit did ↩
  17. 17. Ezekiel 31:8 Lit were not like ↩
  18. 18. Ezekiel 31:8 Gen 2:8, 9; 13:10; Is 51:3; Ezek 28:13; 31:16, 18 ↩
  19. 19. Ezekiel 31:8 Lit did ↩
  20. 20. Ezekiel 31:9 Gen 2:8, 9; 13:10; Is 51:3; Ezek 28:13; 31:16, 18 ↩
  21. 21. Ezekiel 31:9 Gen 2:8, 9; 13:10; Is 51:3; Ezek 28:13; 31:16, 18 ↩
  22. 22. Ezekiel 31:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
  23. 23. Ezekiel 31:10 As in Syriac; MT you are ↩
  24. 24. Ezekiel 31:10 As in LXX; MT thick branches ↩
  25. 25. Ezekiel 31:10 2 Chr 32:25; Is 10:12; 14:13, 14; Ezek 28:17; Dan 5:20 ↩
  26. 26. Ezekiel 31:11 Or mighty one ↩
  27. 27. Ezekiel 31:11 Ezek 30:10, 11; 32:11, 12; Dan 5:18, 19 ↩
  28. 28. Ezekiel 31:11 Deut 18:12; Nah 3:18 ↩
  29. 29. Ezekiel 31:12 Ezek 7:21; 28:7; 30:12; Hab 1:6 ↩
  30. 30. Ezekiel 31:12 Ezek 28:7; 30:11; 32:12 ↩
  31. 31. Ezekiel 31:12 Ezek 32:5; 35:8 ↩
  32. 32. Ezekiel 31:12 Ezek 31:17; Dan 4:14; Nah 3:17, 18 ↩
  33. 33. Ezekiel 31:13 Is 18:6; Ezek 29:5; 31:6; 32:4 ↩
  34. 34. Ezekiel 31:13 Lit be on ↩
  35. 35. Ezekiel 31:14 As in LXX; MT thick branches ↩
  36. 36. Ezekiel 31:14 Lit drinkers of water ↩
  37. 37. Ezekiel 31:14 Num 16:30, 33; Ps 63:9; Ezek 26:20; 31:18; 32:24; Amos 9:2; Jon 2:2, 6; Eph 4:9 ↩
  38. 38. Ezekiel 31:14 Lit sons of mankind ↩
  39. 39. Ezekiel 31:14 Lit to ↩

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