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Ezekiel 31:3-9

3Behold, the Assyrianאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804wasa cedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844with fairיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303branchesעָנָ֛ף'a.NafH6057,and with a shadowingמֵצַ֖לme.TzalH6751shroudוְחֹ֥רֶשׁve.Cho.reshH2793,and of an highH1362statureקוֹמָ֑הko.MahH6967;and his topצַמַּרְתּֽוֹ׃tza.mar.ToH6788was among the thick boughsעֲבֹתִ֔ים'a.vo.TimH5688.

4The watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325made him greatגִּדְּל֔וּהוּgi.de.Lu.huH1431,the deepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415set him up on highרֹֽמְמָ֑תְהוּro.me.Ma.te.huH7311with her riversנַהֲרֹתֶ֗יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104runningהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980round aboutסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439his plantsמַטָּעָ֔הּma.ta.'AhH4302,and sent outשִׁלְחָ֔הshil.ChahH7971her little riversתְּעָלֹתֶ֣יהָte.'a.lo.Tei.haH8585unto all the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

5Therefore his heightקֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967was exaltedגָּבְהָ֣אga.ve.Ha'H1361above all the treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and his boughsסַֽרְעַפֹּתָ֜יוsar.'a.po.TavH5634were multipliedוַתִּרְבֶּ֨ינָהva.tir.Bei.nahH7235,and his branchesפֹארֹתָ֛יוfo.ro.tovH6288became longוַתֶּאֱרַ֧כְנָהva.te.'e.Rakh.nahH748because of the multitudeרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227of watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325,when he shot forthבְּשַׁלְּחֽוֹ׃be.sha.le.ChoH7971.

6All the fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064made their nestsקִֽנְנוּ֙ki.NuH7077in his boughsבִּסְעַפֹּתָ֤יוbis.'a.po.TavH5589,and under his branchesפֹּֽארֹתָיו֙po.ro.TavH6288did all the beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704bring forth their youngיָֽלְד֔וּyal.DuH3205,and under his shadowוּבְצִלּוֹ֙u.ve.tzi.LoH6738dweltיֵֽשְׁב֔וּye.she.VuH3427all greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471.

7Thus was he fairוַיְּיִ֣ףvai.ye.YifH3302in his greatnessבְּגָדְל֔וֹbe.ga.de.LoH1433,in the lengthבְּאֹ֖רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753of his branchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808:for his rootשָׁרְשׁ֖וֹsha.re.ShoH8328was by greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

8The cedarsאֲרָזִ֣ים'a.ra.ZimH730in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Godאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430could not hideעֲמָמֻהוּ֮'a.ma.mu.HuH6004him: the fir treesבְּרוֹשִׁ֗יםbe.ro.ShimH1265were not likeדָמוּ֙da.MuH1819his boughsסְעַפֹּתָ֔יוse.'a.po.TavH5589,and the chesnut treesוְעַרְמֹנִ֥יםve.'ar.mo.NimH6196were not like his branchesכְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יוke.fo.ro.TavH6288;nor any treeעֵץ֙'etzH6086in the gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was likeדָמָ֥הda.MahH1819unto him in his beautyבְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃be.ya.fe.YoH3308.

9I have madeעֲשִׂיתִ֔יו'a.si.TivH6213him fairיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303by the multitudeבְּרֹ֖בbe.RoH7230of his branchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808:so that all the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731, that werein the gardenבְּגַ֥ןbe.GanH1588of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430,enviedוַיְקַנְאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.kan.'U.huH7065him.

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