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Ezekiel 31:6-9

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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