Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 31

1And itcameH1961topassH1961in theeleventhעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, in thethirdבַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יba.she.li.ShiH7992monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, in thefirstH259dayH2320of themonthH2320, that thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹ֛ר'e.MorH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and to hismultitudeהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995;Whomמִ֖יmiH4310art thou like in thygreatnessבְגָדְלֶֽךָ׃ve.ga.de.Le.khaH1433?

3Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, the Assyrian was acedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844withfairיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303branchesעָנָ֛ף'a.NafH6057, and with a shadowing shroud, and of anhighH6967statureH6967; and histopצַמַּרְתּֽוֹ׃tza.mar.ToH6788was among the thickboughsH6057.

4Thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325nourished him, thedeepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415madeH3605him togrowגִּדְּל֔וּהוּgi.de.Lu.huH1431:herH3605riversנַהֲרֹתֶ֗יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104ranH1980roundH5439aboutH5439herH3605plantation; andsheH1980sentH7971outH7971herH3605channels untoallH3605thetreesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

5Therefore hisstatureקֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967wasexaltedגָּבְהָ֣אga.ve.Ha'H1361aboveעַל־'al-H5921allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thetreesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704: and hisboughsסַֽרְעַפֹּתָ֜יוsar.'a.po.TavH5634weremultipliedוַתִּרְבֶּ֨ינָהva.tir.Bei.nahH7235, and hisbranchesפֹארֹתָ֛יוfo.ro.tovH6288becamelongוַתֶּאֱרַ֧כְנָהva.te.'e.Rakh.nahH748byreasonכֵּן֙kenH3651ofmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325, when heshotH7971themforthH7971.

6AllH3605the fowls ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064madeH3605theirnestsקִֽנְנוּ֙ki.NuH7077in hisboughsH6288, andunderH8478hisbranchesפֹּֽארֹתָיו֙po.ro.TavH6288didallH3605thebeastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704bringH3205forthH3205their young, andunderH8478hisshadowוּבְצִלּוֹ֙u.ve.tzi.LoH6738dweltיֵֽשְׁב֔וּye.she.VuH3427allH3605greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471.

7Thusהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961was he fair in hisgreatnessבְּגָדְל֔וֹbe.ga.de.LoH1433, in thelengthבְּאֹ֖רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753of hisbranchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808: for hisrootשָׁרְשׁ֖וֹsha.re.ShoH8328was bymanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

8Thecedarsאֲרָזִ֣ים'a.ra.ZimH730in thegardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588ofGodאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430couldnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hide him: thefirבְּרוֹשִׁ֗יםbe.ro.ShimH1265treesעֵץ֙'etzH6086werenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808like hisboughsH6288, and theplaneוְעַרְמֹנִ֥יםve.'ar.mo.NimH6196treesH6086werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808as hisbranchesכְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יוke.fo.ro.TavH6288;norלֹא־lo'-H3808wasanyכָּל־kol-H3605treeH6086in thegardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430like unto him in hisbeautyבְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃be.ya.fe.YoH3308.

9ImadeH6213himfairיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303by themultitudeבְּרֹ֖בbe.RoH7230of hisbranchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808:soH6213thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thetreesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731, that were in thegardenבְּגַ֥ןbe.GanH1588ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430,enviedוַיְקַנְאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.kan.'U.huH7065him.

10Thereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Becauseיַ֕עַןYa.'anH3282thou artexaltedH7311instatureH6967, and he hathsetוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414histopצַמַּרְתּוֹ֙tza.mar.ToH6788among the thick boughs, and hisheartלְבָב֖וֹle.va.VoH3824isliftedוְרָ֥םve.RamH7311upH7311in hisheightבְּקוֹמָ֑הbe.ko.MahH6967;

11I willevenעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213deliverH5414himintoH3027thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the mighty one of thenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471; he shallsurelyH5414dealיַֽעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213with him: I havedrivenH1644himoutH1644for hiswickednessכְּרִשְׁע֖וֹke.rish.'OH7562.

12Andstrangersזָרִ֛יםza.RimH2114, the terrible of thenationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471, havecutוַיִּכְרְתֻ֧הוּvai.yikh.re.Tu.huH3772himoffH3772, and haveleftוַֽיִּטְּשֻׁ֑הוּvai.yi.te.Shu.huH5203him:uponאֶל־'el-H413themountainsהֶ֠הָרִיםHe.ha.rimH2022and inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thevalleysגֵּ֨אָי֜וֹתge.'a.YotH1516hisbranchesדָלִיּוֹתָ֗יוda.li.yo.TavH1808arefallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307, and hisboughsפֹֽארֹתָיו֙fo.ro.TavH6288arebrokenוַתִּשָּׁבַ֤רְנָהva.ti.sha.Var.nahH7665byallבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the watercourses of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeoplesעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776aregoneH3381downוַיֵּרְד֧וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381from hisshadowמִצִּלּ֛וֹmi.tzi.LoH6738, and haveleftוַֽיִּטְּשֻֽׁהוּ׃Vai.yi.te.Shu.huH5203him.

13UponH5921hisruinמַפַּלְתּ֥וֹma.pal.ToH4658allכָּל־kol-H3605the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shalldwellיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.NuH7931, andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704shall beuponH5921hisbranchesפֹּארֹתָ֣יוpo.ro.TavH6288:

14to the end thatnoneלֹא־lo'-H3808ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thetreesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086by thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325exalt themselves in theirstatureH6967,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808setיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414theirtopצַמַּרְתָּם֙tza.mar.TamH6788among the thick boughs,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808that their mightyonesH1121standיַעַמְד֧וּya.'am.DuH5975upH5975in theirheightבְקוֹמָתָ֜םve.ko.ma.TamH6967,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605thatdrinkשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325: for they areallכֻלָּם֩khu.LamH3605deliveredנִתְּנ֨וּni.te.NuH5414untodeathלַמָּ֜וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194, to thenetherH8482partsH8482of theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, in themidstבְּת֛וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thechildrenH1121ofmenאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, with them thatgoי֥וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381downH3381to thepitבֽוֹר׃ סVorH953.

15Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: In thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when hewentH3381downרִדְתּ֤וֹrid.ToH3381to hell IcausedH56amourningוָאַקְדִּ֤רva.'ak.DirH6937: Icoveredכִּסֵּ֤תִיki.Se.tiH3680thedeepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415for him, and Irestrainedוַיִּכָּלְא֖וּvai.yi.kal.'UH3607theriversנַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104thereof, and thegreatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325were stayed: and IcausedH56Lebanonלְבָנ֔וֹןle.va.NonH3844tomournהֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּיhe.'e.Val.tiH56for him, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thetreesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fainted for him.

16ImadeH3605thenationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471toshakeהִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּיhir.'Ash.tiH7493at thesoundמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of hisfallמַפַּלְתּוֹ֙ma.pal.ToH4658, when I cast himdownבְּהוֹרִדִ֥יbe.ho.ri.DiH3381to hell with them thatdescendי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381intoH776thepitב֑וֹרVorH953: andallH3605thetreesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731, thechoiceמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005andbestוְטוֹב־ve.tov-H2896ofLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844,allH3605thatdrinkשֹׁ֥תֵיSho.teiH8354waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325, werecomfortedוַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּvai.yi.Na.cha.MuH5162in thenetherH8482partsH8482of theearthבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

17They alsowentH3381downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381intoאֶל־'el-H413hell with him unto them that beslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; yea, they that were hisarmוּזְרֹע֛וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220, thatdweltיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427underH3427hisshadowבְצִלּ֖וֹve.tzi.LoH6738in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thenationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

18Towhomמִ֨יmiH4310art thouthusכָּ֛כָהKa.khahH3602like ingloryבְּכָב֥וֹדbe.kha.VodH3519and ingreatnessוּבְגֹ֖דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433among thetreesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086ofEdenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731? yet shalt thou bebroughtH3381downוְהוּרַדְתָּ֨ve.hu.rad.TaH3381with thetreesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086ofEdenעֵ֜דֶן'E.denH5731unto thenetherH8482partsH8482of theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776: thou shaltlieתִּשְׁכַּב֙tish.KavH7901in themidstבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֤ים'a.re.LimH6189, with them that beslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719. This isPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hismultitudeהֲמונ֔וֹha.mo.NoH1995, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

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