Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 31:3-12

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.

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