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Ezekiel 31:13

Pride

11 I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.

12 Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it.

All the birds of the air nested on its fallen trunk, and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs.

14 This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’

15 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
All the birds of the air nested on its fallen trunk, and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs.
KJV
Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:
WEB
All the birds of the sky will dwell on his ruin, and all the animals of the field will be on his branches,
ASV
Upon his ruin all the birds of the heavens shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches;
DARBY
Upon his fallen [trunk] do all the fowl of the heavens dwell, and all the beasts of the field are upon his branches:
BLB
On its carcass will dwell all the birds of the heavens, and on its branches will be all the beasts of the field,
ÅB
på hans falne stamme slo alle himmelens fugler seg ned, og ved hans greiner leiret seg alle markens dyr -
OTB
Alle himmelens fugler slo seg ned på dens falne stamme, og alle markens dyr tok ly blant dens grener.
B1930
på hans falne stamme slo alle himmelens fugler sig ned, og ved hans grener leiret sig alle markens dyr -

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 32:4

    I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you.

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  • Isaiah 18:6

    They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, and to the beasts of the land. The birds will feed on them in summer, and all the wild animals in winter.

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  • Ezekiel 29:5

    I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.

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  • Revelation 19:17–18

    Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

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