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Ezekiel 31:15

Lebanon
Pride

13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:

14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.

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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
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.
KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
WEB
“The Lord GOD says: ‘In the day when he went down to Sheol, I caused a mourning. I covered the deep for him, and I restrained its rivers. The great waters were stopped. I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
ASV
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the rivers thereof; and the great waters were stayed; and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
DARBY
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to Sheol, I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed; and I made Lebanon black for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
BLB
Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘On the day of its going down to Sheol, I caused mourning; I covered over it the deep, and I held back its rivers, and were cut off the great waters; and Lebanon I caused to mourn over it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.
ÅB
Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Den dag han fór ned i dødsriket, lot jeg vanndypet sørge; jeg tildekket det for hans skyld, jeg stanset dets strømmer, og mange vann ble holdt tilbake. Jeg kledde Libanon i sort for hans skyld, og alle markens trær vansmektet for hans skyld.
OTB
“‘Dette sier den suverene Herren: På den dagen den steg ned til Sheol, brakte jeg sorg over den; jeg dekket de dype kildene for den, og holdt tilbake dens bekker. Dens rikelige vann ble holdt tilbake, og jeg fikk Libanon til å sørge over den, og alle trærne på marken visnet bort.
B1930
Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Den dag han fór ned i dødsriket, lot jeg vanndypet sørge; jeg tildekket det for hans skyld, jeg stanset dets strømmer, og mange vann blev holdt tilbake. Jeg klædde Libanon i sort for hans skyld, og alle markens trær vansmektet for hans skyld.

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Cross references

  • Nahum 2:8–10

    But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

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  • Malachi 3:4

    Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

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  • Revelation 18:9–11

    And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

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  • Revelation 18:18–19

    And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

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