Ezekiel 31:17

Pride

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.

¹⁶ I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.

They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations.

¹⁸ Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”

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.

Compare

BSB: They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations.
KJV: 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.
WEB: They also went down into Sheol with him to those who are slain by the sword; yes, those who were his arm, who lived under his shadow in the middle of the nations.
ASV: They also went down into Sheol with him unto them that are slain by the sword; yea, they that were his arm, [that] dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the nations.
DARBY: They also went down into Sheol with him unto them that were slain with the sword, and [that were] his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the nations.
BLB: They also went down with it to Sheol, with those slain by the sword—and its arm who had dwelt in its shade in the midst of nations.

ÅB: Også de fór ned med ham i dødsriket til dem som var drept med sverdet; for som hans arm[^1] hadde de sittet i hans skygge midt iblant folkene.
OTB: De gikk også ned til Sheol med den, til de som ble drept med sverdet, sammen med dem som var dens styrke, som bodde i dens skygge blant nasjonene.
B1930: Også de fór ned med ham i dødsriket til dem som var drept med sverdet; for som hans arm hadde de sittet i hans skygge midt iblandt folkene. / < d.e. hans hjelpere.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 31:6
All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade.
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Psalms 9:17
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
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Ezekiel 31:3
Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
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Isaiah 14:9
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
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Mark 4:32
But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
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Ezekiel 30:21–25
“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
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Ezekiel 30:6–8
For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.
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Ezekiel 32:20–31
They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes.
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