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Ezekiel 31:4

Pride

2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.

6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

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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
The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.
KJV
The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
WEB
The waters nourished it. The deep made it to grow. Its rivers ran all around its plantation. It sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.
ASV
The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the trees of the field.
DARBY
The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high; its streams ran round about his plantation, and it sent out its rivulets unto all the trees of the field.
BLB
The waters made it grow, the deep gave it height with her rivers running around the place of her planting, and her conduits she sent out to all the trees of the field.
ÅB
Vannet gjorde ham stor, vanndypet gjorde ham høy; med sine strømmer gikk det rundt om det sted hvor han var plantet, og sendte sine vannløp ut til alle markens trær.
OTB
Vannet næret den, de dype kildene fikk den til å vokse høy.
Dens bekker fløt rundt dens planteplass
og sendte kanaler til alle trærne på marken.
B1930
Vannet gjorde ham stor, vanndypet gjorde ham høi; med sine strømmer gikk det rundt om det sted hvor han var plantet, og sendte sine vannløp ut til alle markens trær.

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Cross references

  • Revelation 17:15

    And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

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  • Proverbs 14:28

    In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

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  • Ezekiel 17:8

    It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

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  • Ezekiel 17:5

    He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

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  • Revelation 17:1

    And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

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  • Jeremiah 51:36

    Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

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