Ezekiel 31:7
5 Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.
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.
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
8 The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.
9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of 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
- It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
- KJV
- Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
- WEB
- Thus it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.
- ASV
- Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.
- DARBY
- Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: because his root was by great waters.
- BLB
- And it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, because its root was to abundant waters.
- ÅB
- Han var fager i sin storhet, med sine lange greiner; for ved hans rot var det rikelig med vann.
- OTB
- Den var praktfull i sin storhet, med sine vidstrakte grener;
for dens røtter nådde til rikelig vann. - B1930
- Han var fager i sin storhet, med sine lange grener; for ved hans rot var det rikelig med vann.