Ezekiel 31:7
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.
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
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.