Ezekiel 31:9
7 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.
I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’
10 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,
11 I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.
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
- I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.’
- ASV
- I made it fair by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.
- DARBY
- I had made him fair by the multitude of his branches; and all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
- BLB
- Beautiful I made it with an abundance of branches, and envied all the trees of Eden that [were] in the garden of God.’
- ÅB
- Fager hadde jeg gjort ham i hans rikdom på greiner, og alle Edens trær i Guds have misunte ham.
- OTB
- Jeg gjorde den vakker med mengden av dens grener,
og alle trærne i Eden i Guds hage misunte den. - B1930
- Fager hadde jeg gjort ham i hans rikdom på grener, og alle Edens trær i Guds have misunte ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 75:6–7
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
Read in contextGenesis 13:10
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Read in contextEzekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
Read in contextDaniel 2:37–38
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:3
For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
Read in contextPsalms 96:12–13
Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
Read in contextGenesis 37:11
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
Read in contextExodus 9:16
But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
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