Ezekiel 31:7
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
Ezekiel 31:7 in other translations
| BSB | It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And he is fair in his greatness, In the length of his thin shoots, For his root hath been by great waters. |
| DARBY | Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: because his root was by great waters. |
| BBE | So it was beautiful, being so tall and its branches so long, for its root was by great waters. |
| Webster | Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. |
What does Ezekiel 31:7 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 31:1-9
The glory of Assyria. (Ezek 31:1-9) Its fall, and the like for Egypt. (Ezek 31:10-18) Verses 1-9 The falls of others, both into sin and ruin, warn us not to be secure or high-minded. The prophet is to show an instance of one whom the king of Egypt resembled in greatness, the Assyrian, compared to a stately cedar. Those who excel others, make themselves the objects of envy; but the blessings of the heavenly paradise…
Ezekiel 31:7 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Ezekiel 31:6
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.
- Ezekiel 31:7
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
- Ezekiel 31:8
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.
Ezekiel 31:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hízose, pues, hermoso en su grandeza con la extensión de sus ramas; porque su raíz estaba junto á muchas aguas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il était beau dans sa grandeur et dans la longueur de ses branches, parce que sa racine était auprès de grandes eaux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er war schön in seiner Größe und in der Länge seiner Schößlinge; denn seine Wurzeln waren an vielen Wassern. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Eratque pulcherrimus in magnitudine sua, et in dilatatione arbustorum suorum: erat enim radix illius juxta aquas multas. |