Ezekiel 31:9
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.
Ezekiel 31:9 in other translations
| BSB | I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’ |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Fair I have made him in the multitude of his thin shoots, And envy him do all trees of Eden that are in the garden of God. |
| 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. |
| BBE | I made it beautiful with its mass of branches: so that all the trees in the garden of God were full of envy of it. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Ezekiel 31:9 mean?
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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 31:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 31:9
- Psalms 75:6-7
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
- Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
- Ezekiel 28:13
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
- Daniel 2:37-38
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
- Isaiah 51:3
For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
- Psalms 96:12-13
Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
- Genesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
- Exodus 9:16
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
- Isaiah 55:12
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
- James 4:5-6
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
- Ezekiel 17:22
Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
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Context
- 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 31:9
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.
- Ezekiel 31:10
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
Ezekiel 31:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hícelo hermoso con la multitud de sus ramas; y todos los árboles de Edén, que estaban en el huerto de Dios, tuvieron de él envidia. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je l’avais fait beau dans la multitude de ses branches, et tous les arbres d’Éden, qui étaient dans le jardin de Dieu, lui portaient envie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich hatte ihn schön gemacht in der Menge seiner Schößlinge; und es beneideten ihn alle Bäume Edens, die im Garten Gottes waren. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quoniam speciosum feci eum, et multis condensisque frondibus, et æmulata sunt eum omnia ligna voluptatis quæ erant in paradiso Dei. |