Ezekiel 31:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Behold,הִנֵּ֨ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
Assyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר
(a·shur)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
[was] a cedarאֶ֣רֶז
(e·rez)
730: a cedarfrom an unused word (729)
in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנֹ֗ון
(bal·le·va·no·vn)
3844: a wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr.from laben
With beautifulיְפֵ֥ה
(ye·feh)
3303: fair, beautifulfrom yaphah
branchesעָנָ֛ף
(a·naf)
6057: a branch, boughfrom an unused word
and forestוְחֹ֥רֶשׁ
(ve·cho·resh)
2793: wood, wooded heightof uncertain derivation
shade,מֵצַ֖ל
(me·tzal)
6751: to be or grow darka prim. root
And very high,קֹומָ֑ה
(ko·v·mah;)
6967: heightfrom qum
And its topצַמַּרְתֹּֽו׃
(tzam·mar·tov.)
6788: (tree) topfrom the same as tsemer
was amongוּבֵ֣ין
(u·vein)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
the clouds. 
 
5645: dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Behold the Assyrian
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
was a cedar
'erez  (eh-rez')
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree).
in Lebanon
Lbanown  (leb-aw-nohn')
(the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine -- Lebanon.
with fair
yapheh  (yaw-feh')
beautiful -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well.
branches
`anaph  (aw-nawf')
a twig (as covering the limbs) -- bough, branch.
and with a shadowing
tsalal  (tsaw-lal')
to shade, as twilight or an opaque object -- begin to be dark, shadowing.
shroud
choresh  (kho'-resh)
a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric) -- bough, forest, shroud, wood.
and of an high
gabahh  (gaw-bawh')
lofty -- high, proud.
stature
qowmah  (ko-maw')
height -- along, height, high, stature, tall.
and his top
tsammereth  (tsam-meh'-reth)
fleeciness, i.e. foliage -- highest branch, top.
was among the thick boughs
`aboth  (ab-oth')
something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage -- band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon With beautiful branches and forest shade, And very high, And its top was among the clouds.

King James Bible
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and shady foliage and of lofty height. Its top was among the clouds.

International Standard Version
Think about Assyria, that cedar of Lebanon, beautiful with its branches, like a shady forest, with an awesome height, its summit touches the clouds.

NET Bible
Consider Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, like a forest giving shade, and extremely tall; its top reached into the clouds.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What about Assyria? It was a cedar in Lebanon with fine branches that shaded the forest. It was very tall. Its top was among the clouds.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with forest shade, and of a high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
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