Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The waters nourished it, deep springs made it grow tall; their streams flowed all around its base and sent their channels to all the trees of the field. New Living Translation Deep springs watered it and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant. The water flowed around it like a river, streaming to all the trees nearby. English Standard Version The waters nourished it; the deep made it grow tall, making its rivers flow around the place of its planting, sending forth its streams to all the trees of the field. Berean Standard Bible The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. King James Bible The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. New King James Version The waters made it grow; Underground waters gave it height, With their rivers running around the place where it was planted, And sent out rivulets to all the trees of the field. New American Standard Bible ‘The waters made it grow, the deep made it high. With its rivers it continually extended all around its planting place, And sent out its channels to all the trees of the field. NASB 1995 ‘The waters made it grow, the deep made it high. With its rivers it continually extended all around its planting place, And sent out its channels to all the trees of the field. NASB 1977 ‘The waters made it grow, the deep made it high. With its rivers it continually extended all around its planting place, And it sent out its channels to all the trees of the field. Legacy Standard Bible The waters made it grow; the deep made it high. With its rivers it was going all around its planting place And sent out its conduits to all the trees of the field. Amplified Bible ‘The waters nourished it, the deep [underground waters] made it grow tall. Its rivers ran all around the place where it was planted, Sending out its streams to all the trees (other nations) of the field. Christian Standard Bible The waters caused it to grow; the underground springs made it tall, directing their rivers all around the place where the tree was planted and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. Holman Christian Standard Bible The waters caused it to grow; the underground springs made it tall, directing their rivers all around the place where the tree was planted and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. American Standard Version The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the trees of the field. Contemporary English Version This tree had plenty of water to help it grow tall, and nearby streams watered the other trees in the forest. English Revised Version The waters nourished him, the deep made him to grow: her rivers ran round about her plantation; and she sent out her channels unto all the trees of the field. GOD'S WORD® Translation Water made the tree grow, and underground springs made it tall. Rivers flowed around the place where the tree was planted. Streams ran beside all the other trees around it. Good News Translation There was water to make it grow, And underground rivers to feed it. They watered the place where the tree was growing And sent streams to all the trees of the forest. International Standard Version Abundant water made it great, Subterranean rivers made it grow. Rivers surrounded the area where it had been planted, and water channels nourished all the trees in the fields. Majority Standard Bible The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. NET Bible The water made it grow; underground springs made it grow tall. Rivers flowed all around the place it was planted, while smaller channels watered all the trees of the field. New Heart English Bible The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: its rivers ran all around its plantation; and it sent out its channels to all the trees of the field. Webster's Bible Translation The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round his plants, and sent out her little rivers to all the trees of the field. World English Bible The waters nourished it. The deep made it to grow. Its rivers ran all around its plantation. It sent out its channels to all the trees of the field. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWaters have made it great, "" The deep has exalted him with its flowings, "" Going around its planting, "" And it has sent forth its conduits to all trees of the field. Young's Literal Translation Waters have made it great, The deep hath exalted him with its flowings, Going round about its planting, And its conduits it hath sent forth unto all trees of the field. Smith's Literal Translation The water made him great, the deep raised him up with her rivers going round about her planting, and she sent forth her channels to all the trees of the field. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe waters nourished him, the deep set him up on high, the streams thereof ran round about his roots, and it sent forth its rivulets to all the trees of the country. Catholic Public Domain Version The waters have nourished him. The abyss has exalted him. Its rivers have flowed around his roots, and it has sent forth its streams to all the trees of the regions. New American Bible The waters made it grow, the deep made it tall, Letting its currents flow around the place it was planted, Then sending its channels to all the other trees of the field. New Revised Standard Version The waters nourished it, the deep made it grow tall, making its rivers flow around the place it was planted, sending forth its streams to all the trees of the field. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe waters made it grow, the deep made it to grow high, the rivers running round about its plants, and sent forth its branches over all the trees of the field. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The waters grew it and the depths raised it, and because rivers went around his plants and his branches, he arose above all the trees of the wilderness OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The waters nourished it, The deep made it to grow; Her rivers ran round About her plantation, And she sent out her conduits Unto all the trees of the field. Brenton Septuagint Translation The water nourished him, the depth made him grow tall; she led her rivers round about his plants, and she sent forth her streams to all the trees of the field. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Egypt will Fall Like Assyria…3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. 4The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. 5Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.… Cross References Psalm 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. Jeremiah 17:8 He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit. Revelation 22:1-2 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Ezekiel 17:5-6 He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow. / It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots. Daniel 4:10-12 In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great. / The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. / Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed. Isaiah 44:4 They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. Psalm 92:12-14 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, Revelation 22:14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. Genesis 2:10-14 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters: / The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. / And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there. ... Jeremiah 12:2 You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God. Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Ezekiel 47:12 Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.” Psalm 104:16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, Matthew 13:32 Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” Treasury of Scripture The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent her little rivers to all the trees of the field. waters Ezekiel 17:5,8 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree… Proverbs 14:28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. Jeremiah 51:36 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. made him great. Jump to Previous Channels Continually Deep Exalted Extended Field Flow Flowed Flowings Forest Forth Great Grow High Little Making Nourished Plantation Planted Planting Plants Ran Rivers Rivulets Round Running Sending Springs Streams Strength Tall Trees Waters WaterwaysJump to Next Channels Continually Deep Exalted Extended Field Flow Flowed Flowings Forest Forth Great Grow High Little Making Nourished Plantation Planted Planting Plants Ran Rivers Rivulets Round Running Sending Springs Streams Strength Tall Trees Waters WaterwaysEzekiel 31 1. A relation unto Pharaoh3. of the glory of Assyria 10. and the fall thereof for pride 18. The like destruction of Egypt The waters nourished it In the Hebrew text, the word for "waters" is "מַיִם" (mayim), which often symbolizes life, sustenance, and divine provision throughout the Scriptures. In the context of Ezekiel, these waters can be seen as the abundant resources and blessings that God provides. Historically, water was a precious commodity in the arid regions of the Near East, and its presence was essential for growth and prosperity. Spiritually, this phrase reminds us of the sustenance that God provides to His people, nourishing them with His Word and Spirit, much like the living water Jesus speaks of in John 4:14. making it grow tall sending out its branches to all the trees of the field Sent out her little rivers.--The thought is that the various surrounding and subordinate nations were nourished from the great stream of prosperity which swelled the power and wealth of Assyria. Verse 4. - The waters made him great. The scenery is hardly that of Lebanon, but finds its counterpart in that of the Nile, perhaps also of the Tigris, with the waters of the river diverted into streams and channels by a careful system of irrigation. The cedar grew close to the river itself; the other trees of the field were watered only by the smaller channels, and so were inferior to it in the fullness of their growth. (For the general imagery, comp. Ezekiel 17:5; Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:8; Numbers 24:6.)Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The watersמַ֣יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen made it grow; גִּדְּל֔וּהוּ (gid·də·lū·hū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great the deep springs תְּה֖וֹם (tə·hō·wm) Noun - common singular Strong's 8415: An abyss, the deep made it tall, רֹֽמְמָ֑תְהוּ (rō·mə·mā·ṯə·hū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise directing הֹלֵךְ֙ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk their streams נַהֲרֹתֶ֗יהָ (na·hă·rō·ṯe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity all around סְבִיב֣וֹת (sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around its base מַטָּעָ֔הּ (maṭ·ṭā·‘āh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4302: Something planted, the place, the thing, the act, planting and sending שִׁלְחָ֔ה (šil·ḥāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out their channels תְּעָלֹתֶ֣יהָ (tə·‘ā·lō·ṯe·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8585: A channel, a bandage, plaster to אֶ֖ל (’el) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the trees עֲצֵ֥י (‘ă·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood of the field. הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land Links Ezekiel 31:4 NIVEzekiel 31:4 NLT Ezekiel 31:4 ESV Ezekiel 31:4 NASB Ezekiel 31:4 KJV Ezekiel 31:4 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 31:4 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 31:4 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 31:4 French Bible Ezekiel 31:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 31:4 The waters nourished it the deep made (Ezek. 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