Ezekiel 31 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And it came to pass, in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, that the word of YHWH came to me, saying: In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: In the eleventh year, in the third month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me:
2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘To whom do you compare your greatness? “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: “Whom are you like in your greatness? “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes: “’Who can be compared with you in majesty?
3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, beautiful of branches and giving shade to the forest and high of stature, and among the clouds was its top. Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and forest shade, and of towering height, its top among the clouds. Consider Assyria, once a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest; it towered on high, its top above the thick foliage.
4 The waters made it grow, the deep gave it height with her rivers running around the place of her planting, and her conduits she sent out to all the trees of the field. 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. 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.
5 Upon thus its height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long from the abundant waters in its sending forth. So it towered high above all the trees of the field; its boughs grew large and its branches long from abundant water in its shoots. So it towered higher than all the trees of the field; its boughs increased and its branches grew long, spreading because of abundant waters.
6 In its boughs made their nests all the birds of the heavens, and under its branches gave birth all the beasts of the field, and in its shade dwelt all the great nations. All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and under its shadow lived all great nations. All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs, all the animals of the wild gave birth under its branches; all the great nations lived in its shade.
7 And it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, because its root was to abundant waters. It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down to abundant waters. It was majestic in beauty, with its spreading boughs, for its roots went down to abundant waters.
8 The cedars could not darken it in the garden of God; the fir trees were not like unto its boughs, and the plane trees were not like its branches; there was no tree in the garden of God, not any like it in its beauty. The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor the fir trees equal its boughs; neither were the plane trees like its branches; no tree in the garden of God was its equal in beauty. The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor could the junipers equal its boughs, nor could the plane trees compare with its branches— no tree in the garden of God could match its beauty.
9 Beautiful I made it with an abundance of branches, and envied all the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God.’ I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of God. I made it beautiful with abundant branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden in the garden of God.
10 Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Because that you became great in height, and it set its top to among the thick boughs, and was lifted up its heart in its height, “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height, “’Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud of its height,
11 so I will give it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, and he will deal severely with it according to its wickedness! I have driven it out, I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out. I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside,
12 and foreigners have cut it down, the most ruthless of the nations. And they have left it on the mountains, and in all the valleys its branches have fallen, and its boughs lie broken by all the rivers of the land. And all the peoples of the earth have gone out from its shade, and they have left it. Foreigners, the most ruthless of nations, have cut it down and left it. On the mountains and in all the valleys its branches have fallen, and its boughs have been broken in all the ravines of the land, and all the peoples of the earth have gone away from its shadow and left it. and the most ruthless of foreign nations cut it down and left it. Its boughs fell on the mountains and in all the valleys; its branches lay broken in all the ravines of the land. All the nations of the earth came out from under its shade and left it.
13 On its carcass will dwell all the birds of the heavens, and on its branches will be all the beasts of the field, On its fallen trunk dwell all the birds of the heavens, and on its branches are all the beasts of the field. All the birds settled on the fallen tree, and all the wild animals lived among its branches.
14 in order that not any trees by the waters will exalt in their height, and they will not give their tops to among the thick boughs. All those drinking from the waters should not reach their oaks to their height, for they all have been given to death, to the land far below, in the midst of the sons of men, with those going down to the Pit.’ All this is in order that no trees by the waters may grow to towering height or set their tops among the clouds, and that no trees that drink water may reach up to them in height. For they are all given over to death, to the world below, among the children of man, with those who go down to the pit. Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined for death, for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead.
15 Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘On the day of its going down to Sheol, I caused mourning; I covered over it the deep, and I held back its rivers, and were cut off the great waters; and Lebanon I caused to mourn over it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it. “Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day the cedar went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I closed the deep over it, and restrained its rivers, and many waters were stopped. I clothed Lebanon in gloom for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it. “’This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On the day it was brought down to the realm of the dead I covered the deep springs with mourning for it; I held back its streams, and its abundant waters were restrained. Because of it I clothed Lebanon with gloom, and all the trees of the field withered away.
16 At the sound of its fall, I made the nations quake, in My casting it down to Sheol together with those going down to the Pit. And were comforted in the land below all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all those drinking the waters. I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit. And all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the world below. I made the nations tremble at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to the realm of the dead to be with those who go down to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.
17 They also went down with it to Sheol, with those slain by the sword—and its arm who had dwelt in its shade in the midst of nations. They also went down to Sheol with it, to those who are slain by the sword; yes, those who were its arm, who lived under its shadow among the nations. They too, like the great cedar, had gone down to the realm of the dead, to those killed by the sword, along with the armed men who lived in its shade among the nations.
18 To whom, then, will you be compared, in glory and in greatness, among the trees in Eden? You also will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the land below; in the midst of the uncircumcised you will lie, with those slain by the sword. That is Pharaoh and all his multitude, a declaration of the Lord YHWH.’” “Whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below. You shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. “This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.” “’Which of the trees of Eden can be compared with you in splendor and majesty? Yet you, too, will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth below; you will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword. “’This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Sovereign LORD.’”
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