Ezekiel 31:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 31:9

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 31:9

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God envied it [Assyria].

Contemporary English Version
I, the LORD, gave this tree its beauty, and I helped the branches grow strong. All other trees in Eden wanted to be just like it.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
I made it beautiful, with spreading branches. It was the envy of every tree in Eden, the garden of God.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
`I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.

New International Version
I made it beautiful
with abundant branches,
the envy of all the trees of Eden
in the garden of God.

New King James Version
I made it beautiful with a multitude of branches,
So that all the trees of Eden envied it,
That were in the garden of God.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which grew in the garden of God, became jealous of it.

Revised Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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