Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 31:3
American Standard Version
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.
Amplified® Bible
Behold, [I will liken you to] Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches and with forestlike shade and of high stature, with its top among the thick boughs [even among the clouds].
Contemporary English Version
There was once a cedar tree in Lebanon with large, strong branches reaching to the sky.
Darby English Version
Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches and a shadowing shroud, and of a high stature: and his top was amidst the thick boughs.
Good News Bible
You are like a cedar in Lebanon, With beautiful, shady branches, A tree so tall it reaches the clouds.
King James Version
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.
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.
New International Version
Consider Assyria, once a cedar in Lebanon,
with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest;
it towered on high,
its top above the thick foliage.
New King James Version
Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon,
With fine branches that shaded the forest,
And of high stature;
And its top was among the thick boughs.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Behold, Assyria grew as a cedar in Lebanon With beautiful branches and forest shade, And very high, And its top appears among the clouds.
Revised Standard Version
Behold, I will liken you to a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches and forest shade, and of great height, its top among the clouds.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, Fair in branch, and shading bough, and high in stature, And between thickets hath its foliage been.