Ezekiel 31:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 31:7

5 ‘Therefore ^aits height was exalted above all the trees of the field;
Its boughs were multiplied,
And its branches became long because of the abundance of water,
As it sent them out.

6 All the ^abirds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs;
Under its branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young;
And in its shadow all great nations¹ made their home.

7 ‘Thus it was beautiful in greatness and in the length of its branches,
Because its roots reached to abundant waters.

8 The cedars in the ^agarden of God could not hide it;
The fir trees were not like its boughs,
And the¹ chestnut trees were not like its branches;
No tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty.

9 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.’

10 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you have increased in height, and it set its top among the thick boughs, and ^aits heart was lifted up in its height,

11 therefore I will deliver it into the hand of the ^amighty one of the nations, and he shall surely deal with it; I have driven it out for its wickedness.

12 And aliens, ^athe most terrible of the nations, have cut it down and left it; its branches have fallen ^bon the mountains and in all the valleys; its boughs lie ^cbroken by all the rivers of the land; and all the peoples of the earth have gone from under its shadow and left it.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 31:7

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American Standard Version
Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.

Amplified® Bible
Thus was it beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root was by many {and} great waters.

Contemporary English Version
It had beautiful, long branches, and its roots found water deep in the soil.

Darby English Version
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: because his root was by great waters.

Good News Bible
How beautiful the tree was--- So tall, with such long branches. Its roots reached down to the deep-flowing streams.

King James Version
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.

New American Standard Bible
`So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended to many waters.

New International Version
It was majestic in beauty,
with its spreading boughs,
for its roots went down
to abundant waters.

New King James Version
‘ Thus it was beautiful in greatness and in the length of its branches,
Because its roots reached to abundant waters.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'So it appeared beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended to many waters.

Revised Standard Version
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down to abundant waters.

Young's Literal Translation
And he is fair in his greatness, In the length of his thin shoots, For his root hath been by great waters.

New English Translation
It was beautiful in its loftiness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down deep to plentiful waters.

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