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.
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.
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.
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.’
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,
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Topical Studies for Ezekiel 31:8:
Beauty {Forerunner Commentary}
Beauty {Nave's Topical Bible}
Garden {Nave's Topical Bible}
God {Forerunner Commentary}
God {Nave's Topical Bible}
God {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Tree {Nave's Topical Bible}
Trees {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Hide {Forerunner Commentary}
Other topical entries containing Ezekiel 31:8:
Chestnut tree {Nave's Topical Bible}
Assyria {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Trees {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
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