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English Revised Version

Ezekiel 31:7

Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by many waters.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;   Trees;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lebanon;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cedar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chestnut Tree;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Paradise;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Assyria ;   Nineveh ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Egypt;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Root;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Root;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
It was beautiful in its size,in the length of its limbs,for its roots extended to abundant water.
Hebrew Names Version
Thus was it beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.
King James Version
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
English Standard Version
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down to abundant 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 Century Version
So the tree was great and beautiful, with its long branches, because its roots reached down to much water.
Amplified Bible
'So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended [downward] to great waters.
World English Bible
Thus was it beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus was he faire in his greatnesse, and in the length of his branches: for his roote was neere great waters.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; For its roots extended to many waters.
Legacy Standard Bible
So it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its foliage;For its roots extended to many waters.
Berean Standard Bible
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
Contemporary English Version
It had beautiful, long branches, and its roots found water deep in the soil.
Complete Jewish Bible
It was beautiful in its greatness and the length of its branches, because its roots went down to plenty of water.
Darby Translation
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: because his root was by great waters.
Easy-to-Read Version
The tree was very beautiful. It was so large! It had such long branches. Its roots had plenty of water.
George Lamsa Translation
Thus was it beautiful in its greatness and in the multitude of its branches; for its roots were by the great waters.
Good News Translation
How beautiful the tree was— So tall, with such long branches. Its roots reached down to the deep-flowing streams.
Lexham English Bible
And it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root was toward much water.
Literal Translation
And he was fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches. For his root was to many waters.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Fayre and beutifull was he in his greatnesse, and in the length of his braunches, for his rote stode besyde greate waters:
American Standard Version
Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.
Bible in Basic English
So it was beautiful, being so tall and its branches so long, for its root was by great waters.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.
King James Version (1611)
Thus was hee faire in his greatnesse, in the length of his branches: for his roote was by great waters.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beautiful was he in his greatnesse, and in the length of his braunches: for his roote stoode beside great waters.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he was fair in his height by reason of the multitude of his branches: for his roots were amidst much water.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he was ful fair in his greetnesse, and in alargyng of hise trees; for the roote of hym was bisidis many watris.
Update Bible Version
Thus it was fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was 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.
New King James Version
"Thus it was beautiful in greatness and in the length of its branches, Because its roots reached to abundant waters.
New Living Translation
It was strong and beautiful, with wide-spreading branches, for its roots went deep into abundant water.
New Life Bible
It was beautiful in its greatness with its spreading branches, for its roots went down to much water.
New Revised Standard
It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down to abundant water.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus became he beautiful in his greatness, In the length of his waving branches, Because his root had gone towards mighty waters. s
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he was most beautiful for his greatness, and for the spreading of his branches: for his root was near great 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.

Contextual Overview

1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 3 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. 4 The waters nourished him, the deep made him to grow: her rivers ran round about her plantation; and she sent out her channels unto all the trees of the field. 5 Therefore his stature was exalted above all the trees of the field: and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long by reason of many waters, when he shot them forth. 6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. 7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by many waters. 8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the plane trees were not as his branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like unto him in his beauty. 9 I 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Genesis 31:14
And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
Genesis 31:15
Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money.
Genesis 31:29
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 31:41
These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Leviticus 26:26
When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
Numbers 14:22
because all those men which have seen my glory, and my signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
Nehemiah 4:12
And it came to pass that, when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye must return unto us.
Job 1:10
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Job 19:3
These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus was he fair in his greatness,.... Amiable, lovely, delightful to look upon in the greatness of his majesty, in his royal glory and dignity:

in the length of his branches; in the extent of his empire, and the provinces of it:

for his root was by great waters; his kingdom was well established, firmly rooted among a multitude of people; from whom he had a large revenue to support his throne and government, and the dignity of it; by tribute, taxes, customs, and presents; and through the large trade and traffic of his subjects in different parts, from whence he received great profit and advantage. The Targum is,

"and he became victorious by his auxiliaries, by the multitude of his mighty ones, so that his terror was upon many people.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fifth prophecy against Egypt: a warning to Pharaoh from the fate of the Assyrians. The Assyrian empire, after having been supreme in Asia for four centuries, had been overthrown by the united forces of the Babylonians and Medes, in the year of the battle of Carchemish (605 b.c.), which had broken the power of Egypt. This gives force to the warning to Egypt from Assyria’s fall.

Ezekiel 31:4

His plants - Rather, her plantation. The water represents the riches and might which flowed into Assyria.

Ezekiel 31:5

When be shot forth - Or, when the deep water sent forth its streams.

Ezekiel 31:8

Garden of God - Paradise.


 
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