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Ezekiel 31:7

It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant 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.
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.
English Revised Version
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by many waters.
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

1In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2"Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: 'Who can be compared to your greatness? 3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. 4The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. 5Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. 6All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade. 7It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.8The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the pine trees could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty. 9I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 20:6
Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
Genesis 31:14
Then Rachel and Leah replied, "Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father's house?
Genesis 31:15
Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered the money paid for us.
Genesis 31:29
I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'
Genesis 31:41
Thus for twenty years I have served in your household-fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks-and you have changed my wages ten times!
Leviticus 26:26
When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
Numbers 14:22
not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness-yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times-
Nehemiah 4:12
At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us."
Job 1:10
Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Job 19:3
Ten times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat 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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