Ezekiel 31:9

Webster's Bible Translation

I have 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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I made it beautiful with its many limbs,and all the trees of Eden,which were in God’s garden, envied it.

Hebrew Names Version
I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of `Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

King James Version
I have 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.

English Standard Version
I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of God.

New American Standard Bible
'I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.

New Century Version
I made it beautiful with many branches, and all the trees of Eden in the garden of God wanted to be like it.

Amplified Bible
'I made it beautiful with the great mass of its branches, So that all the trees of Eden which were in the garden of God were jealous of it (Assyria).

World English Bible
I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
I made him faire by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, enuied him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.

Legacy Standard Bible
I made it beautiful with the multitude of its foliage,And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.

Berean Standard Bible
I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.'

Contemporary English Version
I, the Lord , gave this tree its beauty, and I helped the branches grow strong. All other trees in Eden wanted to be just like it.

Complete Jewish Bible
I made it so beautiful, with its many branches; all trees in ‘Eden, God's garden, envied it.'

Darby Translation
I had made him fair by the multitude of his branches; and all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

Easy-to-Read Version
I gave it many branches and made it beautiful. And all the trees in Eden, God's garden, were jealous!'"

George Lamsa Translation
I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches; so that all the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God envied it.

Good News Translation
I made it beautiful, with spreading branches. It was the envy of every tree in Eden, the garden of God.

Lexham English Bible
I made it beautiful with the abundance of its branches, and all of the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God envied it.'"

Literal Translation
I have made him beautiful by his many branches, and all the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God envied him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so fayre and goodly had I made him with the multitude of his braunches: In so moch, yt all the trees in the pleasaut garde of God, had envye at hi.

American Standard Version
I made it fair by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

Bible in Basic English
I made it beautiful with its mass of branches: so that all the trees in the garden of God were full of envy of it.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
I made it fair by the multitude of its branches; so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

King James Version (1611)
I haue made him faire by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, enuied him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I made him faire with the multitude of his braunches: insomuch that all the trees in the pleasaunt garden of God had enuie at hym.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
because of the multitude of his branches: and the trees of God’s paradise of delight envied him.

English Revised Version
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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Y made hym fair, and with many and thicke boowis; and alle the trees of lust, that weren in the paradijs of God, hadden enuye to hym.

Update Bible Version
I made it fair by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

New English Translation
I made it beautiful with its many branches; all the trees of Eden, in the garden of God, envied it.

New King James Version
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.'

New Living Translation
Because I made this tree so beautiful, and gave it such magnificent foliage, it was the envy of all the other trees of Eden, the garden of God.

New Life Bible
I made it beautiful with its many branches. And all the trees that were in Eden were jealous of it.

New Revised Standard
I made it beautiful with its mass of branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Beautiful, I made him in the abundance of his waving branches,- Therefore was be envied by all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For I made him beautiful and thick set with many branches: and all the trees of pleasure, that were in the paradise of God, envied him.

Revised Standard Version
I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of God.

Young's Literal Translation
Fair I have made him in the multitude of his thin shoots, And envy him do all trees of Eden that [are] in the garden of God.

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 to me, saying, ² Son of man, speak to 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 shady cover, and of a high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. ⁴ The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round his plants, and sent out her little rivers to all the trees of the field. ⁵ Therefore his hight was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot 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 shade dwelt all great nations. ⁷ Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. ⁸ The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir-trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut-trees were not like his branches; not any tree in the garden of God was like to him in his beauty. ⁹ I have 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

made: Ezekiel 16:14, Exodus 9:16, Psalms 75:6, Psalms 75:7, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:22-25, Daniel 5:20-23

all the trees: Ezekiel 17:22, Ezekiel 17:24, Judges 9:8-20, Psalms 96:12, Psalms 96:13, Isaiah 55:12, Zechariah 11:2

envied: Genesis 26:14, Genesis 37:11, 1 Samuel 18:15, Proverbs 27:4, Ecclesiastes 4:4, James 4:5, James 4:6

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:8 - a garden Genesis 2:9 - every Jeremiah 51:53 - mount Ezekiel 28:13 - in Eden Ezekiel 31:16 - and all Ezekiel 31:18 - with the Joel 2:3 - the land 2 Corinthians 12:4 - paradise

Cross-References

Genesis 31:1
And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that [was] our father's; and of [that] which [was] our father's hath he obtained all this glory.

Genesis 31:2
And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and behold, it [was] not towards him as before.

Genesis 31:16
For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that [is] ours, and our children's: now then whatever God hath said to thee, do.

Psalms 50:10
For every beast of the forest [is] mine, [and] the cattle upon a thousand hills.

Proverbs 13:22
A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? is thy eye evil because I am good?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches,.... Or provinces, the extensiveness of his dominions: all his power and strength, riches and wealth, grandeur and glory, and the vast dominions he was possessed of, were all from the Lord; as whatever kings have are, though they are too apt to ascribe it to themselves; but all are from him, by whom kings reign:

so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him; all the kings of the earth, though they dared not openly speak against him, or oppose him; yet they inwardly grieved at and secretly grudged his grandeur and majesty, superior to theirs, and wished themselves in his stead; and could gladly have done anything, were it in their power, to eclipse his glory, and bring him lower. This is the case of all that are in any eminence, or are conspicuous to others, or in any exalted station above others, be it what it will; whether they have superior gifts and endowments of mind; or greater riches, and larger possessions; or are in high places of honour, trust, and profit. The Targum is,

"I have made him beautiful by the multitude of his mighty ones; and all the kings of the east trembled before him, because of the strength of his power, which he had from the Lord.''

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.