OET interlinear EZEK 31:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) when I threw it down to Sheol with those who went down into the pit

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of its_downfall_of,his quake nations when,I,brought_down DOM=him/it Sheol,to DOM go_down_of pit and,they_were_comforted in=land below all/each/any/every tree/wood_of ˊĒden choice_of and=good Ləⱱānōn all/each/any/every drink_of water )

Here “threw it down to Sheol” is an idiom that means to kill. “The pit” refers to the grave; because the grave was thought to be the entrance to the world of the dead, the pit also represents that world. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 31:14. Alternate translation: [when I killed the cedar and it went to Sheol with everyone else that is dead] (See also: figs-metonymy)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) in the lowest parts of the earth

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of its_downfall_of,his quake nations when,I,brought_down DOM=him/it Sheol,to DOM go_down_of pit and,they_were_comforted in=land below all/each/any/every tree/wood_of ˊĒden choice_of and=good Ləⱱānōn all/each/any/every drink_of water )

“that were already deep down in the ground.” This is an idiom. Alternate translation: [that had already died and are now in Sheol]

(Occurrence 0) the choicest and best trees of Lebanon; the trees that drank the waters

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of its_downfall_of,his quake nations when,I,brought_down DOM=him/it Sheol,to DOM go_down_of pit and,they_were_comforted in=land below all/each/any/every tree/wood_of ˊĒden choice_of and=good Ləⱱānōn all/each/any/every drink_of water )

“the best trees of Lebanon that everyone would want; trees that got a lot of water.” This is describing the trees of Eden that were in the lowest parts of the earth.

(Occurrence 0) the choicest

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of its_downfall_of,his quake nations when,I,brought_down DOM=him/it Sheol,to DOM go_down_of pit and,they_were_comforted in=land below all/each/any/every tree/wood_of ˊĒden choice_of and=good Ləⱱānōn all/each/any/every drink_of water )

This is something that everyone would want because it is very good.