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BrLXX Ἰδοὺ Ἀσσοὺρ κυπάρισσος ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ, καὶ καλὸς ταῖς παραφυάσι, καὶ ὑψηλὸς τῷ μεγέθει, εἰς μέσον νεφελῶν ἐγένετο ἡ ἀρχὴ αὐτοῦ.
(Idou Assour kuparissos en tōi Libanōi, kai kalos tais parafuasi, kai hupsaʸlos tōi megethei, eis meson nefelōn egeneto haʸ arⱪaʸ autou. )

BrTr Behold, the Assyrian was a cypress in Libanus, and was fair in shoots, and high in stature: his top reached to the midst of the clouds.

ULT Behold! Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches, giving shade to the forest,
⇔ and the tallest in height, and the branches formed its treetop.

UST You think that your country is as great as Assyria was.
⇔ Well, Assyria was like a tall cedar tree in Lebanon;
⇔ it had big beautiful branches
⇔ that provided shade for other trees in the forest.
⇔ It was very tall;
⇔ and the branches of the tallest trees made a treetop that was a roof over the forest.

OEB No OEB EZE 31:3 verse available

WEBBE Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon
⇔ with beautiful branches,
⇔ and with a forest-like shade,
⇔ of high stature;
⇔ and its top was amongst the thick boughs.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Consider Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon,
⇔ with beautiful branches, like a forest giving shade,
⇔ and extremely tall;
⇔ its top reached into the clouds.

LSV Behold, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon,
Beautiful in branch, and shading bough, and high in stature,
And its foliage has been between thickets.

FBV Look at Assyria. It was like a cedar in Lebanon, with its beautiful branches providing shade in the forest. It was so high that its top reached the clouds.

T4T You think that your country is as great as Assyria was:
⇔ Assyria was previously like [MET] a tall cedar tree in Lebanon;
⇔ it was as though it had big beautiful branches
⇔ that provided shade for other trees in the forest.
⇔ It was very tall;
⇔ its top was above the leaves of the other trees.

LEB No LEB EZE book available

BBE See, a pine-tree with beautiful branches and thick growth, giving shade and very tall; and its top was among the clouds.

Moff No Moff EZE book available

JPS Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of a high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.

ASV Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.

DRA Behold, the Assyrian was like a cedar in Libanus, with fair branches, and full of leaves, of a high stature, and his top was elevated among the thick boughs.

YLT Lo, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, Fair in branch, and shading bough, and high in stature, And between thickets hath its foliage been.

Drby Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with fair branches and a shadowing shroud, and of a high stature: and his top was amidst the thick boughs.

RV 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.

SLT No SLT EZE book available

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.[fn]

31.3 with fair branches: Heb. fair of branches

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Behold, the Assyrian was a Cedar in Lebanon with faire branches, and with a shadowing shrowd, and of an hie stature, and his top was among the thicke boughes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

31:3 Heb. faire of branches.

Bshps No Bshps EZE book available

Gnva Beholde, Asshur was like a cedar in Lebanon with faire branches, and with thicke shadowing boughes, and shot vp very hye, and his toppe was among the thicke boughes.
(Behold, Asshur was like a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with thick shadowing boughs, and shot up very high, and his top was among the thick boughs. )

Cvdl No Cvdl EZE book available

Wycl No Wycl EZE book available

Luth No Luth EZE book available

ClVg ecce Assur quasi cedrus in Libano, pulcher ramis, et frondibus nemorosus, excelsusque altitudine, et inter condensas frondes elevatum est cacumen ejus.
(behold Assur as_if cedar in/into/on Libano, beautiful branches, and with_leaves wooded, and_high height, and between condensed leaves elevated it_is peak his. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT EZE book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

General Information:

These are God’s words to Pharaoh about Assyria. God gives his message in the form of a parable about a great cedar tree.

(Occurrence 0) Behold!

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! ʼAshshūr cedar in/on/at/with,Lebanon beautiful_of branches and,forest shade and,great_of height and=between clouds she/it_was top_of,its )

Alternate translation: “Look!” or “Listen!” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

(Occurrence 0) Assyria was a cedar

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! ʼAshshūr cedar in/on/at/with,Lebanon beautiful_of branches and,forest shade and,great_of height and=between clouds she/it_was top_of,its )

In this parable, God speaks about Assyria as if it were a great tree to emphasize how great and powerful the Assyrians were. This parable continues until 31:9. Alternate translation: “Assyria was like a cedar”

(Occurrence 0) the branches formed its treetop

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! ʼAshshūr cedar in/on/at/with,Lebanon beautiful_of branches and,forest shade and,great_of height and=between clouds she/it_was top_of,its )

Some versions of the Bible translate this as “the top of the tree was in the clouds.” Alternate translation: “its top was above the branches of the other trees”

Parallel EZE 31:3

General Information: