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Eze 31 V1V2V4V5V6V7V8V9V10V11V12V13V14V15V16V17V18

Parallel EZE 31:3

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BI Eze 31:3 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)
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OET-LVThere Assyria [was]_a_cedar in/on/at/with_Ləⱱānōn beautiful of_branch[es] and_forest [which]_gave_shade and_great of_height and_between branches it_was top_its.

UHBהִנֵּ֨ה אַשּׁ֜וּר אֶ֣רֶז בַּ⁠לְּבָנ֗וֹן יְפֵ֥ה עָנָ֛ף וְ⁠חֹ֥רֶשׁ מֵצַ֖ל וּ⁠גְבַ֣הּ קוֹמָ֑ה וּ⁠בֵ֣ין עֲבֹתִ֔ים הָיְתָ֖ה צַמַּרְתּֽ⁠וֹ׃
   (hinnēh ʼashshūr ʼerez ba⁠lləⱱānōn yəfēh ˊānāf və⁠ḩoresh mēʦal ū⁠gəⱱah qōmāh ū⁠ⱱēyn ˊₐⱱotim hāyətāh ʦammart⁠ō.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXἸδοὺ 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. )

BrTrBehold, 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.

ULTBehold! 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.

USTYou 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.

BSBLook at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon,
 ⇔ with beautiful branches that shaded the forest.
 ⇔ It towered on high;
 ⇔ its top was among the clouds.


OEBNo OEB EZE 31:3 verse available

WEBBEBehold, 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)

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

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

FBVLook 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.

T4TYou 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• was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches[fn] and a forest giving shade, • and[fn] •  and its treetop was between the clouds.


31:2 Hebrew “branch”

31:2 Literally “high of height”

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

MoffNo Moff EZE book available

JPSBehold, 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.

ASVBehold, 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.

DRABehold, 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.

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

DrbyBehold, 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.

RVBehold, 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.

WbstrBehold, 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.
   (¶ Behold, the Assyrian was a Cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shrowd, and of an high stature, and his top was among the thick boughes.)


31:3 Heb. faire of branches.

BshpsBehold, Assur is a Cedar in Libanon, with faire braunches, and with thycke shadowing bowes, of a hygh stature, & his top was among the thicke bowes.
   (Behold, Assur is a Cedar in Libanon, with fair branches, and with thycke shadowing bowes, of a hygh stature, and his top was among the thick bowes.)

GnvaBeholde, 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 boughes, and shot up very hye, and his top was among the thick boughes. )

CvdlBeholde, Assur was like a Cedre tre vpo the mount of Libanus, with fayre brauches: so thicke, that he gaue shadowes, and shot out very hye. His toppe reached vnto the cloudes.
   (Behold, Assur was like a Cedre tree upo the mount of Libanus, with fair brauches: so thick, that he gave shadowes, and shot out very hye. His top reached unto the clouds.)

WyclLo! Assur as a cedre in Liban, fair in braunchis, and ful of boowis, and hiy bi hiynesse; and his heiyte was reisid among thicke bowis.
   (Lo! Assur as a cedar in Liban, fair in branchis, and full of boowis, and high by hiynesse; and his heiyte was reisid among thick bowis.)

LuthSiehe, Assur war wie ein Zedernbaum auf dem Libanon, von schönen Ästen und dick von Laub und sehr hoch, daß sein Wipfel hoch stund unter großen, dicken Zweigen.
   (See, Assur what/which like a Zedernbaum on to_him Libanon, from beautiful Ästen and dick from Laub and very hoch, that his Wipfel hoch stood under large, dicken Zweigen.)

ClVgecce Assur quasi cedrus in Libano, pulcher ramis, et frondibus nemorosus, excelsusque altitudine, et inter condensas frondes elevatum est cacumen ejus.
   (ecce Assur as_if cedrus in Libano, pulcher ramis, and frondibus nemorosus, excelsusque altitudine, and between condensas frondes elevatum it_is cacumen his. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

31:1-18 Ezekiel called on the Egyptians to compare themselves to Assyria, which was like a great tree in Eden (31:9). If that tree was felled and sent down to the underworld, how did Egypt, whose glory could never compare to Assyria’s, think it could stand?


UTNuW 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! Assyria cedar in/on/at/with,Lebanon beautiful branches and,forest shade and,great height and=between clouds she/it_was top,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! Assyria cedar in/on/at/with,Lebanon beautiful branches and,forest shade and,great height and=between clouds she/it_was top,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! Assyria cedar in/on/at/with,Lebanon beautiful branches and,forest shade and,great height and=between clouds she/it_was top,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”

BI Eze 31:3 ©