Ezekiel 31
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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אֲרָזִ֣יםcedarsלֹֽא־notעֲמָמֻהוּ֮they eclipsed itבְּגַן־in the garden ofאֱלֹהִים֒Godבְּרוֹשִׁ֗יםfir treesלֹ֤אnotדָמוּ֙they were likeאֶל־toסְעַפֹּתָ֔יוboughs itsוְעַרְמֹנִ֥יםand plane treesלֹֽא־notהָי֖וּthey wereכְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יוlike branches itsכָּל־everyעֵץ֙treeבְּגַן־in the garden ofאֱלֹהִ֔יםGodלֹא־notדָמָ֥הit was likeאֵלָ֖יוto itבְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃in beauty its
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וַיִּכְרְתֻ֧הוּand they cut down itזָרִ֛יםstrangersעָרִיצֵ֥יruthless ones ofגוֹיִ֖םnationsוַֽיִּטְּשֻׁ֑הוּand they abandoned itאֶל־toהֶ֠הָרִיםthe mountainsוּבְכָל־and in allגֵּ֨אָי֜וֹתthe valleysנָפְל֣וּthey fellדָלִיּוֹתָ֗יוbranches itsוַתִּשָּׁבַ֤רְנָהand they were brokenפֹֽארֹתָיו֙branches itsבְּכֹל֙in allאֲפִיקֵ֣יthe ravines ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landוַיֵּרְד֧וּand they went downמִצִּלּ֛וֹfrom shade itsכָּל־allעַמֵּ֥יthe peoples ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthוַֽיִּטְּשֻֽׁהוּ׃and they abandoned it
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לְמַ֡עַןso thatאֲשֶׁר֩thatלֹא־notיִגְבְּה֨וּthey may be lifted upבְקוֹמָתָ֜םin height theirכָּל־anyעֲצֵי־trees ofמַ֗יִםwaterוְלֹֽא־and notיִתְּנ֤וּthey may setאֶת־obj.צַמַּרְתָּם֙treetop theirאֶל־toבֵּ֣יןbetweenעֲבֹתִ֔יםbranchesוְלֹֽא־and notיַעַמְד֧וּthey may standאֵלֵיהֶ֛םleaders theirבְּגָבְהָ֖םby height theirכָּל־anyשֹׁ֣תֵיdrinkers ofמָ֑יִםwaterכִּֽי־forכֻלָּם֩all of themנִתְּנ֨וּthey have been givenלַמָּ֜וֶתto the deathאֶל־toאֶ֣רֶץthe earthתַּחְתִּ֗יתlowestבְּת֛וֹךְin amongבְּנֵ֥יthe children ofאָדָ֖םhumankindאֶל־toי֥וֹרְדֵיthose who go down ofבֽוֹר׃ סthe pit
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehבְּי֨וֹםon the dayרִדְתּ֤וֹwent down itשְׁא֙וֹלָה֙Sheol towardsהֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּיI caused mourningכִּסֵּ֤תִיI coveredעָלָיו֙over itאֶת־obj.תְּה֔וֹםthe deepוָֽאֶמְנַע֙and I withheldנַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָrivers itsוַיִּכָּלְא֖וּand they were restrainedמַ֣יִםwatersרַבִּ֑יםmanyוָאַקְדִּ֤רand I made mournעָלָיו֙on itלְבָנ֔וֹןLebanonוְכָל־and allעֲצֵ֥יthe trees ofהַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe fieldעָלָ֥יוon itעֻלְפֶּֽה׃were wilted
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מִקּ֤וֹלfrom the sound ofמַפַּלְתּוֹ֙downfall itsהִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּיI caused to trembleגוֹיִ֔םnationsבְּהוֹרִדִ֥יwhen brought down Iאֹת֛וֹobj. itשְׁא֖וֹלָהSheol towardsאֶת־withי֣וֹרְדֵיthose who go down ofב֑וֹרthe pitוַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּand they were comfortedבְּאֶ֤רֶץin the earthתַּחְתִּית֙lowestכָּל־allעֲצֵי־the trees ofעֵ֔דֶןEdenמִבְחַ֥רthe choicestוְטוֹב־and the good ofלְבָנ֖וֹןLebanonכָּל־allשֹׁ֥תֵיdrinkers ofמָֽיִם׃water
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אֶל־toמִ֨יwhom?דָמִ֥יתָare you likeכָּ֛כָהthusבְּכָב֥וֹדin splendorוּבְגֹ֖דֶלand in greatnessבַּעֲצֵי־among the trees ofעֵ֑דֶןEdenוְהוּרַדְתָּ֨and you will be brought downאֶת־withעֲצֵי־the trees ofעֵ֜דֶןEdenאֶל־toאֶ֣רֶץthe earthתַּחְתִּ֗יתlowestבְּת֨וֹךְin amongעֲרֵלִ֤יםuncircumcised menתִּשְׁכַּב֙you will lieאֶת־withחַלְלֵי־those slain ofחֶ֔רֶבa swordה֤וּאthatפַרְעֹה֙is Pharaohוְכָל־and allהֲמונ֔וֹmultitude hisנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lordיְהוִֽה׃ סYahweh
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