Eze 31 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, day one of the month, [ 3 came 1 the word 2 of the lord ] to me, saying,

‏ Ezekiel 31

CHAPTER 31 Parable of the Trees

1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, day one of the month, [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 2 O son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude! To whom did you liken yourself in your haughtiness? 3 Behold, Assyria was a cypress in Lebanon, and goodly in shoots, and dense in the protection, and high in size; and [³into ⁴the midst ⁵of the clouds ²came ¹his top]. 4 Water nourished him, the deep made him rise up high; [³the ⁴rivers ¹she ²led] round about his plants, and [²her collections of water ¹she sent forth] unto all the trees of the field. 5 Because of this, [²was raised up high ¹his greatness] over all the trees of the field, and [³were multiplied ²tender branches ¹his], and [²were raised up high ¹his shoots] over [²water ¹much], in his stretching out. 6 In his shoots nested all the birds of the heaven, and underneath his tender branches [⁶procreated ¹all ²the ³wild beasts ⁴of the ⁵plain]; in his shadow dwelt all the multitude of nations. 7 And he became good in his height because of the multitude of his tender branches; for [²existed ¹his roots] among [²water ¹much]. 8 And [²cypresses ¹such] in the paradise of God, and the pines were not likened to his shoots; and fir trees were not likened to his branches; every tree in the paradise of God was not likened to him in his beauty. 9 Because of the multitude of his tender branches [³good ¹I made ²him] by the multitude of his tender branches. And [⁸were jealous of ⁹him ¹the ²trees ³of the ⁴paradise ⁵of the ⁶delicacy ⁷of God]. 10 On account of this, thus says Adonai the lord; Because you became great to greatness, and you put your top into the midst of clouds; and [²was lifted up ¹his heart] unto his height; 11 even I delivered him up into the hands of the ruler of the nations; and he caused his destruction. 12 And [²utterly destroyed ³him ¹strangers], pestilent ones from the nations. And they threw him down upon the mountains. In all the ravines [²fell ¹his tender branches]; and [²were broken ¹his trunks] in every plain of the land. And [⁶went down ⁷from ⁸his protection ¹all ²the ³peoples ⁴of the ⁵nations], and they dashed him. 13 [⁷upon ⁸his downfall ⁶rested ¹All ²the ³birds ⁴of the ⁵heaven]; and upon his trunks existed all the wild beasts of the field, 14 so that [⁷should not ⁸be exalted ⁹in ¹⁰their greatness ¹all ²the ³trees ⁴by ⁵the ⁶water], and do not put their top into the midst of clouds; and [⁵stand not ⁶in ⁷their height ⁸against ⁹him ¹all ²the ones ³drinking ⁴water]. All were given unto death in [²of the earth ¹the depth], in the midst of the sons of men going down into the pit. 15 Thus says Adonai the lord; In which day he went down into Hades, [³mourned ⁴him ¹the ²abyss]. And I attended to her rivers, and restrained the abundance of water. And [²was darkened ³over ⁴him ¹Lebanon]; all the trees of the plains [²by ³him ¹were enfeebled]. 16 From the sound of his downfall [³shook ¹the ²nations] when I brought him down unto Hades with the ones going down into the pit. And [⁶comforted ⁷him ⁸in ¹⁰earth ⁹lowermost ¹all ²the ³trees ⁴of the ⁵delicacy], and the chosen ones and the best ones of Lebanon, all the ones drinking water. 17 For also even they went down with him into Hades with the ones slain by the sword; and his seed dwelling under his protection [²in ³the middle ⁴of their life ¹were destroyed]. 18 To whom are you likened in power, and in glory, and in greatness among the trees of the delicacy? Go down with the trees of the delicacy into [²of the earth ¹the depth]! [²in ³the midst ⁴of uncircumcised ¹You shall sleep], with ones slain by sword. Thus Pharaoh and all the multitude of his strength, says Adonai the lord.