Ezekiel 31:9

In 11 translations

BSB

I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’

KJV

I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

WEB

I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.’

ASV

I made it fair by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

LSV

I have made him beautiful in the multitude of his thin shoots, || And all trees of Eden that [are] in the garden of God envy him.

YLT

Fair I have made him in the multitude of his thin shoots, And envy him do all trees of Eden that [are] in the garden of God.

DBY

I had made him fair by the multitude of his branches; and all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.Elohim

DRC

For I made him beautiful and thick set with many branches: and all the trees of pleasure, that were in the paradise of God, envied him.

GNV

I made him faire by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, enuied him.

JPS

I made it fair by the multitude of its branches; so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

LXXE

because of the multitude of his branches: and the trees of God's paradise of delight envied him.

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WLC

יָפֶ֣ה עֲשִׂיתִ֔יו בְּרֹ֖ב דָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יו וַיְקַנְאֻ֨הוּ֙ כָּל־עֲצֵי־עֵ֔דֶן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּגַ֥ן הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

LXX-Br

διὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν κλάδων αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐζήλωσεν αὐτὸν τὰ ξύλα τοῦ παραδείσου τῆς τρυφῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ.

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• Psalms 75:6–7For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
• Daniel 2:37–38You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory. Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your…
• Isaiah 51:3For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and…
• Genesis 13:10And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
• Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold,…
• Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
• Daniel 5:20–23But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast.…
• Genesis 2:8–9And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed. Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle…
• Judges 9:8–20One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the…
• Ezekiel 16:14Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.
• Psalms 96:12–13Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the…
• Isaiah 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have…
• Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
• James 4:5–6Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy? But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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