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And all the beasts of the field will be on its <i>fallen</i> branches<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />On its downfall all the birds of the sky will dwell, and all the beasts of the field will be on its <i>fallen</i> branches<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All the birds of the sky will nest in its ruins, and all the animals of the field will rest on its <i>fallen</i> branches<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the birds of the sky nested on its fallen trunk, and all the animals of the field were among its boughs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the birds of the sky nested on its fallen trunk, and all the animals of the field were among its boughs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Upon his ruin all the birds of the heavens shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Birds will then nest on the stump of the fallen tree, and wild animals will trample its branches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Upon his ruin all the fowls of the heaven shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All the birds perched on the fallen tree, and all the wild animals lived in its branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The birds will come and perch on the fallen tree, and the wild animals will walk over its branches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All the birds in the sky will live among its ruins, and the wild animals will forage among its branches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the birds of the air nested on its fallen trunk, and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On its ruins all the birds of the sky will live, and all the wild animals will walk on its branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On his ruin all the birds of the sky shall dwell, and all the animals of the field shall be on his branches;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All the birds of the sky will dwell on his ruin, and all the animals of the field will be on his branches, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Every bird of the heavens dwells on his ruin, "" And all beasts of the field have been on his boughs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> On his ruin dwell do all fowls of the heavens, And on his boughs have been all the beasts of the field,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Upon his fall shall all the fowls of the heavens sit, and upon his branches were all the beasts of the field:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All the fowls of the air dwelt upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the field were among his branches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All the birds of the air lived upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the countryside were among his branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On its fallen trunk sit all the birds of the sky; Beside its fallen branches, are found all the beasts of the field. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On its fallen trunk settle all the birds of the air, and among its boughs lodge all the wild animals.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when it falls, all the fowls of the air shall alight upon it and all the beasts of the field shall be under its branches,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when it will fall, every bird of Heaven will perch upon it, and every animal of the wilderness will be under its branches<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Upon his carcass all the fowls of the heaven do dwell, and upon his branches are all the beasts of the field;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />All the birds of the sky have settled on his fallen trunk, and all the wild beasts of the field came upon his boughs:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=9013" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Egypt will Fall Like Assyria</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: ‘ō·wp̄ (N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">the birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the air</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: yiš·kə·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">nested</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4658.htm" title="4658: map·pal·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Carcass, ruin, an overthrow. From naphal; fall, i.e. Decadence; concretely, a ruin; specifically a carcase.">its fallen trunk,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yaṯ (N-fsc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">the beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/6288.htm" title="6288: pō·rō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A bough. Or pora'h; or pu'rah; from pa'ar; properly, ornamentation, i.e. foliage as bright green.">its boughs.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Isaiah 14:8</a></span><br />Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-14.htm">Daniel 4:14-15</a></span><br />He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches. / But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Jeremiah 22:7</a></span><br />I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11-15</a></span><br />The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. / Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21-22</a></span><br />But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. / Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39</a></span><br />So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a></span><br />For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Zephaniah 2:14</a></span><br />Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></span><br />“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a></span><br />Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1-3</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— / people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. / The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">On his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be on his branches:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Ezekiel 29:5</a></b></br> And I will leave thee <i>thrown</i> into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-1.htm">Ezekiel 32:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first <i>day</i> of the month, <i>that</i> the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-6.htm">Isaiah 18:6</a></b></br> They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Air</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Field</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-6.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-14.htm">Stem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-19.htm">Trunk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Air</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-8.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-28.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-5.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Field</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/hosea/2-12.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Stem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-3.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-19.htm">Trunk</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-1.htm">A relation unto Pharaoh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">of the glory of Assyria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">and the fall thereof for pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">The like destruction of Egypt</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/31.htm">Ezekiel 31</a>, the imagery of a tree represents Assyria, a once-mighty empire that has been brought low. The birds nesting on the fallen trunk suggest that what was once a symbol of strength and dominance has become a place of habitation for lesser creatures. This imagery is reminiscent of <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Daniel 4:12</a>, where a tree provides shelter for birds, symbolizing the reach and influence of a kingdom. The fallen trunk indicates a complete reversal of fortune, highlighting the theme of divine judgment against pride and arrogance. The birds, often seen as scavengers in biblical literature, emphasize the desolation and vulnerability of the fallen empire.<p><b>and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs</b><br>The beasts living among the boughs further illustrate the desolation and transformation of the once-great tree. In biblical symbolism, beasts often represent nations or peoples (<a href="/daniel/7-17.htm">Daniel 7:17</a>). The presence of these creatures among the boughs suggests that the fallen empire has become a dwelling place for those who once might have been its subjects or adversaries. This imagery can be connected to the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a>, where a future harmonious kingdom is described with animals living peacefully together, contrasting the current state of chaos and disorder. The phrase underscores the theme of God's sovereignty and the inevitable downfall of those who exalt themselves against Him. It serves as a warning to other nations and leaders about the consequences of pride and the ultimate authority of God over all creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages through visions and symbolic acts.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>Represented as a great cedar tree in this chapter, symbolizing its former power and majesty before its downfall.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/birds_of_the_air.htm">Birds of the Air</a></b><br>Symbolic of nations or peoples that benefited from Assyria's power but also took advantage of its downfall.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/beasts_of_the_field.htm">Beasts of the Field</a></b><br>Representing various nations or groups that exploited the fallen state of Assyria.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a time of judgment and reflection for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/pride_leads_to_downfall.htm">Pride Leads to Downfall</a></b><br>Just as Assyria's pride led to its destruction, we must guard against pride in our own lives, recognizing that all power and success come from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>This passage reminds us that God is in control of the rise and fall of nations. We should trust in His ultimate plan and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Assyria's fall serves as a warning of the consequences of sin and rebellion against God. We are called to live righteously and seek His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_nations_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Nations in God's Plan</a></b><br>Nations and leaders are instruments in God's hands. We should pray for our leaders and seek to understand our role in God's overarching plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/finding_refuge_in_god.htm">Finding Refuge in God</a></b><br>Unlike the birds and beasts that exploit the fallen, we are called to find our refuge and strength in God, who is unchanging and eternal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_31_6_literal_and_plausible.htm">In Ezekiel 31:6, is the claim that 'all the birds of the heavens' nested in its boughs to be taken literally, and if so, is it biologically plausible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_ezekiel_39_17-20_in_history.htm">If Ezekiel 39:17-20 literally depicts birds and beasts feasting on armies, why is there no clear corroboration of such a catastrophic event in historical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_19_17-18_align_with_a_kind_god.htm">Revelation 19:17-18 depicts a grisly feast of flesh for birds--how does this align with a compassionate God portrayed elsewhere in scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_eagles.htm">What is the biblical perspective on eagles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Upon his ruin shall all the fowls.--</span>There is no inconsistency between this and the previous verse. <span class= "bld">At</span> the fall all nations and people rush away, to avoid becoming involved in the catastrophe; but as soon as the giant cedar is prostrate, they gather upon its trunk and branches to fatten upon its ruin.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Upon his ruin</span>. The prophet, as it were, corrects his imagery. The birds and beasts are still there, but instead of dwelling in the boughs, they (vultures and owls, jackals and hyenas) hover and creep as over the carcass of the dead, decaying trunk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the birds</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֣וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flying creatures</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the air</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nested</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·kə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its fallen trunk,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַפַּלְתּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(map·pal·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4658.htm">Strong's 4658: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fall, decadence, a ruin, a carcase</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the beasts</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the field</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">הָי֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its boughs.</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹּארֹתָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(pō·rō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6288.htm">Strong's 6288: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ornamentation, foliage, as bright green</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Ezekiel 31:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/31-13.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 31:13 On his ruin all the birds (Ezek. 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