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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with abundant branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden in the garden of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Because I made this tree so beautiful, and gave it such magnificent foliage, it was the envy of all the other trees of Eden, the garden of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that <i>were</i> in the garden of God, envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with a multitude of branches, So that all the trees of Eden envied it, That <i>were</i> in the garden of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I made it beautiful with the multitude of its branches, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I made it beautiful with the multitude of its foliage, And all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, were jealous of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘I made it beautiful with the great mass of its branches, So that all the trees of Eden which were in the garden of God were jealous of it (Assyria).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with its many limbs, and all the trees of Eden, which were in God’s garden, envied it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with its many limbs, and all the trees of Eden, which were in God&#8217s garden, envied it.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, gave this tree its beauty, and I helped the branches grow strong. All other trees in Eden wanted to be just like it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I was the one who made it beautiful with its many branches. This tree was the envy of all the trees in Eden, in God's garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I made it beautiful, with spreading branches. It was the envy of every tree in Eden, the garden of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I made it beautiful, including all of its branches; all the trees in God's garden of Eden envied it!'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with its many branches; all the trees of Eden, in the garden of God, envied it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I made him fair by the multitude of his branches, and all the trees of Eden which are in the garden of God will envy him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I made him beautiful, and dense with many branches. And all the trees of delight, which were in the Paradise of God, were jealous of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with abundant foliage, So that all the trees in Eden were envious of it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I made it beautiful with its mass of branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have made him beautiful in the multitude of his branches, and all the trees of Eden, the Paradise of God, were jealous of him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />because of the multitude of his branches: and the trees of God's paradise of delight envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/31-9.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=8962" 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">8</span>The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯîw (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I made</a> <a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="3303: yā·p̄eh (Adj-ms) -- Fair, beautiful. From yaphah; beautiful.">it beautiful</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: bə·rōḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">with its many</a> <a href="/hebrew/1808.htm" title="1808: dā·lî·yō·w·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A branch, bough. From dalah; something dangling, i.e. A bough.">branches,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7065.htm" title="7065: way·qan·’u·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- To be jealous or zealous. A primitive root; to be zealous, i.e. jealous or envious.">the envy</a> <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.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ă·ṣê- (N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/5731.htm" title="5731: ‘ê·ḏen (N-proper-fs) -- The garden home of Adam and Eve. The same as eden; Eden, the region of Adam's home.">of Eden,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: bə·ḡan (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">were in the garden</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,…<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="/genesis/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9</a></span><br />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 of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.<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="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-12</a></span><br />In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great. / The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. / Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16-17</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, / where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24</a></span><br />Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16-19</a></span><br />saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</a></span><br />He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. / Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Luke 13:18-19</a></span><br />Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? / It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a></span><br />down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a></span><br />I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">made</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Ezekiel 16:14</a></b></br> And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it <i>was</i> perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a></b></br> And in very deed for this <i>cause</i> have I raised thee up, for to shew <i>in</i> thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">Psalm 75:6,7</a></b></br> For promotion <i>cometh</i> neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south… </p><p class="hdg">all the trees</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Ezekiel 17:22,24</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set <i>it</i>; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant <i>it</i> upon an high mountain and eminent: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-8.htm">Judges 9:8-20</a></b></br> The trees went forth <i>on a time</i> to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></b></br> For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap <i>their</i> hands.</p><p class="hdg">envied</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14</a></b></br> For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-11.htm">Genesis 37:11</a></b></br> And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/18-15.htm">1 Samuel 18:15</a></b></br> Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Eden</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-4.htm">Envied</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm">Envy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Jealous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-15.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/32-13.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Eden</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-14.htm">Envied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-11.htm">Envy</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Jealous</a> <a href="/daniel/11-33.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/daniel/11-7.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Trees</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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The imagery of branches suggests growth, prosperity, and influence. In biblical symbolism, trees often represent nations or leaders (e.g., <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-12</a>). The beauty and many branches could symbolize the Assyrian empire's vast reach and power, as described earlier in <a href="/ezekiel/31.htm">Ezekiel 31</a>. This reflects God's ability to elevate nations according to His purposes, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-19</a>, where Assyria is used as an instrument of judgment.<p><b>the envy of all the trees of Eden</b><br>The reference to Eden evokes the idea of an ideal, lush, and fertile place, symbolizing perfection and divine blessing. The trees of Eden can be seen as other nations or rulers who were envious of Assyria's prosperity and dominance. This mirrors the biblical theme of nations envying Israel's blessings when they are faithful to God (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). The envy also serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, where pride precedes a fall.<p><b>which were in the garden of God.</b><br>The "garden of God" is a direct reference to the Garden of Eden, a place of divine presence and original perfection (<a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8-15</a>). This phrase underscores the idea that all nations and their rulers are ultimately under God's authority and subject to His judgment. The garden imagery connects to the broader biblical narrative of creation, fall, and redemption, pointing to the restoration of all things through Christ (<a href="/revelation/22.htm">Revelation 22:1-3</a>). The mention of the garden also serves as a reminder of humanity's original purpose to steward God's creation, a role fulfilled perfectly by Jesus, the second Adam (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45-49</a>).<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 metaphorically as a great cedar tree in this chapter, symbolizing its former power and majesty before its downfall.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/eden.htm">Eden</a></b><br>The garden of God, a place of perfection and beauty, often used symbolically to represent God's ideal creation and blessings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_trees_of_eden.htm">The Trees of Eden</a></b><br>Symbolic of other nations or entities that were envious of Assyria's former glory and splendor.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator who bestowed beauty and abundance upon Assyria, highlighting His sovereignty over nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is the ultimate authority over all nations, raising them up and bringing them down according to His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Like Assyria, nations and individuals can become proud of their achievements, forgetting that all blessings come from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/envy_and_contentment.htm">Envy and Contentment</a></b><br>The envy of the trees of Eden serves as a reminder to find contentment in God's provision rather than coveting others' blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_god's_creation.htm">The Beauty of God's Creation</a></b><br>God's creation, both in nature and in His plans for nations, is inherently beautiful and purposeful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_glory.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Glory</a></b><br>Earthly power and beauty are fleeting; true and lasting glory is found in a relationship with God.<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/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can't_archaeologists_find_eden.htm">If Eden was a literal place (Genesis 2:8–14), why haven’t archaeologists verified its location? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_the_ten_commandments_relevant_now.htm">What is the meaning of Genesis 3:15?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_satan's_identity.htm">What is Satan's identity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/31-9.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">I made</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשִׂיתִ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śî·ṯîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it beautiful</span><br /><span class="heb">יָפֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3303.htm">Strong's 3303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fair, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with its many</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">branches,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(dā·lî·yō·w·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1808.htm">Strong's 1808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something dangling, a bough</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the envy</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְקַנְאֻ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·qan·’u·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7065.htm">Strong's 7065: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, zealous, jealous, envious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of 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 trees</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲצֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Eden,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֔דֶן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḏen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5731.htm">Strong's 5731: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Eve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were in the garden</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> </span><span class="str2">An enclosure, garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.’</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/31-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 31:9 I made it beautiful by the multitude (Ezek. 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