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No cypress had branches to equal it; no plane tree had boughs to compare. No tree in the garden of God came close to it in beauty. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Standard Version</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor the fir trees equal its boughs; neither were the plane trees like its branches; no tree in the garden of God was its equal in beauty. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31.htm">King James Bible</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/31.htm">New King James Version</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; The fir trees were not like its boughs, And the chestnut trees were not like its branches; No tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘The cedars in God’s garden could not match it; The junipers could not compare with its branches, And the plane trees could not match its branches. No tree in God’s garden could compare with it in its beauty. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216The cedars in God&#8217s garden could not match it; The cypresses could not compare with its boughs, And the plane trees could not match its branches. No tree in God&#8217s garden could compare with it in its beauty. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘The cedars in God’s garden could not match it; The cypresses could not compare with its boughs, And the plane trees could not match its branches. No tree in God’s garden could compare with it in its beauty. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The cedars in God’s garden could not match it; The cypresses could not liken themselves with its boughs, And the plane trees were not like its branches. No tree in God’s garden could liken itself with it in its beauty. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘The cedars in the garden of God could not hide or rival it; The cypress trees did not have boughs like it, And the plane trees did not have branches like it. No tree in the garden of God was like it in its beauty. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The cedars in God’s garden could not eclipse it; the pine trees couldn’t compare with its branches, nor could the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with it in beauty. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The cedars in God&#8217s garden could not rival it; the pine trees couldn&#8217t compare with its branches, nor could the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with it in beauty. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/31.htm">American Standard Version</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir-trees were not like its boughs, and the plane-trees were not as its branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like unto it in its beauty. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> None of the cedar trees in my garden of Eden were as beautiful as this tree; no tree of any kind had such long branches. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Revised Version</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the plane trees were not as his branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like unto him in his beauty. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The cedar trees in God's garden couldn't compare to it. The pine trees couldn't equal its branches. The plane trees couldn't measure up to its branches. All the trees in God's garden couldn't match its beauty. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/31.htm">Good News Translation</a> No cedar in God's garden could compare with it. No fir tree ever had such branches, And no plane tree such limbs. No tree in God's own garden was so beautiful. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/31.htm">International Standard Version</a> The cedars in God's garden could not compare to it; Fir trees could not match its boughs. The plane tree never grew branches like it, and no tree in God's garden compares to its beauty. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/31.htm">NET Bible</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not eclipse it, nor could the fir trees match its boughs; the plane trees were as nothing compared to its branches; no tree in the garden of God could rival its beauty. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir trees were not like its boughs, and the plane trees were not as its branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like it in its beauty. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir-trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut-trees were not like his branches; not any tree in the garden of God was like to him in his beauty. <a href="/web/ezekiel/31.htm">World English Bible</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it. The cypress trees were not like its branches. The pine trees were not like its branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like it in its beauty. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Cedars have not hid him in the garden of God, "" Firs have not been like to his boughs, "" And plane-trees have not been as his branches, "" No tree in the garden of God has been like to him in his beauty, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Cedars have not hid him in the garden of God, Firs have not been like unto his boughs, And chesnut-trees have not been as his branches, No tree in the garden of God hath been like unto him in his beauty, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The cedars did not hide him in the garden of God: the cypresses were not like to his boughs, and the plane trees were not as his branches; every tree in the garden of God was not like to him in his beauty.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The cedars in the paradise of God wars not higher than he, the fir trees did not equal his top, neither were the plane trees to be compared with him for branches: no tree in the paradise of God was like him in his beauty. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The cedars in the Paradise of God were not higher than he was. The spruce trees were not equal to his summit, and the plane trees were not equal to his fullness. No tree in the Paradise of God was similar to him or to his beauty. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Bible</a> In the garden of God, no cedars could rival it, No juniper could equal its branches, no plane tree match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could match its beauty. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor the fir trees equal its boughs; the plane trees were as nothing compared with its branches; no tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The cedars in the garden of God could not surpass it; the fir trees did not equal its boughs; the plane trees were not like its branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like to it in its beauty. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The cedars in the Paradise of God did not surpass it, and the junipers were not like its branches, and the plane trees were not like its leaves, and no tree in the Paradise of God was like it in its beauty<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The cedars in the garden of God Could not hide it; The cypress-trees were not Like its boughs, And the plane-trees were not As its branches; Nor was any tree in the garden of God Like unto it in its beauty. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And such cypresses as this were in the paradise of God; and there were no pines like his shoots, and there were no firs like his branches: no tree in the paradise of God was like him in his beauty, <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8947" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Egypt will Fall Like Assyria</a> …7It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters. 8<a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ă·rā·zîm (N-mp) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">The cedars</a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: bə·ḡan- (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">in the garden</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6004.htm" title="6004: ‘ă·mā·mu·hū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 3ms) -- To darken, dim. A primitive root; to associate; by implication, to overshadow.">rival it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1265.htm" title="1265: bə·rō·wō·šîm (N-mp) -- Cypress or fir. Of uncertain derivation; a cypress Tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument.">the cypresses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1819.htm" title="1819: ḏā·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be like, resemble. A primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider.">compare</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5589.htm" title="5589: sə·‘ap·pō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A bough, branch. Feminine of ca'iyph; a twig.">its branches,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/6196.htm" title="6196: wə·‘ar·mō·nîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Plane tree. Probably from aram; the plane tree.">the plane trees</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.">match</a> <a href="/hebrew/6288.htm" title="6288: kə·p̄ō·rō·ṯāw (Prep-k:: 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> <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.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: bə·ḡan- (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">in the garden</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1819.htm" title="1819: ḏā·māh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be like, resemble. A primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider.">could compare</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3308.htm" title="3308: bə·yā·p̄ə·yōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Beauty. From yaphah; beauty.">its beauty.</a> 9I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Isaiah 14:8</a> Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.” <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-12</a> 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. <a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/10-34.htm">Isaiah 10:34</a> He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. <a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16</a> The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a> against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Jeremiah 46:22</a> Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees. <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2</a> Wail, 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! <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Revelation 18:12</a> cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; <a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Revelation 2:7</a> He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God. <a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Matthew 13:32</a> 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.” <a href="/luke/13-19.htm">Luke 13:19</a> 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.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like to him in his beauty.cedars<a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a> Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.<a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8</a> And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.<a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.nor any<a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35</a> I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.<a href="/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7-14</a> Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few… <a href="/isaiah/36-4.htm">Isaiah 36:4-18</a> And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Chestnut</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Compare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-2.htm">Compared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-3.htm">Comparison</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Cypresses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Cypress-Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-29.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Firs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Fir-Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">God's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-3.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-3.htm">Match</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Pine</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Plane</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-32.htm">Rival</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-10.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Chestnut</a> <a href="/daniel/1-13.htm">Compare</a> <a href="/haggai/2-3.htm">Compared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-6.htm">Comparison</a> <a href="/songs/1-17.htm">Cypresses</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">Cypress-Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-17.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">Firs</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Fir-Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">God's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-24.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/luke/5-36.htm">Match</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-10.htm">Pine</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Plane</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-18.htm">Rival</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 31</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/31-1.htm">A relation unto Pharaoh</a> 3. <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">of the glory of Assyria</a> 10. <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">and the fall thereof for pride</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">The like destruction of Egypt</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; In biblical literature, cedars often symbolize strength and majesty, particularly the cedars of Lebanon, which were renowned for their height and durability. The "garden of God" is a reference to Eden, a place of divine perfection and beauty. This phrase suggests that the subject of the passage, likely Assyria or Egypt as a metaphorical tree, surpasses even the most majestic creations in Eden. This hyperbolic language emphasizes the pride and perceived invincibility of these nations. The imagery of trees in Eden also connects to the idea of divine judgment, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where the fall of man occurs.the cypresses could not compare with its branches, Cypresses, known for their evergreen quality and resilience, symbolize endurance and eternal life. The comparison here indicates that the branches of this metaphorical tree are more expansive and impressive than those of the cypress. This could reflect the extensive reach and influence of the nation being described. The use of tree imagery is consistent with other prophetic literature, such as <a href="/daniel/4.htm">Daniel 4</a>, where Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom is likened to a great tree.nor the plane trees match its boughs. Plane trees, known for their broad leaves and shade, represent shelter and protection. The inability of plane trees to match the boughs of this tree suggests that the nation provides unparalleled protection and prosperity. This imagery might also allude to the pride and self-sufficiency of the nation, which ultimately leads to its downfall, as pride precedes destruction (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>).No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty. The repetition of "the garden of God" reinforces the idea of divine creation and perfection. The unmatched beauty of this tree highlights the nation's perceived glory and splendor. However, this beauty is superficial and temporary, as the context of <a href="/ezekiel/31.htm">Ezekiel 31</a> is a prophecy of judgment. The beauty of the tree is reminiscent of Lucifer's description in <a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12-17</a>, where beauty and pride lead to downfall. This serves as a warning against hubris and the fleeting nature of earthly power and beauty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages through visions and symbolic acts. 2. <a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a> The nation symbolized by the magnificent tree in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Ezekiel 31</a>. Assyria was a powerful empire known for its military might and influence, which eventually fell due to its pride and sin. 3. <a href="/topical/g/garden_of_god.htm">Garden of God</a> A reference to Eden, symbolizing a place of divine beauty and perfection. It serves as a backdrop to highlight the unmatched splendor of the tree representing Assyria. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cedars,_pine_trees,_plane_trees.htm">Cedars, Pine Trees, Plane Trees</a> These trees are used metaphorically to compare the greatness of Assyria to other nations or entities, emphasizing its unmatched stature and beauty. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate judge and sovereign ruler who uses Ezekiel to communicate His messages and judgments against nations like Assyria.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a> Assyria's unmatched beauty and power led to its downfall. Pride can lead to destruction, and we must remain humble before God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> God is in control of all nations and uses them according to His purposes. We should trust in His sovereign plan, even when it involves judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_god's_creation.htm">The Beauty of God's Creation</a> The imagery of the garden and trees reminds us of the beauty and order in God's creation. We should appreciate and steward it well. <a href="/topical/c/comparative_greatness.htm">Comparative Greatness</a> No earthly power or beauty can compare to God's majesty. Our focus should be on glorifying Him rather than seeking our own greatness. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_restoration.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a> God's judgment is just, but He also offers restoration. We should seek repentance and align ourselves with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 31</a> <a href="/q/how_will_empty_words_comfort_me.htm">What does the Bible mention about Lebanon?</a> <a href="/q/why_liken_assyria_to_a_tall_cedar.htm">How can Ezekiel 31:3 liken Assyria to a cedar 'taller than all the trees,' when historical or archaeological evidence doesn't support such an exaggerated greatness?</a> <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> <a href="/q/ezekiel_31's_place_in_babylon's_conquest.htm">How does Ezekiel 31 fit chronologically within the wider narrative of Babylonian conquest, and are there any historical inconsistencies?</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>(8) The garden of God.--See <a href="/ezekiel/31-9.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 31:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/31-16.htm" title="I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.">Ezekiel 31:16</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm" title="To whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shall you be brought down with the trees of Eden to the nether parts of the earth: you shall lie in the middle of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 31:18</a>; also <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.">Ezekiel 28:13</a>. This is not a representation of Assyria as being in the garden of God, as in the case of Tyre in <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created.">Ezekiel 28:13</a>, but only a further expression of its greatness by a comparison of the tree representing it with the trees of Paradise. Yet this comparison may have been suggested by the fact that the traditionary site of Eden was within the bounds of the Assyrian Empire. Fir trees are generally understood to be cypresses, and chestnut to be plane-trees.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - The cedars in the garden of God. As in <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a>, the thoughts of the prophet dwell on the picture of Eden in <a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8</a>. Far above all other trees, the cedar of Assyria rose high in majesty. All the trees that were in the garden of God envied him. The trees specially chosen for comparison are (1) the fir tress - probably, as in <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Ezekiel 27:5</a>, the cypresses; and (2) the chestnut trees, for which the Revised Version, following the Vulgate and the LXX. of <a href="/genesis/30.htm">Genesis 30</a>:97, gives the "plane," which held a high place in the admiration of Greek and Roman writers. Of this we have a special instance in the story of Xerxes, who decorated a plane tree near the Meander with ornaments of gold (Herod., 7:31; 'AElicon,' 5:14; also comp. Ecclus. 24:14; Virg., 'Georg.,' 4:146; Cicero, 'De Ont.,' 1:7, 28). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The cedars אֲרָזִ֣ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> A cedar tree in the garden בְּגַן־ (bə·ḡan-) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> An enclosure, garden of God אֱלֹהִים֒ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative could not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no rival it; עֲמָמֻהוּ֮ (‘ă·mā·mu·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6004.htm">Strong's 6004: </a> To associate, to overshadow the pine trees בְּרוֹשִׁ֗ים (bə·rō·wō·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1265.htm">Strong's 1265: </a> A cypress, tree, a lance, a musical instrument could not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no compare דָמוּ֙ (ḏā·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1819.htm">Strong's 1819: </a> To compare, to resemble, liken, consider with אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to its branches, סְעַפֹּתָ֔יו (sə·‘ap·pō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5589.htm">Strong's 5589: </a> A bough, branch nor לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no the plane trees וְעַרְמֹנִ֥ים (wə·‘ar·mō·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6196.htm">Strong's 6196: </a> The plane tree match הָי֖וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be its boughs. כְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יו (kə·p̄ō·rō·ṯāw) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6288.htm">Strong's 6288: </a> Ornamentation, foliage, as bright green No כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every tree עֵץ֙ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood in the garden בְּגַן־ (bə·ḡan-) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> An enclosure, garden of God אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative could compare דָמָ֥ה (ḏā·māh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1819.htm">Strong's 1819: </a> To compare, to resemble, liken, consider with אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to its beauty. בְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃ (bə·yā·p̄ə·yōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3308.htm">Strong's 3308: </a> Beauty <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 31:8 The cedars in the garden of God (Ezek. 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