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Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31.htm">New Living Translation</a> I made the nations shake with fear at the sound of its fall, for I sent it down to the grave with all the others who descend to the pit. And all the other proud trees of Eden, the most beautiful and the best of Lebanon, the ones whose roots went deep into the water, took comfort to find it there with them in the depths of the earth. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Standard Version</a> I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit. And all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the world below. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/31.htm">New King James Version</a> I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell together with those who descend into the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the depths of the earth. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I made the nations quake from the sound of its fall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the earth beneath. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the earth beneath. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the earth beneath. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered ones, were comforted in the earth beneath. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend into the pit; and all the well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and the best of Lebanon, will be comforted in the earth beneath [at Assyria’s downfall]. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I threw it down to Sheol to be with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were comforted in the underworld. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I threw it down to Sheol to be with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, all the well-watered trees, the choice and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the underworld. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/31.htm">American Standard Version</a> I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This tree will crash to the ground, and I will send it to the world below. Then the nations of the earth will tremble. The trees from Eden and the choice trees from Lebanon are now in the world of the dead, and they will be comforted when this tree falls. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I made the nations tremble in fear at the sound of the tree's crash. I brought the tree down to the grave to join those who had gone down to the pit. Then all the trees in Eden, the choicest and best trees of Lebanon, and all the trees that were well-watered were comforted below the earth. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/31.htm">Good News Translation</a> When I send it down to the world of the dead, the noise of its downfall will shake the nations. All the trees of Eden and all the choice, well-watered trees of Lebanon who have gone to the world below will be pleased at its downfall. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/31.htm">International Standard Version</a> I made the nations tremble when they heard that Assyria was falling, descending into Sheol to join those who go down into the Pit. Then all of the trees of Eden in the world below were comforted, including the choicest and best of Lebanon, all of whom were well-watered. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below. <a href="/net/ezekiel/31.htm">NET Bible</a> I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I threw it down to Sheol, along with those who descend to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and the best of Lebanon, all that were well-watered, were comforted in the earth below. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with those who descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the lower parts of the earth. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to the grave 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/31.htm">World English Bible</a> I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with those who descend into the pit. All the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the lower parts of the earth. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I have caused nations to shake at the sound of his fall, "" In My causing him to go down to Sheol, "" With those going down to the pit, "" And all trees of Eden are comforted in the lower earth, "" The choice and good of Lebanon—All drinking waters. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> From the sound of his fall I have caused nations to shake, In My causing him to go down to sheol, With those going down to the pit, And comforted in the earth -- the lower part, are all trees of Eden, The choice and the good of Lebanon, All drinking waters. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> From the voice of his fall I caused the nations to tremble, in my causing him to go down to hades with those going down to the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and good of Lebanon, all drinking water and they shall be comforted in the earth underneath.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I shook the nations with the sound of his fall, when I brought him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of pleasure, the choice and best in Libanus, all that were moistened with waters, were comforted in the lowest parts of the earth. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I shook the Gentiles with the sound of his ruin, when I led him down to hell, with those who were descending into the pit. And all the trees of delights, the finest and best in Lebanon, all that were irrigated with waters, were consoled in the deepest parts of the earth. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Bible</a> At the sound of its fall, I made nations shudder, When I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit. In the underworld all the trees of Eden took comfort: Lebanon’s choicest and best, all that were fed by the waters. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that were well watered, were consoled in the world below.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The earth trembled at the sound of its fall, when I brought it down to Sheol with those who go down into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and the best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> From the sound of his fall the Earth trembled, and when I brought him down to Sheol with the descenders to the pit, all the trees of Eden and the chosen ones, the beautiful ones of Lebanon that drink the waters, were comforted in the lower Earth<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to the nether-world with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> At the sound of his fall the nations quaked, when I brought him down to Hades with them that go down to the pit: and all the trees of Delight comforted him in the heart, and the choice of plants of Libanus, all that drink water. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/31-16.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=9068" 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> …15This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it. 16<a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">I made the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/7493.htm" title="7493: hir·‘aš·tî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To quake, shake. A primitive root; to undulate, partic. Through fear; specifically, to spring.">quake</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: miq·qō·wl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">at the sound</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.">of its downfall,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: bə·hō·w·ri·ḏî (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cs) -- To come or go down, descend. ">when I cast it down</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·w·lāh (N-cs:: 3fs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">to Sheol</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yō·wr·ḏê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To come or go down, descend. ">those who descend</a> <a href="/hebrew/953.htm" title="953: ḇō·wr (N-ms) -- A pit, cistern, well. From buwr; a pit hole.">to the Pit.</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.">Then 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/4005.htm" title="4005: miḇ·ḥar (N-msc) -- Choicest, best. From bachar; select, i.e. Best.">the choicest</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: wə·ṭō·wḇ- (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">and best</a> <a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: lə·ḇā·nō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">of Lebanon,</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.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: šō·ṯê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">the well-watered trees,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: way·yin·nā·ḥă·mū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">were consoled</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8482.htm" title="8482: taḥ·tîṯ (Adj-fs) -- Lower, lowest. From tachath; lowermost; as noun the depths.">below.</a> 17They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations.…<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 14:8-11</a> Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.” / Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. / They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” ... <a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Isaiah 14:15-17</a> But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit. / Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, / who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?” <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18-32</a> “Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit: / Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised! / They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. ... <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-13</a> For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— / against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, <a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a> “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a> 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. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a> 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. <a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-14</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="/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20-23</a> The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth, / whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested— / you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth. ... <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24-25</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. / I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Isaiah 14:3-4</a> On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced, / you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! <a href="/revelation/19-1.htm">Revelation 19:1-3</a> After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! / For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” / And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.” <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10-13</a> For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. / I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless. / I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir. ... <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Jeremiah 51:53-57</a> Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD. / “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! / For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.made<a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Ezekiel 26:10,15</a> By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach… <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Ezekiel 27:28</a> The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.<a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Nahum 2:3</a> The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.When I<a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18</a> Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.<a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Isaiah 14:15</a> Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.and all<a href="/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Ezekiel 31:9,18</a> 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… <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Isaiah 14:8</a> Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.<a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Habakkuk 2:17</a> For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.shall be comforted<a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Ezekiel 31:14</a> To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.<a href="/ezekiel/32-31.htm">Ezekiel 32:31</a> Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/isaiah/14-15.htm">Isaiah 14:15</a> Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Best</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-23.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Descend</a> <a 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href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">Eden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-10.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/hosea/14-6.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Nether</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-17.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-4.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-6.htm">Water</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 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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>I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall This phrase highlights the impact of God's judgment on the nations, emphasizing His sovereignty over all. The imagery of nations quaking suggests a significant and terrifying event, reminiscent of other biblical instances where God's power causes fear and trembling (e.g., <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>, <a href="/psalms/99.htm">Psalm 99:1</a>). Historically, this reflects the fall of powerful empires, such as Assyria, which is the immediate context of <a href="/ezekiel/31.htm">Ezekiel 31</a>. The downfall of such a mighty nation would have sent shockwaves through the surrounding regions, demonstrating the futility of human pride against divine authority.when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit Sheol, in Hebrew thought, is the realm of the dead, a shadowy place where the departed reside. The casting down to Sheol signifies complete destruction and humiliation, a common theme in prophetic literature (<a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-15</a>). The "Pit" further emphasizes the depth of this fall, symbolizing ultimate defeat and separation from the living. This imagery is used to convey the finality of God's judgment and serves as a warning to other nations and leaders who might exalt themselves against God.Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon The reference to the "trees of Eden" and "the choicest and best of Lebanon" symbolizes the beauty and splendor of the nations or leaders that were once considered great. Eden represents a place of perfection and divine blessing, while Lebanon was known for its majestic cedars, often used as a metaphor for strength and nobility (<a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a>, <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a>). This imagery contrasts the former glory with the current state of desolation, underscoring the theme of lost grandeur due to pride and rebellion against God.all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below The "well-watered trees" suggest prosperity and abundance, often associated with divine favor (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a>). Their consolation in the earth below indicates a shared fate among the once-mighty, now humbled and brought low. This reflects the biblical principle that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). The consolation may imply a sense of justice or relief that the arrogant have been brought down, aligning with the prophetic hope for the restoration of divine order.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> Refers to the various peoples and kingdoms that were affected by the downfall of the great tree, symbolizing a powerful nation or leader. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a> The Hebrew term for the realm of the dead, often depicted as a place of darkness and silence. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_pit.htm">The Pit</a> Another term for Sheol, emphasizing the depth and finality of the grave. 4. <a href="/topical/t/trees_of_eden.htm">Trees of Eden</a> Symbolic of the nations or leaders that were once mighty and prosperous, now finding solace in the shared fate of downfall. 5. <a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm">Lebanon</a> Known for its majestic cedars, representing strength and grandeur, often used metaphorically for powerful nations or leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Pride leads to downfall. Just as the mighty tree was cast down, so too will those who exalt themselves be humbled. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a> God's judgment is inevitable and affects all nations. We must live with an awareness of His sovereignty and justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_comfort_in_shared_humanity.htm">The Comfort in Shared Humanity</a> Even in judgment, there is a sense of shared humanity. The trees of Eden find comfort in their common fate, reminding us of our need for community and empathy. <a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_power.htm">The Transience of Earthly Power</a> Earthly power and grandeur are temporary. We should focus on building treasures in heaven rather than relying on worldly strength. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a> While judgment is real, God's ultimate plan includes redemption and restoration for those who turn to Him.<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/why_overstate_cedar's_reach_in_prophecy.htm">Why do some details, like the global reach of the cedar, seem overstated or impossible if this chapter is a warning or prophecy about ancient Mesopotamia?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_sheol_and_abaddon_align_today.htm">Proverbs 15:11: How do ancient concepts of Sheol and Abaddon align with modern historical or archaeological findings on the afterlife? </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/how_do_sheol,_hades,_hell,_etc._differ.htm">How do Sheol, Hades, Hell, lake of fire, Paradise, and Abraham's bosom differ?</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>(16) Hell is here, as generally, Sheol, or Hades, the world of the departed.Shall be comforted.--Comp. <a href="/context/isaiah/14-9.htm" title="Hell from beneath is moved for you to meet you at your coming: it stirs up the dead for you, even all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.">Isaiah 14:9-10</a>, which was probably in Ezekiel's mind.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Shall be comforted, etc. The Dante-like imagination of the prophet points the contrasts between the impression made by the fall of Assyria on the nations that yet survived, and on those that had already perished. The former mourn and shako with fear, for it is a warning to them that their turn also may come. On the other hand, the tress of Eden - the great monarchies that are already in Sheol - shall he "comforted" with the thought that yet another kingdom mightier than they has fallen as they fell (comp. <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-20</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/32-17.htm">Ezekiel 32:17-32</a>, where the thought is elaborately expanded). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I made the nations גוֹיִ֔ם (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts quake הִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּי (hir·‘aš·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7493.htm">Strong's 7493: </a> To undulate, through fear, to spring at the sound מִקּ֤וֹל (miq·qō·wl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of its downfall, מַפַּלְתּוֹ֙ (map·pal·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4658.htm">Strong's 4658: </a> Fall, decadence, a ruin, a carcase when I cast it down בְּהוֹרִדִ֥י (bə·hō·w·ri·ḏî) Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend to Sheol שְׁא֖וֹלָה (šə·’ō·w·lāh) Noun - common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> Underworld (place to which people descend at death) with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among those who descend י֣וֹרְדֵי (yō·wr·ḏê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend to the Pit. ב֑וֹר (ḇō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_953.htm">Strong's 953: </a> A pit, cistern, well Then all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the trees עֲצֵי־ (‘ă·ṣê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood of Eden, עֵ֔דֶן (‘ê·ḏen) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5731.htm">Strong's 5731: </a> Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Eve the choicest מִבְחַ֥ר (miḇ·ḥar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4005.htm">Strong's 4005: </a> Choicest, best and best וְטוֹב־ (wə·ṭō·wḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good of Lebanon, לְבָנ֖וֹן (lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the well-watered trees, שֹׁ֥תֵי (šō·ṯê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> To imbibe were consoled וַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ (way·yin·nā·ḥă·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge in the earth בְּאֶ֤רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land below. תַּחְתִּית֙ (taḥ·tîṯ) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8482.htm">Strong's 8482: </a> Lowermost, the depths <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/31-16.htm">Ezekiel 31:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-16.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 31:16 I made the nations to shake at (Ezek. 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