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Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Because you have increased in height, and it set its top among the thick boughs, and its heart was lifted up in its height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “Because it is tall in stature and has put its top among the clouds, and its heart is haughty in its loftiness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220Because it is high in stature and has set its top among the clouds, and its heart is haughty in its loftiness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, “Because it is high in stature, and it has set its top among the clouds, and its heart is haughty in its loftiness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Because it is lofty in height and has put its top among the clouds, and its heart is high up in its loftiness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, “Because it is high in stature and has set its top among the thick boughs <i>and</i> the clouds, and its heart is proud of its height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Since it towered high in stature and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />King of Egypt, now listen to what I, the LORD God, am saying about that tree: The tree grew so tall that it reached the sky and became very proud and arrogant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus said the Lord GOD: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: The tree grew very tall, and its top reached the clouds. It became arrogant because it was so tall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Now then, I, the Sovereign LORD, will tell you what is going to happen to that tree that grew until it reached the clouds. As it grew taller it grew proud; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Because of its towering height, with its summit reaching into the clouds, and because it was haughty in its position,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: Because it was tall in stature, and its top reached into the clouds, and it was proud of its height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore thus said the Lord GOD: 'Because you are exalted in stature, and he has set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in hight, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his hight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore thus said the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because he is exalted in stature, and he has set his top among the thick branches, and his heart is lifted up in his height, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: Because that you have been high in stature, "" And he yields his foliage between thickets, "" And his heart is high in his haughtiness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because that thou hast been high in stature, And he yieldeth his foliage between thickets, And high is his heart in his haughtiness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thou wert lifted up in height, and he will give his foliage between the thick boughs, and his heart was lifted up in his height;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Lord God Because he was exalted in height, and shot up his top green and thick, and his heart was lifted up in his height: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since he was sublime in height, and he made his summit green and dense, and his heart was exalted because of his height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: Because it was arrogant about its height, lifting its crown among the clouds and exalting itself because of its size, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the LORD God: Because it has exalted itself and has shot up its top among the thick boughs and its heart is haughty because of its height,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: ‘Because he has been lifted up in his stature and his growth shot up among the thick branches, and his heart was lifted up in his pride<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Lord; Because thou art grown great, and hast set thy top in the midst of the clouds, and I saw when he was exalted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/31-10.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=8971" 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">9</span>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="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">‘Since</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1361.htm" title="1361: gā·ḇah·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To soar, be lofty, to be haughty. A primitive root; to soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty.">it became great</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: bə·qō·w·māh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Height. From quwm; height.">in height</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6788.htm" title="6788: ṣam·mar·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- (tree) top. From the same as tsemer; fleeciness, i.e. Foliage.">its top</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/5688.htm" title="5688: ‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîm (N-cp) -- Cord, rope, cordage. Or rabowth; or tabothah; the same as aboth; something intwined, i.e. A string, wreath or foliage.">the clouds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: wə·rām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">and it grew proud</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1363.htm" title="1363: bə·ḡā·ḇə·hōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Height. From gabahh; elation, grandeur, arrogance.">on account of its height,</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-15</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30-32</a></span><br />the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?” / While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you. / You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-17</a></span><br />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, / against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12-19</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-21</a></span><br />But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Isaiah 37:23-24</a></span><br />Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! / 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="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-10</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7-9</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have lifted up yourself in height, and he has shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;</p><p class="hdg">Because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></b></br> And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.</p><p class="hdg">and his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Ezekiel 31:14</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Ezekiel 28:17</a></b></br> Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">2 Chronicles 25:19</a></b></br> Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to <i>thine</i> hurt, that thou shouldest fall, <i>even</i> thou, and Judah with thee?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-22.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-9.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Haughtiness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-50.htm">Haughty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Height</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Shot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-22.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Stature</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Thickets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Towered</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Yieldeth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Boughs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/daniel/11-12.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Haughtiness</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Haughty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Height</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-5.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-7.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-12.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Shot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-3.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Stature</a> <a href="/daniel/4-11.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Thickets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-11.htm">Towered</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Yieldeth</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-1.htm">A relation unto Pharaoh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">of the glory of Assyria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">and the fall thereof for pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-18.htm">The like destruction of Egypt</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Ezekiel, God often speaks directly to the prophet, conveying messages of judgment and hope. This particular message is directed towards Egypt, using the metaphor of a great tree to symbolize its power and pride. The phrase underscores the importance of listening to God's words, as they carry ultimate authority and truth.<p><b>Since it became great in height</b><br>The imagery of a tree growing tall is symbolic of Egypt's rise to power and prominence among the nations. In the ancient Near East, trees often represented strength and stability. The height of the tree signifies the extent of Egypt's influence and dominance. This metaphor is consistent with other biblical passages where nations or leaders are likened to trees, such as in <a href="/daniel/4.htm">Daniel 4</a> with Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great tree.<p><b>and set its top among the clouds,</b><br>This phrase suggests arrogance and self-exaltation. In ancient cultures, reaching the heavens or clouds was often associated with divine status or challenge to God's authority. The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11) is a parallel example where humanity's attempt to reach the heavens resulted in divine judgment. The imagery here indicates that Egypt, like the tree, has overstepped its bounds, aspiring to a position reserved for God alone.<p><b>and it grew proud on account of its height,</b><br>Pride is a recurring theme in biblical narratives, often leading to downfall. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> warns that "pride goes before destruction." Egypt's pride in its achievements and status is a direct challenge to God's sovereignty. This pride is not just a personal failing but a national one, reflecting a broader cultural attitude that disregards God's authority. The Bible consistently teaches that humility is valued by God, while pride leads to judgment, as seen in the stories of Lucifer (Isaiah 14) and King Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a></b><br>The sovereign ruler and ultimate authority, who speaks through the prophet Ezekiel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God, tasked with delivering messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>Often symbolized by the great cedar tree in this chapter, representing a powerful and prideful nation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The immediate context of the prophecy, as Ezekiel is addressing Pharaoh and Egypt, using Assyria as a cautionary example.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cedar_tree.htm">The Cedar Tree</a></b><br>A metaphor for Assyria's greatness and subsequent downfall due to pride.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride can lead to a false sense of security and self-sufficiency, ultimately resulting in downfall. We must guard our hearts against pride and remember our dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and rulers. No matter how powerful a nation or individual becomes, they are subject to God's authority and judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>The example of Assyria serves as a warning to other nations and individuals. We should learn from past mistakes and seek humility before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Humility is a key virtue in the Christian life. By acknowledging our limitations and God's greatness, we align ourselves with His will and receive His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel play a crucial role in delivering God's messages. We should be attentive to God's word and the warnings it contains for our lives today.<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/why_does_ezekiel_31_10-11_differ_from_history.htm">Why does Ezekiel 31:10–11 depict the downfall of this mighty tree (Assyria) in a manner that seems inconsistent with known historical records of Assyria’s decline? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_34__judgment_inconsistencies.htm">Ezekiel 34 - Are there any inconsistencies with other prophetic books about how judgment is executed and who is held accountable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_31_6_literal_and_plausible.htm">In Ezekiel 31:6, is the claim that “all the birds of the heavens” nested in its boughs to be taken literally, and if so, is it biologically plausible? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Among the thick boughs.--</span><span class= "ital">The clouds,</span> as in <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm" title="Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.">Ezekiel 31:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm" title="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 to death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the middle of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.">Ezekiel 31:14</a>, and <a href="/ezekiel/19-11.htm" title="And she had strong rods for the scepters of them that bore rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.">Ezekiel 19:11</a>. As <a href="/context/ezekiel/31-3.htm" title="Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.">Ezekiel 31:3-9</a> have described Assyria's greatness, so <a href="/context/ezekiel/31-10.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have lifted up yourself in height, and he has shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;">Ezekiel 31:10-14</a> speak of her fall. This was now a past event, yet is in part poetically spoken of in the future (<a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm" title="I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.">Ezekiel 31:11</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/31-13.htm" title="On his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be on his branches:">Ezekiel 31:13</a>), making the whole more graphic and effective. The future may also have been used because the object of this parable is not Assyria, but Egypt, whose fall was still to come. At the outset Assyria is directly addressed in the second person in the vividness of the description, but the third person is used afterwards. The ground of the judgment upon Assyria is its pride, on which <a href="/context/2_kings/18-32.htm" title="Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that you may live, and not die: and listen not to Hezekiah, when he persuades you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.">2Kings 18:32-35</a> may be considered a commentary. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 10, 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because thou hast lifted up thyself</span>. The second and third persons are curiously mixed; probably the former was in the nature of a warning addressed to the King of Egypt, while the latter continues the parable of the history of Assyria. For <span class="cmt_word">boughs</span> read <span class="accented">clouds</span>, as in Ver. 3. Ezekiel writes as with the feeling which led Solon to note that the loftiest trees are those which are most exposed to the strokes of the thunderbolts of Zeus (Herod., 7:10). The Assyrian's heart was "lifted up with pride" (<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5</a>), and therefore he was delivered to the <span class="cmt_word">mighty one of the nations</span>; sc. to Nebuchadnezzar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/31-10.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">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Since</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֕עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it became great</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּבַ֖הְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḇah·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1361.htm">Strong's 1361: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soar, be lofty, to be haughty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in height</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקוֹמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·w·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Height</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and set</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its top</span><br /><span class="heb">צַמַּרְתּוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣam·mar·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6788.htm">Strong's 6788: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fleeciness, foliage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clouds,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבוֹתִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5688.htm">Strong's 5688: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something intwined, a string, wreath, foliage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it grew proud</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on account of its height,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָבְהֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·ḇə·hōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1363.htm">Strong's 1363: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elation, grandeur, arrogance</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Ezekiel 31:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 31:10 Therefore thus said the Lord Yahweh: Because (Ezek. 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