< Ezekiel 31 >

1 and to be in/on/with one ten year in/on/with third in/on/with one to/for month to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say
Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the first day of the third month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 son: child man to say to(wards) Pharaoh king Egypt and to(wards) crowd his to(wards) who? to resemble in/on/with greatness your
“You human, say to the King of Egypt and all of his people, ‘[You think that] there is [RHQ, IRO] no country whose power is as great as the power of your country.
3 behold Assyria cedar in/on/with Lebanon beautiful branch and wood to shade and high height and between: among cord to be treetop his
You think that your country is as great as Assyria was: Assyria was previously like [MET] a tall cedar tree in Lebanon; [it was as though] it had big beautiful branches that provided shade for [other trees in] the forest. It was very tall; its top was above the leaves of the other trees.
4 water to magnify him abyss to exalt him [obj] river her to go: walk around plantation her and [obj] conduit her to send: depart to(wards) all tree [the] land: country
Water came from deep springs, and as a result that cedar tree grew tall and very green. Then water flowed around the base of the tree into channels that took water to other nearby trees.
5 upon so to exult height his from all tree [the] land: country and to multiply bough his and to prolong (bough his *Q(K)*) from water many in/on/with to send: depart he
That huge tree grew very tall, higher than all the other trees around it. Its branches grew very thick and long [DOU] because of the abundant water [at the base of the tree].
6 in/on/with bough his to make a nest all bird [the] heaven and underneath: under bough his to beget all living thing [the] land: country and in/on/with shadow his to dwell all nation many
Birds built their nests in the branches, and wild animals gave birth to their babies under those branches. [And it was as though people of] all the great nations lived in the shade of that tree.
7 and be beautiful in/on/with greatness his in/on/with length branch his for to be root his to(wards) water many
It was majestic and beautiful; its branches spread out widely because the roots of the tree grew down into the ground where there was a plentiful supply of water.
8 cedar not to darken him in/on/with garden God cypress not to resemble to(wards) bough his and plane tree not to be like/as bough his all tree in/on/with garden God not to resemble to(wards) him in/on/with beauty his
The cedar trees in my garden [in Eden] were not as great as that tree, and the branches of the pine/cypress trees were not as long and thick as the branches of that cedar tree. And the branches of the plane trees were not as long and thick, either. No tree in my garden was as beautiful as that cedar tree.
9 beautiful to make him in/on/with abundance branch his and be jealous him all tree Eden which in/on/with garden [the] God
Because I caused that tree to become very beautiful with its magnificent green branches, [all the leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] those other trees in Eden envied [the country represented by] that tree.’
10 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God because which to exult in/on/with height and to give: put treetop his to(wards) between: among cord and to exalt heart his in/on/with height his
Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘That tree, which [represents Assyria], grew very tall, and its top was higher than the other trees, and it became very proud because of being very tall.
11 and to give: give him in/on/with hand: power leader nation to make: do to make: do to/for him like/as wickedness his to drive out: drive out him
Therefore, I enabled another mighty nation to conquer it and to destroy it as it deserved to be destroyed. I have already discarded it.
12 and to cut: cut him be a stranger ruthless nation and to leave him to(wards) [the] mountain: mount and in/on/with all valley to fall: fell(trees) branch his and to break bough his in/on/with all channel [the] land: country/planet and to go down from shadow his all people [the] land: country/planet and to leave him
A foreign army, one that has caused people of other nations to be terrified, cut it down and left it. Its branches fell on the mountains and in the valleys. Some of its branches lay broken in all the ravines in the land. All the people of other nations came out from being under its shade and left it.
13 upon carcass his to dwell all bird [the] heaven and to(wards) bough his to be all living thing [the] land: country
Birds (settled/went to live) on the fallen tree, and wild animals lived among its branches.
14 because which not to exult in/on/with height their all tree water and not to give: put [obj] treetop their to(wards) between: among cord and not to stand: rise terebinth their in/on/with height their all to drink water for all their to give: give to/for death to(wards) land: country/planet lower in/on/with midst son: child man to(wards) to go down pit
The result of what I have done is that no other trees, even if they have plenty of water, will ever grow very high and become proud, and lift their tops above the branches of other trees. I do not want any other tree to grow high like that cedar tree did; trees will all certainly die and decay in the ground, like people die and go down to their graves.’
15 thus to say Lord YHWH/God in/on/with day to go down he hell: Sheol [to] to mourn to cover upon him [obj] abyss and to withhold river her and to restrain water many and be dark upon him Lebanon and all tree [the] land: country upon him fainting (Sheol h7585)
This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘When that great tree was cut down, [it was as though] the springs that watered it mourned for it, because I caused the plentiful water [from the springs] to dry up. I caused [the mountains in] Lebanon to become black, and all the trees there to wither. (Sheol h7585)
16 from voice: sound carcass his to shake nation in/on/with to go down I [obj] him hell: Sheol [to] with to go down pit and to be sorry: comfort in/on/with land: country/planet lower all tree Eden best and pleasant Lebanon all to drink water (Sheol h7585)
I caused the people of other nations to tremble when they heard that tree fall to the ground. [They realized] that it would decay, like all people who die and are buried decay. And all the [leaders of other countries represented by] other beautiful trees in my garden in Eden and in Lebanon, were like beautiful trees [that were very proud]. They were ones which had roots that grew down deep into the [ground where there was plenty of] water. They were comforted when [the king represented by] [MET] that cedar tree was there with them in the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
17 also they(masc.) with him to go down hell: Sheol [to] to(wards) slain: killed sword and arm his to dwell in/on/with shadow his in/on/with midst nation (Sheol h7585)
The [leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] trees that grew in the shade of the huge tree, [the allies of] the great nation [that the cedar tree represents], had also joined those who had been killed by the sword and gone down to where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
18 to(wards) who? to resemble thus in/on/with glory and in/on/with greatness in/on/with tree Eden and to go down with tree Eden to(wards) land: country/planet lower in/on/with midst uncircumcised to lie down: be dead with slain: killed sword he/she/it Pharaoh and all (crowd his *Q(K)*) utterance Lord YHWH/God
[This parable is about you] people of Egypt. [You think that] [RHQ, IRO] there is no other nation that is as great and glorious as yours is. But your nation will also be destroyed, [as Assyria was], along with those other nations. Your people will be there among the other people who are not fit to worship me, people who have been killed by their enemies’ swords. That is what will happen to the king of Egypt and all his people. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, [have predicted it].’”

< Ezekiel 31 >