Ezekiel 31:9

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“I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’”

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BSBPD

“I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“I made it fair by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Fair I have made him in the multitude of his thin shoots, And envy him do all trees of Eden that <FI>are<Fi> in the garden of God.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 31:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 2:8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
  2. Genesis 13:10And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
  3. Genesis 26:14He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
  4. Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
  5. Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
  6. Judges 9:8One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
  7. 1 Samuel 18:15When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
  8. Psalms 75:6For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
  9. Psalms 96:12Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
  10. Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
  11. Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  12. Isaiah 51:3For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
  13. Isaiah 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
  14. Ezekiel 16:14Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.
  15. Ezekiel 17:22This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
  16. Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
  17. Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
  18. Ezekiel 31:16I 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.
  19. Ezekiel 31:18Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
  20. Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
  21. Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
  22. Daniel 4:22you, 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.
  23. Daniel 5:20But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
  24. Zechariah 11:2Wail, 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!

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