Ezekiel 31:9

Ezekiel 31:9 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

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

King James Version KJV

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.

American Standard Version ASV

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.

Bible in Basic English BBE

I made it beautiful with its mass of branches: so that all the trees in the garden of God were full of envy of it.

Free Bible Version FBV

I made it beautiful with its many branches. All the trees of Eden in God's garden envied it.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

I made him faire by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, enuied him.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

Fair I have made him in the multitude of his thin shoots, And envy him do all trees of Eden that [are] in the garden of God.

World English Bible WEB

I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.’

Noah Webster Bible WBS

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.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

For I made him beautiful and thick set with many branches: and all the trees of pleasure, that were in the paradise of God, envied him.

Translation for Translators T4T

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.’

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Ezekiel 31:9 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB יָפֶ֣ה עֲשִׂיתִ֔י/ו בְּ/רֹ֖ב דָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑י/ו וַ/יְקַנְאֻ֨/הוּ֙ כָּל עֲצֵי עֵ֔דֶן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ/גַ֥ן הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים

יָפֶ֣ה yâpheh H3303 beautiful Adj

עֲשִׂיתִ֔י/ו ʻâsâh H6213 to make V-Qal-Perf-1cs | Suff

בְּ/רֹ֖ב rôb H7230 abundance Prep | N-cs

דָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑י/ו dâlîyâh H1808 branch N-fp | Suff

וַ/יְקַנְאֻ֨/הוּ֙ qânâʼ H7065 be jealous Conj | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp | Suff

כָּל kôl H3605 all N-ms

עֲצֵי ʻêts H6086 tree N-mp

עֵ֔דֶן ʻÊden H5731 Eden N-proper

אֲשֶׁ֖ר ʼăsher H834 which Rel

בְּ/גַ֥ן gan H1588 garden Prep | N-cs

הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ʼĕlôhîym H430 God Art | N-mp

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Hebrew Word Reference — Ezekiel 31:9

יָפֶ֣ה yâpheh H3303 "beautiful" Adj

Beautiful things in the Bible are described as fair, lovely, and pleasant, as seen in the Song of Solomon, which celebrates the beauty of love and relationships. The term is used to describe people, places, and things that bring joy and delight.

Definition: fair, beautiful, handsome

Usage: Occurs in 39 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well. See also: Genesis 12:11; Proverbs 11:22; Psalms 48:3.

עֲשִׂיתִ֔י/ו ʻâsâh H6213 "to make" V-Qal-Perf-1cs | Suff

This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.

Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made

Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.

בְּ/רֹ֖ב rôb H7230 "abundance" Prep | N-cs

Describes abundance or greatness in the Bible, used to talk about God's power and creation in Psalms and Isaiah.

Definition: 1) multitude, abundance, greatness 1a) multitude 1a1) abundance, abundantly 1a2) numerous 1b) greatness

Usage: Occurs in 145 OT verses. KJV: abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age). See also: Genesis 16:10; Job 32:7; Psalms 5:8.

דָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑י/ו dâlîyâh H1808 "branch" N-fp | Suff

A branch refers to a part of a tree, like an olive or vine. In the Bible, it symbolizes Israel. The word is used to describe something that is dangling or hanging.

Definition: 1) branch, bough 1a) of Israel (fig.) (used with olive tree, vine, cedar tree)

Usage: Occurs in 8 OT verses. KJV: branch. See also: Jeremiah 11:16; Ezekiel 19:11; Ezekiel 31:12.

וַ/יְקַנְאֻ֨/הוּ֙ qânâʼ H7065 "be jealous" Conj | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp | Suff

To be jealous means to feel envious or resentful of someone or something, often because of a perceived threat or rivalry. In the Bible, jealousy is sometimes portrayed as a negative emotion, as in the story of Cain and Abel in the book of Genesis.

Definition: 1) to envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to be jealous of 1a2) to be envious of 1a3) to be zealous for 1a4) to excite to jealous anger 1b) (Hiphil) to provoke to jealous anger, cause jealousy

Usage: Occurs in 28 OT verses. KJV: (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous). See also: Genesis 26:14; Psalms 37:1; Psalms 73:3.

כָּל kôl H3605 "all" N-ms

The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.

Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.

עֲצֵי ʻêts H6086 "tree" N-mp

This Hebrew word for tree or wood refers to a strong and firm object, like a tree or a wooden plank, as seen in the carpentry work of Jesus' earthly father Joseph in Matthew 13:55.

Definition: : wood 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 1a) tree, trees 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax

Usage: Occurs in 289 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood. See also: Genesis 1:11; Joshua 9:23; Psalms 1:3.

עֵ֔דֶן ʻÊden H5731 "Eden" N-proper

Eden refers to the garden where Adam and Eve lived, a place of pleasure and beauty. It is also the name of a person who lived during the Divided Monarchy. The word means pleasure in Hebrew.

Definition: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.15 § Eden= "pleasure" the first habitat of man after the creation

Usage: Occurs in 15 OT verses. KJV: Eden. See also: Genesis 2:8; 2 Chronicles 31:15; Isaiah 51:3.

אֲשֶׁ֖ר ʼăsher H834 "which" Rel

This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.

Definition: A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when

Usage: Occurs in 4440 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 31:16.

בְּ/גַ֥ן gan H1588 "garden" Prep | N-cs

The word for garden refers to an enclosed area, like the Garden of Eden. It can also symbolize a bride or a place for plants.

Definition: 1) garden, enclosure 1a) enclosed garden 1a1) (fig. of a bride) 1b) garden (of plants) 1c) Garden of Eden

Usage: Occurs in 37 OT verses. KJV: garden. See also: Genesis 2:8; 2 Kings 25:4; Isaiah 51:3.

הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ʼĕlôhîym H430 "God" Art | N-mp

The Hebrew word for God, elohim, refers to the one supreme God, and is sometimes used to show respect to judges or magistrates. It is also used to describe angels or mighty beings. This word is closely related to the name of the Lord, Yahweh, and is often translated as God or gods in the Bible.

Definition: This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

Usage: Occurs in 2246 OT verses. KJV: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 22:12; Exodus 3:11.

Study Notes — Ezekiel 31:9

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Cross References
Ezekiel 31:9 Summary
Frequently Asked Questions
Reflection Questions
Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 31:9
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 31:9
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 31:9
Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 31:9
Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 31:9
Whedon's Commentary on Ezekiel 31:9
Sermons on Ezekiel 31:9

Context — Egypt Will Fall like Assyria

7It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters. 8The 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.

9I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’

10Therefore 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, 11I 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.

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Ezekiel 28:13	You 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.
2	Daniel 2:37–38	You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory. Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
3	Genesis 13:10	And 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.)
4	Psalms 75:6–7	For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
5	Isaiah 51:3	For 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.
6	James 4:5–6	Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy? But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
7	Genesis 37:11	And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
8	Ezekiel 31:16	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.
9	Ezekiel 17:24	Then 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.’”
10	Isaiah 55:12	You 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.

Ezekiel 31:9 Summary

[Ezekiel 31:9 tells us that God made a certain nation or kingdom very beautiful, with many branches, just like the trees in the Garden of Eden. This means that God blessed and prospered this nation, giving it great influence and reach. However, as we see in the surrounding verses, this beauty and grandeur can lead to pride and a fall, if we forget that all our blessings come from God (as seen in 1 Corinthians 4:7). We can learn from this by recognizing and being thankful for the blessings in our own lives, and by staying humble and dependent on God, as encouraged in Proverbs 22:4 and James 4:10.]

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean that God 'made it beautiful' in Ezekiel 31:9?

This refers to how God originally created and blessed the nation or kingdom being described, much like He created the beauty of the Garden of Eden, as seen in Genesis 2:8-10 and Isaiah 51:3.

Why is the tree in Ezekiel 31:9 compared to the trees in the Garden of Eden?

The comparison emphasizes the exceptional beauty and grandeur of the tree, suggesting that it was once as magnificent and blessed as the Garden of Eden, which was a paradise created by God, as described in Genesis 2:8-14.

What is the significance of the 'many branches' in Ezekiel 31:9?

The 'many branches' symbolize the prosperity, influence, and reach of the nation or kingdom, much like the branches of a tree spread out and provide shade and shelter, as mentioned in Psalms 80:9-11, where Israel is compared to a vine.

How does Ezekiel 31:9 relate to the pride and fall of the nation described in the surrounding verses?

The beauty and grandeur described in Ezekiel 31:9 are contrasted with the pride and subsequent fall of the nation in verses 10 and 11, highlighting the consequences of pride and the transience of earthly glory, a theme also seen in Proverbs 16:18 and 1 Peter 5:6-7.

Reflection Questions

What does it mean for something to be 'the envy of all the trees of Eden', and how can I apply this concept to my own life and spiritual journey?
How can I recognize and respond to the beauty and blessings that God has given me, just as the tree in Ezekiel 31:9 was made beautiful by God?
In what ways can pride and a sense of self-importance lead to a fall, as seen in the contrast between Ezekiel 31:9 and the surrounding verses?
What are some 'branches' in my life that I can use to provide shade, shelter, and blessing to others, just as the tree's branches did in Ezekiel 31:9?
How can I cultivate a sense of humility and dependence on God, recognizing that all beauty and blessing come from Him, as stated in James 1:17 and 1 Corinthians 4:7?

Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 31:9

I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches,.... Or provinces, the extensiveness of his dominions: all his power and strength, riches and wealth, grandeur and glory, and the vast dominions

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 31:9

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. I have made him fair - it was all due to my free grace.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 31:9

I have made him fair; all this greatness, wealth, and glory I have given him. By the multitude of his branches; the numbers of his provinces, and multitude of his subjects, high and low, great and small. Envied him; either did when they saw his greatness, or would have envied if they had seen it; or if there may be a seeming justifiableness in wondering at another’ s glory, and wishing it our own, here it might be found.

Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 31:9

Ezekiel 31:9 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. Ver. 9. So that all the trees of Eden … envied him.] Summa petit livor. The tallest trees are weakest in the tops, and envy always aimeth at the highest.

Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 31:9

9. have made him fair] I made him fair. But the idea of his beauty being conferred by God is foreign to the connexion. His stateliness was due to his great waters, beside which he was planted; it was the fruit of nature, which in this passage is rather contrasted with God. The words are wanting in LXX., and may be a marginal gloss on “beauty,” which a reader attributed to God. If the words be omitted, the last clause of Eze 31:8 should probably be closely connected with Ezekiel 31:9 : “and no tree in the garden of God was like unto him, because of (in) the multitude of his branches.”

Whedon's Commentary on Ezekiel 31:9

8, 9. This was the greatest of all trees, its twigs being greater than fir trees (or, cypress; compare Ezekiel 27:5), and its great branches reaching farther than the chestnut (or, “plane,” LXX.; Genesis 30:37).

Sermons on Ezekiel 31:9

	Sermon	Description
	Setting Fire to Satan's Harvest - Part 1 by Carter Conlon	This sermon emphasizes the danger of allowing complaints and seeds of discontent to take root in our hearts, leading to a spirit of overwhelming negativity and rebellion against Go
	Rock Seminar by John Musser	In this sermon, the preacher discusses the power of music, particularly rock music, as a tool of indoctrination. He argues that Satan has devised a beat that is appealing to young
	The Significance of the Death of Christ by T. Austin-Sparks	T. Austin-Sparks emphasizes the profound significance of Christ's death, illustrating how it addresses the essence of sin, which is independence from God. He explains that this ind
	Generations Remade by K.P. Yohannan	K.P. Yohannan explores the theme of creation and the fall, emphasizing that everything God created was initially good, but something went wrong, leading to a state of formlessness
	Daniel - the Lord in the Outworking of History by William Fitch	In this sermon, the preacher focuses on the book of Daniel and its themes of God's sovereignty and the victory of faith. The sermon begins by discussing how Daniel and his friends
	The Rise and Fall of Babylon by John F. Walvoord	John F. Walvoord delves into the early history of Babylon as mentioned in the Bible, tracing its origins from the time of Nimrod to its eventual rise as a center of religious signi
	The Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven by Lewis Sperry Chafer	Lewis Sperry Chafer delves into the prophetic visions given to Daniel, outlining the course of the Gentile period from the last captivity to the second coming of Christ. Daniel's d