14 so that all the trees by the waters will not be exalted in their stature, nor put their tops among the [a]clouds, nor will any of their [b]well-watered mighty ones stand straight in their height. For they have all been turned over to death, to the (A)earth beneath, among [c]mankind, [d]with those who go down to the pit.”

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  1. Ezekiel 31:14 As in LXX; MT thick branches
  2. Ezekiel 31:14 Lit drinkers of water
  3. Ezekiel 31:14 Lit sons of mankind
  4. Ezekiel 31:14 Lit to

14 Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined(A) for death,(B) for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead.(C)

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14 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.

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16 I made the nations (A)quake from the sound of its fall when I made it (B)go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the [a]well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of (C)Lebanon, were (D)comforted in the earth beneath.

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  1. Ezekiel 31:16 Lit drinkers of water

16 I made the nations tremble(A) at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to the realm of the dead to be with those who go down to the pit. Then all the trees(B) of Eden,(C) the choicest and best of Lebanon, the well-watered trees, were consoled(D) in the earth below.(E)

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16 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.

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18 “To which among the trees of Eden are you so alike in glory and greatness? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth beneath; you will lie in the midst of the (A)uncircumcised with those who were killed by the sword. (B)This is Pharaoh and all his hordes!”’ declares the Lord God.”

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18 “‘Which of the trees of Eden can be compared with you in splendor and majesty? Yet you, too, will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth below; you will lie among the uncircumcised,(A) with those killed by the sword.

“‘This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

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18 To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God.

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24 (A)Elam is there and all her hordes around her grave; all of them killed, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised to the (B)lower parts of the earth, who inflicted their terror on the (C)land of the living, and (D)bore their disgrace with those who go down to the pit.

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24 “Elam(A) is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.(B) All who had spread terror in the land of the living(C) went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(D)

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24 There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

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