Ezekiel 31:4
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New International Version (©1984)
The waters nourished it, deep springs made it grow tall; their streams flowed all around its base and sent their channels to all the trees of the field.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
'The waters made it grow, the deep made it high. With its rivers it continually extended all around its planting place, And sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Water made the tree grow, and underground springs made it tall. Rivers flowed around the place where the tree was planted. Streams ran beside all the other trees around it.

King James Bible
The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

American King James Version
The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent her little rivers to all the trees of the field.

American Standard Version
The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the trees of the field.

Bible in Basic English
It got strength from the waters and the deep made it tall: its streams went round about its planted land and it sent out its waterways to all the trees of the field.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The waters nourished him, the deep set him up on high, the streams thereof ran round about his roots, and it sent forth its rivulets to all the trees of the country.

Darby Bible Translation
The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high; its streams ran round about his plantation, and it sent out its rivulets unto all the trees of the field.

English Revised Version
The waters nourished him, the deep made him to grow: her rivers ran round about her plantation; and she sent out her channels unto all the trees of the field.

Webster's Bible Translation
The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round his plants, and sent out her little rivers to all the trees of the field.

World English Bible
The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: its rivers ran all around its plantation; and it sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.

Young's Literal Translation
Waters have made it great, The deep hath exalted him with its flowings, Going round about its planting, And its conduits it hath sent forth unto all trees of the field.

Geneva Study Bible

The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round his plants, and sent out her {c} little rivers to all the trees of the field.

(c) Many other nations were under their dominion.

Wesley's Notes

31:4 The waters - Cedars grow great by the water - courses. The deep - The sea sent out her waters, which gave being to the rivers, that watered him. His plants - The provinces of this mighty kingdom, that were like plants about a great tree. All the trees - To all his subjects.

King James Translators' Notes

made...: or, nourished him

set...: or, brought him up

little rivers: or, conduits

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

4. waters . little rivers-the Tigris with its branches and "rivulets," or "conduits" for irrigation, the source of Assyria's fertility. "The deep" is the ever flowing water, never dry. Metaphorically, for Assyria's resources, as the "conduits" are her colonies.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

31:1-9 The falls of others, both into sin and ruin, warn us not to be secure or high-minded. The prophet is to show an instance of one whom the king of Egypt resembled in greatness, the Assyrian, compared to a stately cedar. Those who excel others, make themselves the objects of envy; but the blessings of the heavenly paradise are not liable to such alloy. The utmost security that any creature can give, is but like the shadow of a tree, a scanty and slender protection. But let us flee to God for protection, there we shall be safe. His hand must be owned in the rising of the great men of the earth, and we must not envy them. Though worldly people may seem to have firm prosperity, yet it only seems so.


Ezekiel 17:5 "He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.
Ezekiel 17:8 "It was planted in good soil beside abundant waters, that it might yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine."'
Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,
Revelation 17:15 And he said to me, "The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. (NASB ©1995)

Channels Continually Deep Exalted Extended Field Flow Flowed Flowings Forest Forth Great Grow High Little Making Nourished Plantation Planted Planting Plants Ran Rivers Rivulets Round Running Sending Springs Streams Strength Tall Trees Waters Waterways


The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

waters Eze 17:5,8 Pr 14:28 Jer 51:36 Re 17:1,15

made him great. or, nourished him
set. or, brought
little rivers. or, conduits

Bible Gateway: Ezekiel Chapter 31 Verse 4 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: all and around base channels continually deep extended field flowed grow high it its made nourished of out place planting rivers sent springs streams tall The their to trees waters With

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