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Ezekiel 31:9-11
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel 31:9-11
Contemporary English Version
9 I, the Lord, gave this tree
its beauty,
and I helped the branches
grow strong.
All other trees in Eden
wanted to be just like it.
10 King of Egypt, now listen to what I, the Lord God, am saying about that tree:
The tree grew so tall that it reached the sky[a] and became very proud and arrogant. 11 So I, the Lord God, will reject the tree and hand it over to a foreign ruler, who will punish it for its wickedness.
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- 31.10 the sky: One ancient translation; Hebrew “over the thick branches.”
Ezekiel 31:9-11
New International Version
Ezekiel 31:9-11
New International Version
9 I made it beautiful
with abundant branches,
the envy of all the trees of Eden(A)
in the garden of God.(B)
10 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud(C) of its height, 11 I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside,(D)
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