I 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.

10 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Because [a]he is lifted up on high, and hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height,

11 I have therefore delivered him into the hands of the [b]mightiest among the heathen: he shall handle him, for I have cast him away for his wickedness.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 31:10 Or, thou wast lifted up.
  2. Ezekiel 31:11 That is, of Nebuchadnezzar, who afterward was the monarch and only ruler of the world.

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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