KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Ezekiel 31:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “I have made” | עֲשִׂיתִ֔יו | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | made |
| “him fair” | יָפֶ֣ה | Beautiful (literally or figuratively) | fair |
| “by the multitude” | בְּרֹ֖ב | Abundance (in any respect) | multitude |
| “of his branches:” | דָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יו | Something dangling, i.e., a bough | branches |
| “so that all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the trees” | עֲצֵי | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | trees |
| “of Eden,” | עֵ֔דֶן | Eden, the region of Adam's home | Eden |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “were” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “in the garden” | בְּגַ֥ן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “of God,” | הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “envied” | וַיְקַנְאֻ֙הוּ֙ | To be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e., (in a bad sense) jealous or envious | envied |
| “him.” | וַיְקַנְאֻ֙הוּ֙ | To be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e., (in a bad sense) jealous or envious | him |
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7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
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.
10 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he 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 hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.
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