Ezekiel

Ezekiel 31:8

⁸The cedars in the garden of God

could not rival it;

the cypresses^a could not compare with its branches,

nor the plane trees^b match its boughs.

No tree in the garden of God

could compare with its beauty.

Footnotes

a 31:8 Or pines or junipers or firs
b 31:8 Possibly chestnut or juniper

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The cedars	אֲרָזִ֣ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
in the garden	בְּגַן־	bə·ḡan-	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1588 enclosure, garden
of God	אֱלֹהִים֒	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
could not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rival it	עֲמָמֻהוּ֮	‘ă·mā·mu·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular	H6004 darken, dim
the cypresses	בְּרוֹשִׁ֗ים	bə·rō·wō·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1265 cypress or fir
could not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
compare	דָמוּ֙	ḏā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1819 be like, resemble
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
its branches	סְעַפֹּתָ֔יו	sə·‘ap·pō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5589 bough, branch
nor	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the plane trees	וְעַרְמֹנִ֥ים	wə·‘ar·mō·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6196 plane-tree
match	הָי֖וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
its boughs	כְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יו	kə·p̄ō·rō·ṯāw	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6288 bough
No	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
tree	עֵץ֙	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
in the garden	בְּגַן־	bə·ḡan-	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1588 enclosure, garden
of God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
could compare	דָמָ֥ה	ḏā·māh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1819 be like, resemble
with	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
its beauty	בְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃	bə·yā·p̄ə·yōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3308 beauty

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 28:13 · Isaiah 51:3 · Psalm 80:10 · Genesis 13:10 · Ezekiel 31:18 · Genesis 2:8–9 · Ezekiel 31:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.