Ezekiel 31

YHWH instructs Ezekiel to prophesy against Pharaoh, likening Assyria to a majestic cedar in Lebanon, nourished by abundant waters, towering above all trees in Eden with birds nesting in its branches and nations shaded beneath it[1][2][3]. Due to its pride in height, YHWH delivered it to Nebuchadnezzar who felled it; it descended to Sheol amid universal mourning, warning Egypt of the same fate among the uncircumcised nations[1][3][4].

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אֲרָזִ֣ים 𐤀𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤌 arazim cedars cedars HNcmpa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עֲמָמֻ/הוּ֮ 𐤏𐤌𐤌/𐤄𐤅 amamuhu hid it they obscured him HVqp3cp/Sp3ms בְּ/גַן 𐤁/𐤂𐤍 began in garden in an enclosed garden HR/Ncbsc אֱלֹהִים֒ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty ones HNcmpa בְּרוֹשִׁ֗ים 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 beroshim fir trees conifer trees HNcmpa לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn דָמוּ֙ 𐤃𐤌𐤅 damu were like they were like HVqp3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR סְעַפֹּתָ֔י/ו 𐤎𐤏𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 seapotayv its boughs his twigs HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/עַרְמֹנִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 vearemonim and plane trees and smooth-barked plane trees HC/Ncmpa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn הָי֖וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were HVqp3cp כְּ/פֹֽארֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤊/𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤅 keforotayv like its branches like his ornamental boughs HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עֵץ֙ 𐤏𐤑 ets tree wood-tree of HNcmsa בְּ/גַן 𐤁/𐤂𐤍 began-2 in garden in an enclosed garden HR/Ncbsc אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty ones HNcmpa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-4 not not HTn דָמָ֥ה 𐤃𐤌𐤄 damah was like her blood HVqp3ms אֵלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to it toward him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/יָפְיֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤐𐤉/𐤅 beyafeyo in its beauty in his beauty HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יִּכְרְתֻ֧/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕/𐤄𐤅 vayikheretuhu and cut it down and they cut him off HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms זָרִ֛ים 𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌 zarim foreigners foreign ones HAampa עָרִיצֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤑𐤉 aritsey ruthless terror-wielding ones of HAampc גוֹיִ֖ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim of nations people-groups HNcmpa וַֽ/יִּטְּשֻׁ֑/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤈𐤔/𐤄𐤅 vayiteshuhu and left it and they abandoned him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el upon toward HR הֶ֠/הָרִים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and in all and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc גֵּ֨אָי֜וֹת 𐤂𐤀𐤉𐤅𐤕 geayot valleys steep ravines HNcbpa נָפְל֣וּ 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 nafelu have fallen they fell HVqp3cp דָלִיּוֹתָ֗י/ו 𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 daliotayv its branches his hanging branches HNcfpc/Sp3ms וַ/תִּשָּׁבַ֤רְנָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤄 vatishavarenah and were broken and they were shattered HC/VNw3fp פֹֽארֹתָי/ו֙ 𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤅 forotayv its boughs his adorned boughs HNcfpc/Sp3ms בְּ/כֹל֙ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in all in entirety HR/Ncmsc אֲפִיקֵ֣י 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤒𐤉 afiqey channels channels of HNcmpc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֵּרְד֧וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 vayeredu went down and they went down HC/Vqw3mp מִ/צִּלּ֛/וֹ 𐤌/𐤑𐤋/𐤅 mitsilo from its shade from his shade HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עַמֵּ֥י 𐤏𐤌𐤉 amey peoples peoples of HNcmpc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וַֽ/יִּטְּשֻֽׁ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤈𐤔/𐤄𐤅 vayiteshuhu-2 and left it and they abandoned him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms
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לְמַ֡עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order that in order that HR אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִגְבְּה֨וּ 𐤉𐤂𐤁𐤄𐤅 yigebehu they may become tall they will be lofty HVqi3mp בְ/קוֹמָתָ֜/ם 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤕/𐤌 veqomatam in their height in their stature HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עֲצֵי 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey trees of trees of HNcmpc מַ֗יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יִתְּנ֤וּ 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 yitenu they may set they will give HVqi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et their object-marker HTo צַמַּרְתָּ/ם֙ 𐤑𐤌𐤓𐤕/𐤌 tsamaretam tops their treetop crown HNcfsc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el among toward HR בֵּ֣ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR עֲבֹתִ֔ים 𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌 avotim the thick boughs entwined cords HNcbpa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not HC/Tn יַעַמְד֧וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 yaamedu stand up they will stand HVqi3mp אֵלֵי/הֶ֛ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eleyhem to them their mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp3mp בְּ/גָבְהָ֖/ם 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤄/𐤌 begaveham in their height in their loftiness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc שֹׁ֣תֵי 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shotey drinkers of drinkers of HVqrmpc מָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim-2 Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כֻלָּ/ם֩ 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 khulam all of them the whole of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp נִתְּנ֨וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 nitenu have been given they were given HVNp3cp לַ/מָּ֜וֶת 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lamavet to death to death HRd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets the land land HNcbsa תַּחְתִּ֗ית 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤕 tachetit nether lowermost HAafsa בְּ/ת֛וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc אָדָ֖ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men human being HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 with toward HR י֥וֹרְדֵי 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃𐤉 yoredey those going down descending ones of HVqrmpc בֽוֹר 𐤁𐤅𐤓 vor to the pit dug-out pit HNcmsa
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כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֞ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp בְּ/י֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom In the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc רִדְתּ֤/וֹ 𐤓𐤃𐤕/𐤅 rideto when he went down his descending HVqc/Sp3ms שְׁא֨וֹלָ/ה֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋/𐤄 sheolah to Sheol the underworld realm that Sheol HNp/Sd הֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּי 𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 heevaleti I caused to mourn I caused to mourn HVhp1cs כִּסֵּ֤תִי 𐤊𐤎𐤕𐤉 kiseti I covered I covered over HVpp1cs עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv over it upon him HR/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo תְּה֔וֹם 𐤕𐤄𐤅𐤌 tehom the deep roaring deep HNcbsa וָֽ/אֶמְנַע֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤏 vaemena and I restrained and I withheld HC/Vqw1cs נַהֲרוֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 naharoteyha its rivers her rivers HNcmpc/Sp3fs וַ/יִּכָּלְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤀𐤅 vayikaleu and they were restrained and they were restrained HC/VNw3mp מַ֣יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters HNcmpa רַבִּ֑ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many HAampa וָ/אַקְדִּ֤ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤃𐤓 vaaqedir and I made mourn and I caused to grow dark HC/Vhw1cs עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 for it upon him HR/Sp3ms לְבָנ֔וֹן 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 levanon Lebanon White-Mountain Lebanon Levanon HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc עֲצֵ֥י 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey trees of trees of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-3 for him upon him HR/Sp3ms עֻלְפֶּֽה 𐤏𐤋𐤐𐤄 ulepeh fainted mourning shroud HNcmsa
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מִ/קּ֤וֹל 𐤌/𐤒𐤅𐤋 miqol at the sound of from sound HR/Ncmsc מַפַּלְתּ/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤕/𐤅 mapaleto its fall his downfall HNcfsc/Sp3ms הִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּי 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤉 hireasheti I made quake I caused to quake HVhp1cs גוֹיִ֔ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations people-groups HNcmpa בְּ/הוֹרִדִ֥/י 𐤁/𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤃/𐤉 behoridi in bringing down in my bringing down HR/Vhc/Sp1cs אֹת֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms שְׁא֖וֹלָ/ה 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋/𐤄 sheolah to Sheol the underworld realm that Sheol HNp/Sd אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HR י֣וֹרְדֵי 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃𐤉 yoredey those going down descending ones of HVqrmpc ב֑וֹר 𐤁𐤅𐤓 vor to the pit dug-out pit HNcmsa וַ/יִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤅 vayinachamu and they were comforted and they were moved to regret HC/VNw3mp בְּ/אֶ֤רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land of in land HR/Ncbsa תַּחְתִּית֙ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤕 tachetit the lowest lowermost HAafsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עֲצֵי 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey trees of trees of HNcmpc עֵ֔דֶן 𐤏𐤃𐤍 eden Eden Delight-Place Eden HNp מִבְחַ֥ר 𐤌𐤁𐤇𐤓 mivechar the choice choicest of HNcmsc וְ/טוֹב 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁 vetov and best and good HC/Aamsc לְבָנ֖וֹן 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 levanon of Lebanon White-Mountain Lebanon Levanon HNp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc שֹׁ֥תֵי 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shotey drinkers of drinkers of HVqrmpc מָֽיִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa
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אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מִ֨י 𐤌𐤉 mi whom who? HTi דָמִ֥יתָ 𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤕 damita are you like you were like HVqp2ms כָּ֛כָה 𐤊𐤊𐤄 kakhah thus thus HD בְּ/כָב֥וֹד 𐤁/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 bekhavod in glory in weighty honor HR/Ncbsa וּ/בְ/גֹ֖דֶל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤂𐤃𐤋 uvegodel and in greatness and in greatness of HC/R/Ncmsa בַּ/עֲצֵי 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤉 baatsey among the trees of trees of HR/Ncmpc עֵ֑דֶן 𐤏𐤃𐤍 eden Eden Delight-Place Eden HNp וְ/הוּרַדְתָּ֨ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤃𐤕 vehuradeta you shall be brought down and you were brought down HC/VHq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HR עֲצֵי 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey the trees of trees of HNcmpc עֵ֜דֶן 𐤏𐤃𐤍 eden-2 Eden Delight-Place Eden HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets earth land HNcbsa תַּחְתִּ֗ית 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤕 tachetit beneath lowermost HAafsa בְּ/ת֨וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc עֲרֵלִ֤ים 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤉𐤌 arelim the uncircumcised uncircumcised males HAampa תִּשְׁכַּב֙ 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤁 tishekav you shall lie she will lie down HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 with object-marker HR חַלְלֵי 𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉 chaleley those slain by slain ones of HAampc חֶ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev the sword blade of destruction HNcfsa ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu this is he HPp3ms פַרְעֹה֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 fareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הֲמוֹנֹ֔/ה 𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍/𐤄 hamonoh his multitude his tumultuous multitude HNcmsc/Sp3ms נְאֻ֖ם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֥/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp