Ezekiel 31:16

“At the sound of its fall I made nations quake, when I brought it down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and they were comforted in the land below, all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all who drink water.”

Ezekiel 31:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 31:16, word by word

At the soundקּוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

Where else “kol” appears
of its fallמַפַּלְתּmapalt

downfall

The ruin of a city or of someone who falls with a great crash.

Where else “mapalt” appears
I madeהִרְעַשְׁתִּיhirashti

quake

To rumble, like the earth or mountains.

Where else “hirashti” appears
nationsגוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
when I brought it downהוֹרִדִhoridi

bring down

To bring something or someone to a lower place.

Where else “horidi” appears
to Sheolשְׁאוֹלָsheola

Sheol

Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.

Where else “sheola” appears
to the pitבוֹרvor

grave

The place where the dead go down; the grave.

Where else “vor” appears
and they were comfortedיִּנָּחֲמוּyinachamu

find relief

To recover one's spirits after a loss and feel relief.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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belowתַּחְתִּיתtachtit

lowest

Lowest, the lower level; the depths.

Where else “tachtit” appears
the treesעֲצֵיatse

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

Where else “atse” appears
of Edenעֵדֶןeden

Eden

Eden, the name of the region where God planted the garden. In Hebrew the word sounds just like "delight".

Where else “eden” appears
the choiceמִבְחַרmivchar

choicest, best

The best, the choicest.

Where else “mivchar” appears
and bestטוֹבtov

better

Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.

Where else “tov” appears
of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlevanon

Lebanon

See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears
who drinkשֹׁתֵיshote

drink

Drink.

Where else “shote” appears
waterמָיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears

Places in this verse

Lebanon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Lebanon

    Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)

    A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.

    Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).

    Deuteronomy 3:251 Kings 5:6Psalms 92:12Isaiah 35:2

The context

15Thus says Adonai YHWH: ‘On the day it went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I covered the deep over it, and I held back its streams, and the many waters were restrained; and I put Lebanon in mourning for it, and all the trees of the field fainted for it.

16 · This verse (above)

17They too went down with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword, and its arm, who lived in its shade in the midst of the nations.

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