Toאֶלwhomמִיare you like,דָמִיתָthus,כָּכָהin gloryבְּכָבוֹדand in greatnessוּבְגֹדֶלamong the treesבַּעֲצֵיof Eden?עֵדֶןAnd you will be brought downוְהוּרַדְתָּwith the treesאֶת עֲצֵיof Edenעֵדֶןto the landאֶל אֶרֶץbelow;תַּחְתִּיתin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםyou will lie,תִּשְׁכַּבwith those slainאֶת חַלְלֵיby the sword.חֶרֶבThat isהוּאPharaohפַרְעֹהand allוְכָלhis multitude,הֲמוֹנֹהdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.’”יְהוִה
Ezekiel 31:18
Study it in the app“To whom are you like, thus, in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? And you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the land below; in the midst of the uncircumcised you will lie, with those slain by the sword. That is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares Adonai YHWH.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 31:18, word by word
- are you likeדָמִיתָdamita
liken
To be like another, or to set one thing beside another as equal.
Where else “damita” appears- in gloryכָבוֹדchavod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “chavod” appears- and in greatnessגֹדֶלgodel
greatness
How great God, or something, is.
Where else “godel” appears- among 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- And you will be brought downהוּרַדְתָּhuradta
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “huradta” appears- to the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- belowתַּחְתִּיתtachtit
lowest
Lowest, the lower level; the depths.
Where else “tachtit” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםarelim
uncircumcised
A man without the covenant sign; said with scorn.
Where else “arelim” appears- you will lieתִּשְׁכַּבtishkav
sleep in death
To die, like lying down to sleep beside one's ancestors.
Where else “tishkav” appears- with those slainחַלְלֵיchalle
slain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “challe” appears- by the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appears- his multitudeהֲמוֹנֹhamono
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamono” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWH.’יְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears
The context
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.
18 · This verse (above)