Ezekiel 31:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thusכֹּֽה־
(koh-)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֞ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD,יְהוִ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"On the dayבְּיֹ֨ום
(be·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
when it went downרִדְתֹּ֤ו
(rid·tov)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to Sheolשְׁאֹ֙ולָה֙
(she·'o·v·lah)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
I caused lamentations;הֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּי
(he·'e·val·ti)
56: to mourna prim. root
I closedכִּסֵּ֤תִי
(kis·se·ti)
3680: to covera prim. root
the deepתְּהֹ֔ום
(te·ho·vm,)
8415: deep, sea, abyssfrom an unused word
overעָלָיו֙
(a·lav)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
it and held backוָֽאֶמְנַע֙
(va·'em·na)
4513: to withhold, hold backa prim. root
its rivers.נַהֲרֹותֶ֔יהָ
(na·ha·ro·v·tei·ha,)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
And [its] manyרַבִּ֑ים
(rab·bim;)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
watersמַ֣יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
were stoppedוַיִּכָּלְא֖וּ
(vai·yik·ka·le·'u)
3607: to shut up, restrain, withholda prim. root
up, and I made Lebanonלְבָנֹ֔ון
(le·va·no·vn,)
3844: a wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr.from laben
mournוָאַקְדִּ֤ר
(va·'ak·dir)
6937: to be darka prim. root
for it, and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the treesעֲצֵ֥י
(a·tzei)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
wilted away 
( )
5968: to covera prim. root
on accountעָלָיו֙
(a·lav)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
of it. 
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KJV Lexicon
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
In the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
when he went down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
I caused a mourning
'abal  (aw-bal')
to bewail -- lament, mourn.
I covered
kacah  (kaw-saw')
to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm.
the deep
thowm  (teh-home')
an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth.
for him and I restrained
mana`  (maw-nah')
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury -- deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
the floods
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
thereof and the great
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
were stayed
kala'  (kaw-law')
to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit) -- finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.
and I caused Lebanon
Lbanown  (leb-aw-nohn')
(the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine -- Lebanon.
to mourn
qadar  (kaw-dar')
to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
for him and all the trees
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
fainted
`ulpeh  (ool-peh')
an envelope, i.e. (figuratively) mourning -- fainted.
for him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Thus says the Lord GOD, "On the day when it went down to Sheol I caused lamentations; I closed the deep over it and held back its rivers. And its many waters were stopped up, and I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted away on account of it.

King James Bible
Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is what the Lord GOD says: I caused grieving on the day the cedar went down to Sheol. I closed off the underground deep because of it: I held back the rivers of the deep, and its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn on account of it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

International Standard Version
"This is what the Lord GOD says: 'On the day that it descended into Sheol, I shut down its water supplies, covered over its deep water, and shut down its rivers. As a result its abundant water sources dried up, and I caused Lebanon to mourn for it. All the trees of the field wilted because of it.

NET Bible
"'This is what the sovereign LORD says: On the day it went down to Sheol I caused observers to lament. I covered it with the deep and held back its rivers; its plentiful water was restrained. I clothed Lebanon in black for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: When the tree went down to the grave, I made people mourn. I covered the underground springs and held back the rivers. The many water sources stopped flowing. I made Lebanon mourn for the tree, and all the trees in the field fainted as they grieved over it.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus says the Lord GOD; In the day when it went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for it, and I restrained its floods, and the great waters were held back: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.
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