Ezekiel 31:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The cedarsאֲרָזִ֣ים
(a·ra·zim)
730: a cedarfrom an unused word (729)
in God'sאֱלֹהִים֒
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
gardenבְּגַן־
(be·gan-)
1588: an enclosure, gardenfrom ganan
could not matchעֲמָמֻהוּ֮
(a·ma·mu·hu)
6004: to darken, dima prim. root
it; The cypressesבְּרֹושִׁ֗ים
(be·ro·v·shim)
1265: cypress or firof uncertain derivation
could not compareדָמוּ֙
(da·mu)
1819: to be like, resemblea prim. root
with its boughs,סְעַפֹּתָ֔יו
(se·'ap·po·tav,)
5589a: a bough, branchfrom the same as saiph
And the plane treesוְעַרְמֹנִ֥ים
(ve·'ar·mo·nim)
6196: plane treefrom an unused word
could not match its branches.כְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יו
(ke·fo·ro·tav;)
6288: a boughof uncertain derivation
Noכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
treeעֵץ֙
(etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
in God'sאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
gardenבְּגַן־
(be·gan-)
1588: an enclosure, gardenfrom ganan
could compareדָמָ֥ה
(da·mah)
1819: to be like, resemblea prim. root
with it in its beauty.בְּיָפְיֹֽו׃
(be·ya·fe·yov.)
3308: beautyfrom yaphah


















KJV Lexicon
The cedars
'erez  (eh-rez')
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree).
in the garden
gan  (gan)
a garden (as fenced) -- garden.
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
could not hide
`amam  (aw-mam')
to associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together) -- become dim, hide.
him the fir trees
browsh  (ber-osh')
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood) -- fir (tree).
were not like
damah  (daw-maw')
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider -- compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
his boughs
c`appah  (seh-ap-paw')
a twig -- bough, branch.
and the chesnut trees
`armown  (ar-mone')
the plane tree (from its smooth and shed bark) -- chestnut tree.
were not like his branches
p'orah  (peh-o-raw')
ornamentation, i.e. (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green -- bough, branch, sprig.
nor any tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
in the garden
gan  (gan)
a garden (as fenced) -- garden.
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
was like
damah  (daw-maw')
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider -- compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.
unto him in his beauty
yophiy  (yof-ee')
beauty -- beauty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'The cedars in God's garden could not match it; The cypresses could not compare with its boughs, And the plane trees could not match its branches. No tree in God's garden could compare with it in its beauty.

King James Bible
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The cedars in God's garden could not rival it; the pine trees couldn't compare with its branches, nor could the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with it in beauty.

International Standard Version
The cedars in God's garden could not compare to it; Fir trees could not match its boughs. The plane tree never grew branches like it, and no tree in God's garden compares to its beauty.

NET Bible
The cedars in the garden of God could not eclipse it, nor could the fir trees match its boughs; the plane trees were as nothing compared to its branches; no tree in the garden of God could rival its beauty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The cedar trees in God's garden couldn't compare to it. The pine trees couldn't equal its branches. The plane trees couldn't measure up to its branches. All the trees in God's garden couldn't match its beauty.

King James 2000 Bible
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it: the fir trees were not like its boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like its branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto it in its beauty.
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