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Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 31

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Chapter 31 of Ezekiel—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And it occurred further that in the eleventh year, in the third [month], on the first [day] of the month, the word of Jehovah occurred to me, saying:
  2. “Son of man, say to Pharʹaoh the king of Egypt and to his crowd,1
    ¶ “‘Whom have you come to resemble in your greatness?
  3. Look! An As·syrʹi·an,[a] a cedar in Lebʹa·non,2 pretty in bough,3 with a woody thicket offering shadow, and high in stature,4 so that among the clouds[b] its treetop proved to be.5
  4. Waters were what made it get big;6 the watery deep[c] caused it to grow high. With its[d] streams it was going all around its planting place; and its channels it sent forth to all the trees of the field.
  5. That is why it grew higher in its stature than all the [other] trees of the field.7
    ¶ “‘And its boughs kept multiplying, and its branches continued getting longer because of much water in its watercourses.[e]8
  6. On its boughs all the flying creatures of the heavens made their nests,9 and under its branches all the wild beasts of the field gave birth,10 and in its shade all the populous nations would dwell.
  7. And it came to be pretty in its greatness,11 in the length of its foliage, for its root system proved to be over many waters.
  8. [Other] cedars were no match for it in the garden of God.[f]12 As for juniper trees, they bore no resemblance as respects its boughs. And plane trees themselves did not prove to be like it in branches. No [other] tree in the garden of God resembled it in its prettiness.13
  9. Pretty is the way that I made it in the abundance of its foliage,14 and all the [other] trees of Eʹden[g] that were in the garden of the [true] God[h] kept envying it.’15
  10. ¶ “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said, ‘For the reason that you[i] became high in stature, so that it put its treetop even among the clouds[j]16 and its heart became exalted because of its height,17
  11. I shall also give it into the hand of the despot of [the] nations.18 Without fail he will act against it. According to its wickedness I will drive it out.19
  12. And strangers, the tyrants of [the] nations, will cut it down, and people will abandon it upon the mountains; and in all the valleys its foliage will certainly fall, and its branches will be broken among all the streambeds of the earth.20 And out from its shade all the peoples of the earth will come down and abandon it.21
  13. Upon its fallen trunk all the flying creatures of the heavens will reside, and upon its branches there will certainly come to be all the wild beasts of the field;22
  14. to the end that none of the watered trees may become high in their stature, or put their treetops even among the clouds, and that none drinking water may stand up against them in their height, for they will certainly all of them be given to death,23 to the land down below,24 in the midst of the sons of mankind,[k] to those going down into the pit.’
  15. ¶ “This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said, ‘On the day of its going down to Sheʹol I shall certainly cause a mourning.25 On its account I will cover the watery deep, that I may hold back its streams and [that] the many waters may be restrained; and on its account I shall darken Lebʹa·non, and on its account the trees of the field will all swoon away.
  16. At the sound of its downfall I shall certainly cause nations to rock when I bring it down to Sheʹol with those going down into the pit,26 and in the land down below all the trees of Eʹden,[l]27 the choicest and the best of Lebʹa·non, all those drinking water, will be comforted.28
  17. With him they themselves also have gone down to Sheʹol,[m]29 to those slain by the sword, and those who as his seed[n] have dwelt in his shadow in the midst of nations.’30
  18. ¶ “‘Whom have you come to resemble thus in glory31 and greatness among the trees of Eʹden?32 But you will certainly be brought down with the trees of Eʹden[o] to the land down below.33 In the midst of the uncircumcised ones you will lie down with those slain by the sword. This is Pharʹaoh and all his crowd,’ is the utterance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “An Assyrian,” MTLXXSyVg; by a correction, “I differentiate you as”; by a different correction, “A cypress.”
  2. ^ “Clouds,” LXX and Arabic; MSyVg, “branches.”
  3. ^ Or, “surging waters.” Heb., tehohmʹ; LXXVg, “the abyss.” See Ge 1:2 ftn, “Deep.”
  4. ^ “Its,” fem., referring to “watery deep.”
  5. ^ “In its watercourses,” by a correction; M, “by its sending forth.”
  6. ^ “In the garden of God.” Heb., beghan-ʼElo·himʹ; LXXSyVg, “in the paradise of God.” Compare vs 9.
  7. ^ Or, “pleasantness,” in agreement with LXXVg. Compare Ge 2:8 ftn, “Eden.”
  8. ^ “The [true] God.” Heb., ha·ʼElo·himʹ. See App 1F.
  9. ^ “You,” MTLXX; SyVg, “it.”
  10. ^ “Clouds,” LXX and Arabic; M, “branches.”
  11. ^ Or, “earthling men.” Heb., ʼa·dhamʹ.
  12. ^ See vs 9 ftn, “Eden.”
  13. ^ Or, “to the grave.” Heb., sheʼohʹlah; Gr., haiʹdou; Lat., in·ferʹnum. See App 4B.
  14. ^ “Seed,” by a correction in agreement with LXXSy; MVg, “arm.”
  15. ^ Or, “pleasantness,” in agreement with LXXVg.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Je 46:2; Eze 29:2
  2. ^ Ps 80:10; Is 37:24; Eze 17:3
  3. ^ Is 10:33
  4. ^ Da 4:10
  5. ^ Eze 17:22
  6. ^ Eze 17:5
  7. ^ Ps 37:35
  8. ^ Da 4:12
  9. ^ Ps 84:3
  10. ^ Eze 17:23; Da 4:21
  11. ^ Da 4:22; Am 2:9
  12. ^ Ge 2:8; 13:10; Ps 80:10; Eze 28:13
  13. ^ Ps 37:35
  14. ^ Da 4:21
  15. ^ Pr 28:22
  16. ^ Mt 23:12
  17. ^ Je 50:31; Eze 28:17; Da 4:30
  18. ^ Eze 30:11; Hab 1:6
  19. ^ De 18:12
  20. ^ Eze 32:5
  21. ^ Da 4:14
  22. ^ Is 18:6; Eze 29:5; 32:4
  23. ^ Ps 82:7
  24. ^ Ps 63:9; Eze 32:18
  25. ^ Re 18:9
  26. ^ Is 14:15
  27. ^ Is 14:8; Eze 31:9
  28. ^ Eze 32:31
  29. ^ Eze 32:21
  30. ^ La 4:20; Eze 30:6; 32:31
  31. ^ Eze 32:19
  32. ^ Eze 31:9
  33. ^ 1Sa 2:7

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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