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Ezekiel 31:3

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3Consider Assyria,j once a cedar in Lebanon,k

with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest;

it towered on high,

its top above the thick foliage.l

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Cross references

  1. jSee Jer 50:18
  2. kSee 2 Ki 19:23; Hab 2:17; Zec 11:1
  3. lIsa 10:34; See Eze 19:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches and forest shade,

and of towering height,

its top among the clouds.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches and shady foliage

and of lofty height.

Its top was among the clouds.

NLTNew Living Translation

You are like mighty Assyria,

which was once like a cedar of Lebanon,

with beautiful branches that cast deep forest shade

and with its top high among the clouds.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Look! Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches and a forest giving shade,

and very high,

and its treetop was between the clouds.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.