Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Ezekiel 31:9 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 9. 9I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
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Quick Meaning
The riddle or allegory and its interpretation states or reports “I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches” at Ezekiel 31:9 as a specific part of “Assyria's Cedar Greatness Becomes Pharaoh's Warning.”
Whom art thou like in thy greatness?
This verse is one part of that explanation in Ezekiel 31:1–9. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 31:1–9
Read Ezekiel 31:9 with 31:1–9. By itself, “I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Egypt is asked whom it resembles; Assyria appears as a towering, well-watered cedar sheltering birds and beasts, unmatched by Eden's trees.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Assyria's Cedar Greatness Becomes Pharaoh's Warning” through its own speaker, addressee, date, vision, oracle, sign, lament, or measured space. Its non-interchangeable contribution is: Egypt is asked whom it resembles; Assyria appears as a towering, well-watered cedar sheltering birds and beasts, unmatched by Eden's trees. This verse's placement is specific: The riddle or allegory and its interpretation states or reports “I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches” at Ezekiel 31:9 as a specific part of “Assyria's Cedar Greatness Becomes Pharaoh's Warning.”
What Remains True
Political pride, broken trust, and false security are exposed by following the image through its stated interpretation. In Ezekiel 31:9, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The riddle or allegory and its interpretation states or reports “I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches” at Ezekiel 31:9 as a specific part of “Assyria's Cedar Greatness Becomes Pharaoh's Warning.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 31:1–9 — Assyria's Cedar Greatness Becomes Pharaoh's WarningSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 31:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 31:1–9
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 31:1–9
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