American Standard Version - King James Version

 31:1 ¶ And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

 31:1 ¶ And it came to pass° in the eleventh°° year,° in the third° [month], in the first° [day] of the month,° [that] the word° of the LORD° came° unto° me, saying,°°

 31:2 Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

 31:2 Son° of man,° speak°° unto° Pharaoh° king° of Egypt,° and to° his multitude;° Whom°° art thou like°° in thy greatness?°

 31:3 ¶ Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs.

 31:3 ¶ 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.°

 31:4 The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the trees of the field.

 31:4 The waters° made him great,°° the deep° set him up on high°° with° her rivers° running°° round about° his plants,° and sent out°° her little rivers° unto° all° the trees° of the field.°

 31:5 Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it shot [them] forth.

 31:5 Therefore°° his height° was exalted°° above all°° the trees° of the field,° and his boughs° were multiplied,°° and his branches° became long°° because of the multitude° of waters,°° when he shot forth.°°

 31:6 All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; and under its branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young; and under its shadow dwelt all great nations.

 31:6 All° the fowls° of heaven° made their nests°° in his boughs,° and under° his branches° did all° the beasts° of the field° bring forth their young,°° and under his shadow° dwelt°° all° great° nations.°

 31:7 Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.

 31:7 Thus was he fair°° in his greatness,° in the length° of his branches:° for° his root° was° by° great° waters.°

 31:8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir-trees were not like its boughs, and the plane-trees were not as its branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like unto it in its beauty.

 31:8 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.°

 31:9 I made it fair by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

 31:9 I 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.

 31:10 ¶ Therefore thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;

 31:10 ¶ Therefore° thus° saith°° the Lord° GOD;° Because°° thou hast lifted up°° thyself in height,° and he hath shot up°° his top° among°° the thick boughs,° and his heart° is lifted up°° in his height;°

 31:11 I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with him; I have driven him out for his wickedness.

 31:11 I have therefore delivered°° him into the hand° of the mighty one°° of the heathen;° he shall surely°° deal°° with him: I have driven him out°° for his wickedness.°

 31:12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the watercourses of the land; and all the peoples of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

 31:12 And strangers,°° the terrible° of the nations,° have cut him off,°° and have left°° him: upon° the mountains° and in all° the valleys° his branches° are fallen,°° and his boughs° are broken°° by all° the rivers° of the land;° and all° the people° of the earth° are gone down°° from his shadow,°° and have left°° him.

 31:13 Upon his ruin all the birds of the heavens shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches;

 31:13 Upon° his ruin° shall all° the fowls° of the heaven° remain,°° and all° the beasts° of the field° shall be° upon° his branches:°

 31:14 to the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves in their stature, neither set their top among the thick boughs, nor that their mighty ones stand up on their height, [even] all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

 31:14 To the end° that° none° of all° the trees° by the waters° exalt°° themselves° for their height,° neither° shoot up°°° their top° among°° the thick boughs,° neither° their trees° stand up°° in their height,° all° that drink°° water:° for° they are all° delivered°° unto death,° to° the nether parts° of the earth,° in the midst° of the children° of men,° with° them that go down°° to the pit.°

 31:15 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the rivers 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.

 31:15 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.

 31:16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

 31:16 I made the nations° to shake°° at the sound°° of his fall,° when I cast him down°°° to hell° with° them that descend°° into the pit:° and all° the trees° of Eden,° the choice° and best° of Lebanon,° all° that drink°° water,° shall be comforted°° in the nether parts° of the earth.°

 31:17 They also went down into Sheol with him unto them that are slain by the sword; yea, they that were his arm, [that] dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the nations.

 31:17 They° also° went down°° into hell° with° him unto° [them that be] slain° with the sword;° and [they that were] his arm,° [that] dwelt°° under his shadow° in the midst° of the heathen.°

 31:18 ¶ To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord Jehovah.

 31:18 ¶ To° whom° art thou thus like°°° in glory° and in greatness° among the trees° of Eden?° yet shalt thou be brought down°° with° the trees° of Eden° unto° the nether parts° of the earth:° thou shalt lie°° in the midst° of the uncircumcised° with° [them that be] slain° by the sword.° This° [is] Pharaoh° and all° his multitude,° saith°° the Lord° GOD.°