Ezekiel 31:4

World English Bible (WEB)

The waters nourished it. The deep made it to grow. Its rivers ran all around its plantation. It sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.

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2 “Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt and his multitude: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?

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

4 The waters nourished it. The deep made it to grow. Its rivers ran all around its plantation. It sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.

5 Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied. Its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it spread them out.

6 All the birds of the sky made their nests in its boughs. Under its branches, all the animals of the field gave birth to their young. All great nations lived under its shadow.

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Ezekiel 31:4 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: The waters nourished it. The deep made it to grow. Its rivers ran all around its plantation. It sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.
KJV King James Version: 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Waters have made it great, The deep hath exalted him with its flowings, Going round about its planting, And its conduits it hath sent forth unto all trees of the field.
DBY Darby Translation: The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high; its streams ran round about his plantation, and it sent out its rivulets unto all the trees of the field.
WBS Webster Bible: The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round his plants, and sent out her little rivers to all the trees of the field.