Ezekiel 31:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

All the birds of the sky nested in its branches, every beast of the field gave birth under its boughs, and all the great nations lived in its shade.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    All the birds of heaven made their nests in its boughs, and under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and under its shadow all great nations dwelt.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    All foules of the ayre made their nestes in his brauches, vnder his bowes gedred all the beastes of ye felde, & vnder his shadow dwelt all people.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    All the foules of the heauen made their nestes in his boughes, and vnder his branches did all the beastes of the fielde bring foorth their yong, and vnder his shadowe dwelt all mightie nations.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Al foules of the aire made their nestes in his braunches, vnder his bowes did all the beastes of the fielde bring foorth their young, and vnder his shadowe dwelt all mightie nations.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    All the birds of the sky made their nests in its boughs; and under its branches did all the animals of the field bring forth their young; and under its shadow lived all great nations.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    In his boughs made a nest hath every fowl of the heavens, And under his branches brought forth hath every beast of the field, And in his shade dwell do all great nations.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In its branches all the birds of heaven came to rest, and under its arms all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and great nations were living in its shade.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    All the birds of the sky made their nests in its boughs; and under its branches did all the animals of the field bring forth their young; and under its shadow lived all great nations.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth, in its shade all the great nations lived.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 17:23 : 23 I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. Every bird of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
  • Dan 4:12 : 12 But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, bound with iron and bronze, surrounded by the tender grass of the field. Let it be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let it live with the animals among the plants of the earth.
  • Dan 4:21 : 21 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:
  • Matt 13:32 : 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ezek 31:3-5
    3 verses
    85%

    3Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, dense shade, and towering height, its top reaching among the thick clouds.

    4The waters nourished it; the deep made it grow tall, sending its rivers around its planting place, and they watered all the trees of the field.

    5So it grew taller than all the trees of the field; its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long because of the abundance of water as it sent them out.

  • Ezek 31:7-10
    4 verses
    85%

    7It was majestic in its size, with long branches, because its roots reached abundant waters.

    8The cedars in God's garden could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare to its branches, and the plane trees were not like its boughs. No tree in the garden of God was equal to it in beauty.

    9I made it beautiful with its many branches, and all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied it.

    10Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because it grew tall, lifting its top among the clouds, and its heart became arrogant because of its height,

  • Ezek 31:12-14
    3 verses
    85%

    12Foreigners, the most ruthless of nations, cut it down and abandoned it. Its branches fell on the mountains and in all the valleys; its boughs were broken in all the ravines of the earth, and all the nations of the earth left its shade.

    13All the birds of the sky rested on its fallen trunk, and all the wild animals were among its branches.

    14This happened so that no trees beside the abundant waters may grow tall enough to reach the clouds, nor lift their tops among the thick branches, and no trees that drink water will stand before them in their height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the lower earth, among the sons of men, with those who go down to the pit.

  • Dan 4:20-21
    2 verses
    84%

    20And you saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots bound with iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field. Let it be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let it live with the animals of the field until seven periods of time pass over it.’

    21This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:

  • Dan 4:11-12
    2 verses
    83%

    11He called out loudly and said: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.

    12But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, bound with iron and bronze, surrounded by the tender grass of the field. Let it be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let it live with the animals among the plants of the earth.

  • Ezek 17:22-24
    3 verses
    83%

    22This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I Myself will take a branch from the top of a lofty cedar and plant it. I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

    23I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. Every bird of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.

    24Then all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.’

  • Ps 80:9-11
    3 verses
    80%

    9You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.

    10You cleared the ground for it; it took root and filled the land.

    11The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.

  • Ps 104:12
    79%

    12The birds of the sky nest nearby; they sing among the branches.

  • Ezek 17:3-8
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    3Say this: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers, and full of colorful plumage came to Lebanon and took the top of a cedar tree.

    4It plucked the highest branch and carried it to the land of merchants, where it planted it in a city of traders.

    5Then it took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil, placing it by abundant waters like a willow.

    6The plant sprouted and became a low, spreading vine, with its branches facing the eagle and its roots growing beneath it. So it became a vine, produced branches, and sent out leaves.

    7But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and abundant feathers. And behold, the vine bent its roots toward it and stretched its branches toward the eagle to be watered from the surrounding garden.

    8It was planted in fertile soil by abundant waters to produce branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.

  • Ezek 19:11
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    11Its branches were strong, fit for rulers' scepters. It towered high; its height was noticeable among the branches, in the lushness of its abundance.

  • Ps 104:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.

    17There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the fir trees.

  • Dan 4:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14This decision is by the decree of the watchers and the sentence by the command of the holy ones, in order that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men, and He gives them to whomever He will and sets the lowliest of men over them.

    15This is the dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, explain its meaning, because none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

  • Hos 14:6-7
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    75%

    6I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

    7His branches will spread out; his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

  • Ps 148:9-10
    2 verses
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    9you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

    10wild animals and all livestock, creatures that crawl and flying birds,

  • Isa 44:14
    74%

    14He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.

  • Num 24:6
    73%

    6Like valleys they stretch out, like gardens along a river, like aloes planted by the LORD, like cedars beside the waters.

  • Ezek 31:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to Sheol along with those who descend to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the lower earth.

    17They too went down to Sheol with it, to join the slain by the sword, along with its supporters who had lived in its shadow among the nations.

  • Job 40:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21Under the lotus trees he lies down, hidden among the reeds and marshes.

    22The lotus trees conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

  • Mark 4:32
    73%

    32But when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.

  • Isa 14:8
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    8Even the cypresses rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 'Since you were laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.'

  • Job 29:19
    72%

    19My roots spread out to the waters, and the dew stayed overnight on my branches.

  • Isa 2:13
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    13It will come against all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and against all the oaks of Bashan.

  • Judg 9:10
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    10Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and reign over us.'

  • Job 8:16
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    16They are green before the sun, and their shoots spread out over the garden.

  • Isa 34:15
    72%

    15There, the arrow snake will make her nest, lay eggs, hatch them, and care for her young in her shadow. Indeed, there the kites will gather, each one with its mate.

  • Isa 18:6
    71%

    6They will all be left for the birds of prey on the mountains and the wild animals of the earth. The birds will spend the summer feeding on them, and all the wild animals will winter upon them.