Ezekiel 31:5
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Therefore was his height exalted above all the trees of the country and his branches were multiplied, and his boughs were elevated because of many waters.

Psalm 37:35,36 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus. . . .

Isaiah 10:8-14 For he shall say: . . .

Isaiah 36:4,18,19 And Rabsaces said to them: Tell Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this confidence wherein thou trustest? . . .

Isaiah 37:11-13 Behold thou hast heard all that the kings of the Assyrians have done to all countries which they have destroyed, and canst thou be delivered? . . .

Daniel 4:11 He cried aloud, and said thus: Cut down the tree, and chop off the branches thereof: shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruits: let the beasts fly away that are under it, and the birds from its branches.

he shot forth.

Context
Egypt will Fall Like Assyria
4The waters nourished him, the deep set him tip on high, the streams thereof ran round about his roots, and it sent, forth its rivulets to all the trees of the country. 5Therefore was his height exalted above all the trees of the country and his branches were multiplied, and his boughs were elevated because of many waters.6And when he had spread forth his shadow, all the fowls of the air made their nests in his boughs, and all the beasts of the forest brought forth their young under his branches, and the assembly of many nations dwelt under his shadow.…
Cross References
Psalm 1:3
And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.

Ezekiel 17:5
And he took of the seed of the land, and put it in the ground for seed, that it might take a firm root over many waters: he planted it on the surface of the earth.

Ezekiel 31:3
Behold, the Assyrian like a cedar in Libanus, with fair branches, and full of leaves, of a high stature, and his top was elevated among the thick boughs.

Daniel 4:11
He cried aloud, and said thus: Cut down the tree, and chop off the branches thereof: shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruits: let the beasts fly away that are under it, and the birds from its branches.

Lexicon
Therefore
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

it towered
גָּבְהָ֣א (gā·ḇə·hā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1361: To soar, be lofty, to be haughty

higher
קֹמָת֔וֹ (qō·mā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6967: Height

than all
מִכֹּ֖ל (mik·kōl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the trees
עֲצֵ֣י (‘ă·ṣê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood

of the field.
הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land

Its branches
סַֽרְעַפֹּתָ֜יו (sar·‘ap·pō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5634: A bough

multiplied,
וַתִּרְבֶּ֨ינָה (wat·tir·be·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great

and its boughs
פֹארֹתָ֛יו (p̄ō·rō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6288: Ornamentation, foliage, as bright green

grew long
וַתֶּאֱרַ֧כְנָה (wat·te·’ĕ·raḵ·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 748: To be, long

as it spread them out
בְּשַׁלְּחֽוֹ׃ (bə·šal·lə·ḥōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

because of the abundant
רַבִּ֖ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

waters.
מִמַּ֥יִם (mim·ma·yim)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


Additional Translations
Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.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.

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.

Therefore was his stature exalted above all the trees of the field, and his branches spread far by the help of much water.

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

Therefore his stature was exalted above all the trees of the field: and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long by reason of many waters, when he shot them forth.

Therefore his hight 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.

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.

Therefore higher hath been his stature than all trees of the field, And multiplied are his boughs, and long are his branches, Because of many waters in his shooting forth,
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