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Ezekiel 31:17

They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
הֵ֗םHemtheyH1992 →
אִתּ֛וֹ'i.Towith itH854 →
יָרְד֥וּya.re.Duthey went downH3381 →
שְׁא֖וֹלָהshe.'o.lahSheol towardsH7585 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
חַלְלֵי־cha.lei-[those] slain ofH2491 →
חָ֑רֶבCha.reva swordH2719 →
וּזְרֹע֛וֹu.ze.ro.'Oand arm itsH2220 →
יָשְׁב֥וּya.she.Vu[which] they dweltH3427 →
בְצִלּ֖וֹve.tzi.Loin shade itsH6738 →
בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432 →
גּוֹיִֽם׃go.Yim[the] nationsH1471 →

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Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.Ezekiel 31:6All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade.Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.Mark 4:32But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”Nehemiah 3:17–18Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.Lamentations 4:20The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”Ezekiel 30:21–25“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.Ezekiel 30:6–8For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.Daniel 4:11–12The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.Isaiah 14:9Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.Ezekiel 32:20–31They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes.Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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