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Ezekiel 31:6

All 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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בִּסְעַפֹּתָ֤יוbis.'a.po.Tavin boughs itsH5589 →
קִֽנְנוּ֙ki.Nuthey made nestsH7077 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
ע֣וֹףof<the> bird ofH5775 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וְתַ֤חַתve.Ta.chatand underH8478 →
פֹּֽארֹתָיו֙po.ro.Tavbranches itsH6288 →
יָֽלְד֔וּyal.Duthey gave birthH3205 →
כֹּ֖לkoleveryH3605 →
חַיַּ֣תchai.Yat<the> animal ofH2416 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704 →
וּבְצִלּוֹ֙u.ve.tzi.Loand in shade itsH6738 →
יֵֽשְׁב֔וּye.she.Vuthey dweltH3427 →
כֹּ֖לkolallH3605 →
גּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimnationsH1471 →
רַבִּֽים׃ra.BimgreatH7227 →

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Ezekiel 17:23I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.Matthew 13:32Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”Daniel 4:12Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.Daniel 4:21whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—Ezekiel 31:17They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations.Luke 13:19It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”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.Psalms 104:17where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

About Ezekiel

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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