Ezekiel 31:9

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Summary

I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

Made

All the trees

Zechariah 11:2

Envied

Bible References

Made

You were so beautiful that the story of you went out into all nations; you were completely beautiful because of my glory which I had put on you, says the Lord.

But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.

For honour does not come from the east, or from the west, or uplifting from the south;

By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:

It is you, O King, who have become great and strong: for your power is increased and stretching up to heaven, and your rule to the end of the earth.

But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:

All the trees

This is what the Lord has said: Further, I will take the highest top of the cedar and put it in the earth; cutting off from the highest of his young branches a soft one, I will have it planted on a high and great mountain;

One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.

Let the field be glad, and everything which is in it; yes, let all the trees of the wood be sounding with joy,

For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.

Give a cry of grief, O fir-tree, for the fall of the cedar, because the great ones have been made low: give cries of grief, O you oaks of Bashan, for the strong trees of the wood have come down.

Envied

For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.

And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.

And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.

Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?

And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?