Ezekiel 31:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I made the nationsגֹויִ֔ם
(go·v·yim,)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
quakeהִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּי
(hir·'ash·ti)
7493: to quake, shakea prim. root
at the soundמִקֹּ֤ול
(mik·ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of its fallמַפַּלְתֹּו֙
(map·pal·tov)
4658: carcass, ruin, an overthrowfrom naphal
when I made it goבְּהֹורִדִ֥י
(be·ho·v·ri·di)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
downיֹ֣ורְדֵי
(yo·vr·dei)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to Sheolשְׁאֹ֖ולָה
(she·'o·v·lah)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
with those who go down 
 
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to the pit;בֹ֑ור
(vo·vr;)
953a: a pit, cistern, wellfrom baar
and allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the well-wateredשֹׁ֥תֵי
(sho·tei)
8354: to drinka prim. root
treesעֲצֵי־
(a·tzei-)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
of Eden,עֵ֔דֶן
(e·den,)
5731: the garden home of Adam and Evefrom an unused word
the choicestמִבְחַ֥ר
(miv·char)
4005: choicest, bestfrom bachar
and bestוְטֹוב־
(ve·to·vv-)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
of Lebanon,לְבָנֹ֖ון
(le·va·no·vn)
3844: a wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr.from laben
were comfortedוַיִּנָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ
(vai·yin·na·cha·mu)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
in the earthבְּאֶ֤רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
beneath.תַּחְתִּית֙
(tach·tit)
8482: lower, lowestfrom tachath


















KJV Lexicon
I made the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
to shake
ra`ash  (raw-ash)
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), partic. through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
at the sound
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of his fall
mappeleth  (map-peh'-leth)
fall, i.e. decadence; concretely, a ruin; specifically a carcase -- carcase, fall, ruin.
when I cast him down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
with them that descend
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
into the pit
bowr  (bore)
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
and all the trees
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of Eden
`Eden  (ay'-den)
Eden, the region of Adam's home -- Eden.
the choice
mibchar  (mib-khawr')
select, i.e. best -- choice(-st), chosen.
and best
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
of Lebanon
Lbanown  (leb-aw-nohn')
(the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine -- Lebanon.
all that drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
shall be comforted
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
in the nether parts
tachtiy  (takh-tee')
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb) -- low (parts, -er, -er parts, -est), nether (part).
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the earth beneath.

King James Bible
I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I threw it down to Sheol to be with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, all the well-watered trees, the choice and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the underworld.

International Standard Version
I made the nations tremble when they heard that Assyria was falling, descending into Sheol to join those who go down into the Pit. Then all of the trees of Eden in the world below were comforted, including the choicest and best of Lebanon, all of whom were well-watered.

NET Bible
I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I threw it down to Sheol, along with those who descend to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and the best of Lebanon, all that were well-watered, were comforted in the earth below.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I made the nations tremble in fear at the sound of the tree's crash. I brought the tree down to the grave to join those who had gone down to the pit. Then all the trees in Eden, the choicest and best trees of Lebanon, and all the trees that were well-watered were comforted below the earth.

King James 2000 Bible
I made the nations to shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to sheol with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the lower parts of the earth.
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