Ezekiel 19:11

19:11 Its boughs were strong, fit ¹  for rulers’ scepters; it reached up into the clouds.

It stood out because of its height and its many branches. ² 

Ezekiel 24:11

24:11 Set the empty pot on the coals, ³ 

until it becomes hot and its copper glows,

until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot ⁴  is consumed.

Ezekiel 31:5

31:5 Therefore it grew taller than all the trees of the field;

its boughs grew large and its branches grew long,

because of the plentiful water in its shoots. ⁵ 

Ezekiel 31:7

31:7 It was beautiful in its loftiness, in the length of its branches;

for its roots went down deep to plentiful waters.

Ezekiel 40:37

40:37 Its jambs ⁶  faced the outer court, and it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

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¹ tn The word “fit” does not occur in the Hebrew text.

² tn Heb “and it was seen by its height and by the abundance of its branches.”

³ tn Heb “set it upon its coals, empty.”

⁴ tn Or “rust” (so also in v. 12).

⁵ tn Heb “when it sends forth.” Repointing the consonants of the Masoretic text would render the proposed reading “shoots” (cf. NRSV).

⁶ tc The LXX reads “porches.”