The Meaning of Ezekiel 31:15 Explained

Ezekiel 31:15

KJV: Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

YLT: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of his going down to sheol I have caused mourning, I have covered for him the deep, and diminish its flowings, And restrained are many waters, And I make Lebanon black for him, And all trees of the field have been covered for him.

Darby: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to Sheol, I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed; and I made Lebanon black for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

ASV: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the rivers thereof; and the great waters were stayed; and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thus saith  the Lord  GOD;  In the day  when he went down  to the grave  I caused a mourning:  I covered  the deep  for him, and I restrained  the floods  thereof, and the great  waters  were stayed:  and I caused Lebanon  to mourn  for him, and all the trees  of the field  fainted  for him. 

What does Ezekiel 31:15 Mean?

Verse Meaning

On the day that God humbled Assyria, He caused many people and nations to mourn her demise. He made it impossible for that nation to revive; He did the same thing as burying it in the sea, and He kept its life-giving waters from revitalizing it. The people in the area from which Assyria had come, Mesopotamia, mourned for it, and other nations (trees) wilted because of its fall.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 31

1  A relation unto Pharaoh
3  of the glory of Assyria
10  and the fall thereof for pride
18  The like destruction of Egypt

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 31:15 mean?

Thus says the Lord GOD in the day when it went down to hell I caused mourning I covered because of it - the deep and I restrained its rivers and were held back the waters great and I caused to mourn for it Lebanon and all the trees of the field because of it wilted
כֹּֽה־ אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה בְּי֨וֹם רִדְתּ֤וֹ שְׁא֙וֹלָה֙ הֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּי כִּסֵּ֤תִי עָלָיו֙ אֶת־ תְּה֔וֹם וָֽאֶמְנַע֙ נַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָ וַיִּכָּלְא֖וּ מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים וָאַקְדִּ֤ר עָלָיו֙ לְבָנ֔וֹן וְכָל־ עֲצֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה עָלָ֥יו עֻלְפֶּֽה

כֹּֽה־  Thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֞ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֣י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֗ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּי֨וֹם  in  the  day  when 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
רִדְתּ֤וֹ  it  went  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
שְׁא֙וֹלָה֙  to  hell 
Parse: Noun, common singular, third person feminine singular
Root: שְׁאֹול  
Sense: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit.
הֶאֱבַ֜לְתִּי  I  caused  mourning 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: אָבַל 
Sense: to mourn, lament.
כִּסֵּ֤תִי  I  covered 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: כָּסָה  
Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.
עָלָיו֙  because  of  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
תְּה֔וֹם  the  deep 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: תְּהֹום  
Sense: deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea.
וָֽאֶמְנַע֙  and  I  restrained 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: מָנַע  
Sense: to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder.
נַהֲרוֹתֶ֔יהָ  its  rivers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: נָהָר  
Sense: stream, river.
וַיִּכָּלְא֖וּ  and  were  held  back 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּלָא 
Sense: to restrict, restrain, withhold, shut up, keep back, refrain, forbid.
מַ֣יִם  the  waters 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
רַבִּ֑ים  great 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
וָאַקְדִּ֤ר  and  I  caused  to  mourn 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: קָדַר  
Sense: to mourn, be dark.
עָלָיו֙  for  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לְבָנ֔וֹן  Lebanon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לְבָנׄון  
Sense: a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עֲצֵ֥י  the  trees 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה  of  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
עָלָ֥יו  because  of  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
עֻלְפֶּֽה  wilted 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֻלְפֶּה  
Sense: wilted, fainted.

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