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 21:26

21:26 this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Tear off the turban, ³ 

take off the crown!

Things must change! ⁴ 

Exalt the lowly,

bring down the proud! ⁵ 

Ezekiel 28:17

28:17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;

you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor.

I threw you down to the ground;

I placed you before kings, that they might see you.

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. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 31:10

31:10 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because it was tall in stature, and its top reached into the clouds, and it was proud of its height,

[19:11]  ¹ tn The word “fit” does not occur in the Hebrew text.

[19:11]  ² tn Heb “and it was seen by its height and by the abundance of its branches.”

[21:26]  ³ tn Elsewhere in the Bible the turban is worn by priests (Exod 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6; 39:28, 31; Lev 8:9; 16:4), but here a royal crown is in view.

[21:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “This not this.”

[21:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “the high one.”

[31:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “when it sends forth.” Repointing the consonants of the Masoretic text would render the proposed reading “shoots” (cf. NRSV).