Ezekiel 31:6

31:6 All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs;

under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth,

in its shade all the great ¹  nations lived.

Ezekiel 31:8

31:8 The cedars in the garden of God could not eclipse it,

nor could the fir trees ²  match its boughs;

the plane trees were as nothing compared to its branches;

no tree in the garden of God could rival its beauty.

[31:6]  ¹ tn Or “many.”

[31:8]  ² tn Or “cypress trees” (cf. NASB, NLT); NIV “pine trees.”