The Meaning of Ezekiel 31:10 Explained

Ezekiel 31:10

KJV: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;

YLT: Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because that thou hast been high in stature, And he yieldeth his foliage between thickets, And high is his heart in his haughtiness,

Darby: Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast lifted up thyself in stature, ... and he hath set his top amidst the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height,

ASV: Therefore thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore thus saith  the Lord  GOD;  Because thou hast lifted up  thyself in height,  and he hath shot up  his top  among the thick boughs,  and his heart  is lifted up  in his height; 

What does Ezekiel 31:10 Mean?

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 31:10 mean?

therefore thus says the Lord GOD because that you have increased in height and it set its top to among the thick boughs and was lifted up its heart in its height
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֕עַן אֲשֶׁ֥ר גָּבַ֖הְתָּ בְּקוֹמָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֤ן צַמַּרְתּוֹ֙ אֶל־ בֵּ֣ין עֲבוֹתִ֔ים וְרָ֥ם לְבָב֖וֹ בְּגָבְהֽוֹ

כֹּ֤ה  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַר֙  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.
יְהוִ֔ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
יַ֕עַן  because 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יַעַן  
Sense: because, therefore, because that, on account of prep.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
גָּבַ֖הְתָּ  you  have  increased 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: גָּבַהּ  
Sense: to be high, be exalted.
בְּקוֹמָ֑ה  in  height 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קֹומָה  
Sense: height.
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן  and  it  set 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
צַמַּרְתּוֹ֙  its  top 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: צַמֶּרֶת  
Sense: treetop.
עֲבוֹתִ֔ים  the  thick  boughs 
Parse: Noun, common plural
Root: עָבֹות 
Sense: cord, rope, cordage, foliage, interwoven foliage.
וְרָ֥ם  and  was  lifted  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
לְבָב֖וֹ  its  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
בְּגָבְהֽוֹ  in  its  height 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: גֹּבַהּ  
Sense: height, exaltation.