The Meaning of Ezekiel 31:13 Explained

Ezekiel 31:13

KJV: Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:

YLT: On his ruin dwell do all fowls of the heavens, And on his boughs have been all the beasts of the field,

Darby: Upon his fallen trunk do all the fowl of the heavens dwell, and all the beasts of the field are upon his branches:

ASV: Upon his ruin all the birds of the heavens shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Upon his ruin  shall all the fowls  of the heaven  remain,  and all the beasts  of the field  shall be upon his branches: 

What does Ezekiel 31:13 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 31:13 mean?

On its ruin will remain all the birds of the heavens and to its branches will come all the beasts of the field
עַל־ מַפַּלְתּ֥וֹ יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ כָּל־ ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְאֶל־ פֹּארֹתָ֣יו הָי֔וּ כֹּ֖ל חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶֽה

מַפַּלְתּ֥וֹ  its  ruin 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַפֶּלֶת  
Sense: carcass, ruin, overthrow.
יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ  will  remain 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁכַן  
Sense: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside.
ע֣וֹף  the  birds 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֹוף  
Sense: flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds.
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם  of  the  heavens 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
וְאֶל־  and  to 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פֹּארֹתָ֣יו  its  branches 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פֹּארָה 
Sense: bough, branch, shoot.
הָי֔וּ  will  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
חַיַּ֥ת  the  beasts 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
הַשָּׂדֶֽה  of  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.

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