What Does Ezekiel 31:6 Mean?

“in his boughs”

a twig

“made their nests”

to nestle, i.e., build or occupy as a nest

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“All the fowls”

a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively

“of heaven”

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

“and under his branches”

properly, ornamentation, i.e., (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright green

“bring forth their young”

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“did all the beasts”

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin

“of the field”

a field (as flat)

“and under his shadow”

shade, whether literal or figurative

“dwelt”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“nations”

a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

“all great”

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)