Reference

Ezekiel 31:14

To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.
12

And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

13

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

14

To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

15

Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

16

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Multi-Signal Classification
65% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Sheol / The Grave
Keyword Match
70% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction

The verse describes a state of being "delivered unto death" and going "to the nether parts of the earth" and "down to the pit," which could be interpreted as a change of state or location rather than complete cessation of existence, especially if "death" is understood as a transition.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse uses metaphorical language about trees and their height, and the "nether parts of the earth" and "pit" could be interpreted as a general state of degradation or downfall rather than a literal destination for the dead.

Total Abstinence

The verse speaks metaphorically about trees, their height, and their eventual demise, without any mention of wine, alcohol, or drinking in a literal sense. The "drink water" phrase refers to the trees' natural sustenance, not a beverage consumed by humans.

Restoration of Creation

This verse describes the humbling and destruction of proud trees, which are delivered to death and the nether parts of the earth, explicitly focusing on a descent into the pit rather than any form of renewal or restoration.

Annihilation / Destruction
Annihilation / Destruction

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