Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageLike wide valleys they spread in glory, like riverside gardens in full bloom — like aloes planted by Yahweh Himself, like mighty cedars drinking from living water.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GLike valley-streams they stretch out, like gardens beside a river — like aloes planted by YHWH, like cedars by the waters.
KJV
King James VersionAs the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThey spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.
Footnotes
כַּאֲהָלִים (*ka'ahalim*, 'like aloes') — an aromatic, exotic tree associated throughout the ANE with paradise-gardens and bridal chambers (cf. Prov 7:17; Song 4:14; Ps 45:9). The fourfold botanical cascade — valley-streams, riverside gardens, aloes, cedars — paints Israel as a restored Eden, a living paradise planted by YHWH Himself. FOG maintains the literal botanical imagery; FOG Message extends the Eden-resonance and the life-giving water theme, pointing forward to Ezekiel's temple river and the River of Life.
