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World English Bible

Ezekiel 17 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[2] “Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
[3] and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
[4] He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
[5] “‘“He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.
[6] It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs.
[7] “‘“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. Behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot out its branches toward him, from the ground where it was planted, that he might water it.
[8] It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might produce branches and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a good vine.”’
[9] “Say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Will it prosper? Won’t he pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, that it may wither, that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? It can’t be raised from its roots by a strong arm or many people.
[10] Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the ground where it grew.”’”
[11] Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[12] “Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
[13] He took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land,
[14] that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
[15] But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the covenant, and still escape?
[16] “‘As I live,’ says the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the middle of Babylon he will die.
[17] Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons.
[18] For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things. He won’t escape.
[19] “Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘As I live, I will surely bring on his own head my oath that he has despised and my covenant that he has broken.
[20] I will spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me.
[21] All his fugitives in all his bands will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered toward every wind. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it.’
[22] “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
[23] I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a good cedar. Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches.
[24] All the trees of the field will know that I, Yahweh, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish. “‘I, Yahweh, have spoken and have done it.’”

Ezekiel 17:13 or, seed

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezekiel 17 (KJVS)

[1] And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, ()
[2] Son of man, put forth () a riddle, and speak () a parable unto the house of Israel;
[3] and say, () Thus saith () the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came () unto Lebanon, and took () the highest branch of the cedar:
[4] he cropped off () the top of his young twigs, and carried () it into a land of traffick; he set () it in a city of merchants. ()
[5] He took () also of the seed of the land, and planted () it in a fruitful field; he placed () it by great waters, and set () it as a willow tree.
[6] And it grew, () and became a spreading () vine of low stature, whose branches turned () toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth () branches, and shot () forth sprigs.
[7] There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend () her roots toward him, and shot forth () her branches toward him, that he might water () it by the furrows of her plantation.
[8] It was planted () in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth () branches, and that it might bear () fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
[9] Say () thou, Thus saith () the Lord God; Shall it prosper? () shall he not pull up () the roots thereof, and cut off () the fruit thereof, that it wither? () it shall wither () in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up () by the roots thereof.
[10] Yea, behold, being planted, () shall it prosper? () shall it not utterly () wither, () when the east wind toucheth () it? it shall wither () in the furrows where it grew.
[11] Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, ()
[12] Say () now to the rebellious house, Know () ye not what these things mean? tell () them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come () to Jerusalem, and hath taken () the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led () them with him to Babylon;
[13] and hath taken () of the king’s seed, and made () a covenant with him, and hath taken () an oath of him: he hath also taken () the mighty of the land:
[14] that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, () but that by keeping () of his covenant it might stand. ()
[15] But he rebelled () against him in sending () his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give () him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? () shall he escape () that doeth () such things? or shall he break () the covenant, and be delivered? ()
[16] As I live, saith () the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, () whose oath he despised, () and whose covenant he brake, () even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. ()
[17] Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make () for him in the war, by casting up () mounts, and building () forts, to cut off () many persons:
[18] seeing he despised () the oath by breaking () the covenant, when, lo, he had given () his hand, and hath done () all these things, he shall not escape. ()
[19] Therefore thus saith () the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, () and my covenant that he hath broken, () even it will I recompense () upon his own head.
[20] And I will spread () my net upon him, and he shall be taken () in my snare, and I will bring () him to Babylon, and will plead () with him there for his trespass () that he hath trespassed against me.
[21] And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall () by the sword, and they that remain () shall be scattered () toward all winds: and ye shall know () that I the Lord have spoken () it.
[22] Thus saith () the Lord God; I will also take () of the highest branch of the high () cedar, and will set () it; I will crop off () from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant () it upon an high mountain and eminent: ()
[23] in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant () it: and it shall bring forth () boughs, and bear () fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell () all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. ()
[24] And all the trees of the field shall know () that I the Lord have brought down () the high tree, have exalted () the low tree, have dried () up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: () I the Lord have spoken () and have done () it.

Ezekiel 17:3 Heb. embroidering
Ezekiel 17:5 Heb. put it in a field of seed
Ezekiel 17:8 Heb. field
Ezekiel 17:13 Heb. brought him to an oath
Ezekiel 17:14 Heb. to keep his covenant to stand to it

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezekiel 17 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[2] υιε ανθρωπου διηγησαι διηγημα και ειπον παραβολην προς τον οικον του ισραηλ
[3] και ερεις ταδε λεγει κυριος ο αετος ο μεγας ο μεγαλοπτερυγος ο μακρος τη εκτασει πληρης ονυχων ος εχει το ηγημα εισελθειν εις τον λιβανον και ελαβε τα επιλεκτα της κεδρου
[4] τα ακρα της απαλοτητος απεκνισεν και ηνεγκεν αυτα εις γην χανααν εις πολιν τετειχισμενην εθετο αυτα
[5] και ελαβεν απο του σπερματος της γης και εδωκεν αυτο εις το πεδιον φυτον εφ υδατι πολλω επιβλεπομενον εταξεν αυτο
[6] και ανετειλεν και εγενετο εις αμπελον ασθενουσαν και μικραν τω μεγεθει του επιφαινεσθαι αυτην τα κληματα αυτης επ αυτην και αι ριζαι αυτης υποκατω αυτης ησαν και εγενετο εις αμπελον και εποιησεν απωρυγας και εξετεινεν την αναδενδραδα αυτης
[7] και εγενετο αετος ετερος μεγας μεγαλοπτερυγος πολυς ονυξιν και ιδου η αμπελος αυτη περιπεπλεγμενη προς αυτον και αι ριζαι αυτης προς αυτον και τα κληματα αυτης εξαπεστειλεν αυτω του ποτισαι αυτην συν τω βωλω της φυτειας αυτης
[8] εις πεδιον καλον εφ υδατι πολλω αυτη πιαινεται του ποιειν βλαστους και φερειν καρπον του ειναι εις αμπελον μεγαλην
[9] δια τουτο ειπον ταδε λεγει κυριος ει κατευθυνει ουχι αι ριζαι της απαλοτητος αυτης και ο καρπος σαπησεται και ξηρανθησεται παντα τα προανατελλοντα αυτης και ουκ εν βραχιονι μεγαλω ουδ εν λαω πολλω του εκσπασαι αυτην εκ ριζων αυτης
[10] και ιδου πιαινεται μη κατευθυνει ουχ αμα τω αψασθαι αυτης ανεμον τον καυσωνα ξηρανθησεται ξηρασια συν τω βωλω ανατολης αυτης ξηρανθησεται
[11] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[12] υιε ανθρωπου ειπον δη προς τον οικον τον παραπικραινοντα ουκ επιστασθε τι ην ταυτα ειπον οταν ελθη βασιλευς βαβυλωνος επι ιερουσαλημ και λημψεται τον βασιλεα αυτης και τους αρχοντας αυτης και αξει αυτους προς εαυτον εις βαβυλωνα
[13] και λημψεται εκ του σπερματος της βασιλειας και διαθησεται προς αυτον διαθηκην και εισαξει αυτον εν αρα και τους ηγουμενους της γης λημψεται
[14] του γενεσθαι εις βασιλειαν ασθενη το καθολου μη επαιρεσθαι του φυλασσειν την διαθηκην αυτου και ιστανειν αυτην
[15] και αποστησεται απ αυτου του εξαποστελλειν αγγελους εαυτου εις αιγυπτον του δουναι αυτω ιππους και λαον πολυν ει κατευθυνει ει διασωθησεται ο ποιων εναντια και παραβαινων διαθηκην ει σωθησεται
[16] ζω εγω λεγει κυριος εαν μη εν ω τοπω ο βασιλευς ο βασιλευσας αυτον ος ητιμωσεν την αραν μου και ος παρεβη την διαθηκην μου μετ αυτου εν μεσω βαβυλωνος τελευτησει
[17] και ουκ εν δυναμει μεγαλη ουδ εν οχλω πολλω ποιησει προς αυτον φαραω πολεμον εν χαρακοβολια και εν οικοδομη βελοστασεων του εξαραι ψυχας
[18] και ητιμωσεν ορκωμοσιαν του παραβηναι διαθηκην και ιδου δεδωκεν την χειρα αυτου και παντα ταυτα εποιησεν αυτω μη σωθησεται
[19] δια τουτο ειπον ταδε λεγει κυριος ζω εγω εαν μη την διαθηκην μου ην παρεβη και την ορκωμοσιαν μου ην ητιμωσεν και δωσω αυτα εις κεφαλην αυτου
[20] και εκπετασω επ αυτον το δικτυον μου και αλωσεται εν τη περιοχη αυτου
[21] εν παση παραταξει αυτου εν ρομφαια πεσουνται και τους καταλοιπους εις παντα ανεμον διασπερω και επιγνωσεσθε διοτι εγω κυριος λελαληκα
[22] διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος και λημψομαι εγω εκ των επιλεκτων της κεδρου εκ κορυφης καρδιας αυτων αποκνιω και καταφυτευσω εγω επ ορος υψηλον και κρεμασω αυτον
[23] εν ορει μετεωρω του ισραηλ και καταφυτευσω και εξοισει βλαστον και ποιησει καρπον και εσται εις κεδρον μεγαλην και αναπαυσεται υποκατω αυτου παν θηριον και παν πετεινον υπο την σκιαν αυτου αναπαυσεται τα κληματα αυτου αποκατασταθησεται
[24] και γνωσονται παντα τα ξυλα του πεδιου διοτι εγω κυριος ο ταπεινων ξυλον υψηλον και υψων ξυλον ταπεινον και ξηραινων ξυλον χλωρον και αναθαλλων ξυλον ξηρον εγω κυριος λελαληκα και ποιησω

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.