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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].

Young’s Literal Translation

Ezekiel 17 (YLT)

[1] And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
[2] ‘Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,
[3] and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The great eagle, great-winged, long-pinioned, Full of feathers, that hath diverse colours, Hath come in unto Lebanon, And it taketh the foliage of the cedar,
[4] The top of its tender twigs it hath cropped, And it bringeth it in to the land of Canaan. In a city of merchants it hath placed it.
[5] And it taketh of the seed of the land, And doth put it in a field of seed, To take by many waters, In a conspicuous place it hath set it.
[6] And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature, To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it becometh a vine, and maketh boughs, And sendeth forth beauteous branches.
[7] And there is another great eagle, Great-winged, and abounding with feathers, And lo, this vine hath bent its roots toward him, And its thin shoots it hath sent out toward him, To water it from the furrows of its planting,
[8] On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine.
[9] Say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: It prospereth-its roots doth he not draw out, And its fruit cut off, and it is withered? In all the leaves of its springing it withereth, And not by great strength, and by a numerous people, To lift it up by its roots.
[10] And lo, the planted thing-doth it prosper? When come against it doth the east wind, Doth it not utterly wither? On the furrows of its springing it withereth.’
[11] And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
[12] ‘Say, I pray thee, to the rebellious house, Have ye not known what these are? Say, Lo, come hath the king of Babylon to Jerusalem, And he taketh its king, and its princes, And bringeth them to himself to Babylon.
[13] And he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken,
[14] That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant-that it may stand.
[15] And he rebelleth against him, To send his messengers to Egypt, To give to him horses, and much people, Doth he prosper? doth he escape who is doing these things? And hath he broken covenant and escaped?
[16] I live-an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Doth he not-in the place of the king who is causing him to reign, Whose oath he hath despised, And whose covenant he hath broken, With him-in the midst of Babylon-die?
[17] And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, Doth Pharaoh maintain him in battle, By pouring out a mount, and in building a fortification, To cut off many souls.
[18] And he despised the oath-to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not.
[19] Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live-Mine oath that he hath despised, And My covenant that he hath broken, Have I not put it on his head?
[20] And I have spread out for him My snare, And he hath been caught in My net, And I have brought him in to Babylon, And pleaded with him there his trespass, That he hath trespassed against Me.
[21] And all his fugitives, with all his bands, By sword do fall, and those remaining, To every wind they are spread out, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, have spoken.
[22] Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have taken of the foliage of the high cedar, And I have set it, From the top of its tender shoots a tender one I crop, And I-I have planted it on a mountain high and lofty.
[23] In a mountain-the high place of Israel, I plant it, And it hath borne boughs, and yielded fruit, And become a goodly cedar, And dwelt under it have all birds of every wing, In the shade of its thin shoots they dwell.
[24] And known have all trees of the field That I, Jehovah, have made low the high tree, I have set on high the low tree, I have dried up the moist tree, And I have caused the dry tree to flourish, I, Jehovah, have spoken, and have done it!’