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| Ezekiel 17:1 | And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, | And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, | And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, |
| Ezekiel 17:2 | Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; | `Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel, | Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel, |
| Ezekiel 17:3 | and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar: | 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, | And say, This is what the Lord has said: A great eagle with great wings, full of long feathers of different colours, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar: |
| Ezekiel 17:4 | he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. | 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. | Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders. |
| Ezekiel 17:5 | He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree. | 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. | And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree. |
| Ezekiel 17:6 | 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. | 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. | And its growth went on and it became a vine, low and widely stretching, whose branches were turned to him and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, putting out branches and young leaves. |
| Ezekiel 17:7 | There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. | 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, | And there was another eagle with great wings and thick feathers: and now this vine, pushing out its roots to him, sent out its branches in his direction from the bed where it was planted, so that he might give it water. |
| Ezekiel 17:8 | It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. | On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine. | He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine. |
| Ezekiel 17:9 | Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof. | 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. | Say, This is what the Lord has said: Will it do well? will he not have its roots pulled up and its branches cut off, so that all its young leaves may become dry and it may be pulled up by its roots? |
| Ezekiel 17:10 | Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew. | 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.` | And if it is planted will it do well? will it not become quite dry at the touch of the east wind, drying up in the bed where it was planted? |
| Ezekiel 17:11 | Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, | And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: | Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, |
| Ezekiel 17:12 | Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon: | `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. | Say now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon; |
| Ezekiel 17:13 | and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land; | 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, | And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land: |
| Ezekiel 17:14 | that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. | That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant that it may stand. | So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants. |
| Ezekiel 17:15 | 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? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape? | 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? | But he went against his authority in sending representatives to Egypt to get from them horses and a great army. Will he do well? will he be safe who does such things? if the agreement is broken will he be safe? |
| Ezekiel 17:16 | As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, 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. | 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? | By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death. |
| Ezekiel 17:17 | Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. | 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. | And Pharaoh with his strong army and great forces will be no help to him in the war, when they put up earthworks and make strong walls for the cutting off of lives: |
| Ezekiel 17:18 | For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape. | And he despised the oath to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not. | For he put his oath on one side in letting the agreement be broken; and though he had given his hand to it, he did all these things; he will not get away safe. |
| Ezekiel 17:19 | Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head. | 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? | And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head. |
| Ezekiel 17:20 | 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 enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. | 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. | My net will be stretched out over him, and he will be taken in my cords, and I will send him to Babylon, and there I will be his judge for the wrong which he has done against me. |
| Ezekiel 17:21 | And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it. | 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. | All his best fighting-men will be put to the sword, and the rest will be sent away to every wind: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it. |
| Ezekiel 17:22 | Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain: | 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. | This is what the Lord has said: Further, I will take the highest top of the cedar and put it in the earth; cutting off from the highest of his young branches a soft one, I will have it planted on a high and great mountain; |
| Ezekiel 17:23 | 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 birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell. | 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. | It will be planted on the high mountain of Israel: it will put out branches and have fruit and be a fair cedar: under it all birds of every sort will make their living-place, resting in the shade of its branches. |
| Ezekiel 17:24 | And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, 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, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it. | 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]!` | And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it. |
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