Ezekiel 17
Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine
1 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, ask a riddle and present a aparable to the house of Israel, 3 ▼▼Lit and you shall say
saying, ‘This is what the Lord ▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
God says: “A great ▼▼I.e., Nebuchadnezzar
eeagle with fgreat wings, long pinions, and a full plumage of many colors came to ▼▼I.e., Jerusalem
hLebanon and took away the top of the ▼▼I.e., the line of David
cedar. 4He broke off the ▼▼I.e., King Jehoiachin and the leaders
topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a ▼▼I.e., Babylon
city of traders. 5He also took ▼▼I.e., Zedekiah
from the seed of the land and planted ▼▼I.e., Zedekiah
it in ▼▼Lit a field of seed
ofertile soil, a ▼▼Or plant
meadow beside abundant waters; he set it like a qwillow. 6Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced shoots and sent out branches. 7 “But there was ▼▼As in several ancient versions; MT one
another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine turned its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was splanted, so that he might water it. 8It was planted in good ▼▼Lit field
soil beside abundant waters, so that it would produce branches and bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.”’ 9Say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers--so that all its sprouting shoots wither? And neither by great ▼▼Lit arm
strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again. 10Behold, though it is planted, will it thrive? Will it not vcompletely wither as soon as the east wind strikes it --wither on the beds where it grew?”’” Zedekiah’s Rebellion
11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 12“Say now to the wrebellious house, ‘Do you not xknow what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the yking of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and leaders, and brought them to him in Babylon. 13Then he took one of the royal ▼▼Lit seed
aafamily and made a covenant with him, ▼▼Lit and caused him to enter into an oath
putting him under acoath. He also took away the admighty of the land, 14so that the kingdom would aebe humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue. 15But ▼▼I.e., Zedekiah
he agrevolted against ▼▼I.e., Nebuchadnezzar
him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many ▼▼Lit people
troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things ajescape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape? 16As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the ▼▼Lit place
country of the king who ▼▼Lit made him king
put him on the throne, whose oath he amdespised and whose covenant he broke, ▼▼Lit with him in Babylon
aoin Babylon he shall certainly die. 17 apPharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not ▼▼Lit act with
help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives. 18Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he ▼▼Lit gave his hand
aspledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’” 19Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “As I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will certainly ▼▼Lit give it
inflict on his head. 20And I will spread My aunet over him, and he will be avcaught in My net. Then I will bring him to Babylon and awenter into judgment with him there regarding the unfaithful act which he has committed against Me. 21All the ▼▼As in many mss and ancient versions; MT refugees
aychoice men in all his troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to every wind; and you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.” 22 This is what the Lord God says: “I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and ▼▼Lit give
set it out; I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a bahigh and lofty mountain. 23On the high mountain of Israel I will plant it, so that it may bring forth branches and bear fruit, and become a stately bbcedar. And ▼▼Lit every bird
birds of every ▼▼Lit wing
kind will ▼▼Lit dwell
nest under it; they will ▼▼Lit dwell
nest in the shade of its branches. 24All the bgtrees of the field will know that I am the Lord; I bring down the high tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree bhflourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will perform it.”
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