11 Its strong stems became
    rulers' scepters;
it towered aloft
    among the thick boughs;[a]
it was seen in its height
    with the mass of its branches.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 19:11 Or the clouds

    Behold, (A)Assyria was a (B)cedar in (C)Lebanon,
with beautiful branches and (D)forest shade,
    (E)and of towering height,
    its top among the clouds.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 31:3 Or its top went through the thick boughs

11 (A)The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

Read full chapter

15     the stock that your right hand planted,
    and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.

Read full chapter

20 (A)The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth, 21 (B)whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived—

Read full chapter

13 For it will not be a testing—what could it do if you despise (A)the rod?”[a] declares the Lord God.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:13 Or For it is a testing; and what if even the rod despises? It shall not be!

10 (A)sharpened for slaughter,
    (B)polished to flash like lightning!

(Or (C)shall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, (D)with everything of wood.)[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 21:10 Probable reading; Hebrew The rod of my son despises everything of wood

14 (A)And fire has gone out from the stem of its shoots,
    has consumed its fruit,
(B)so that there remains in it no strong stem,
    no scepter for ruling.

This is (C)a lamentation and has become a lamentation.

Read full chapter

12 But the vine was plucked up in fury,
    cast down to the ground;
(A)the east wind dried up its fruit;
    they were stripped off and withered.
As for its strong stem,
    fire consumed it.

Read full chapter

The Righteous Reign of the Branch

11 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of (A)Jesse,
    and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.

Read full chapter

The Lord sends forth (A)from Zion
    (B)your mighty scepter.
    (C)Rule in the midst of your enemies!

Read full chapter

17 But (A)let your hand be on the man of your right hand,
    the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!

Read full chapter

Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
    and (A)the ends of the earth your possession.
You shall (B)break[a] them with (C)a rod of iron
    and dash them in pieces like (D)a potter's vessel.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 2:9 Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule

11 And this was their reply to us: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, (A)which a great king of Israel built and (B)finished.

Read full chapter

20 And mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, (A)who ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom (B)tribute, custom, and toll were paid.

Read full chapter

17 (A)I see him, but not now;
    I behold him, but not near:
(B)a star shall come out of Jacob,
    and (C)a scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall (D)crush the forehead[a] of Moab
    and break down all the sons of Sheth.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 24:17 Hebrew corners [of the head]

Water shall flow from his buckets,
    and his seed shall be (A)in many waters;
his king shall be higher than (B)Agag,
    and (C)his kingdom shall be exalted.
God brings him out of Egypt
    and is for him like the (D)horns of the wild ox;
he shall (E)eat up the nations, his adversaries,
    and shall (F)break their bones in pieces
    and (G)pierce them through with his arrows.
He crouched, he lay down like a lion
    and (H)like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
(I)Blessed are those who bless you,
    and cursed are those who curse you.”

Read full chapter

10 The (A)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
    nor the ruler's staff (B)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
    and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh

Bible Gateway Recommends

ESV Spiral-Bound Journaling Bible, Hardcover, Five-Volume Set
ESV Spiral-Bound Journaling Bible, Hardcover, Five-Volume Set
Retail: $149.99
Our Price: $98.99
Save: $51.00 (34%)
ESV Systematic Theology Study Bible, Hardcover
ESV Systematic Theology Study Bible, Hardcover
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $15.99
Save: $24.00 (60%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
ESV Holy Bible for Kids, Softcover Economy Edition
ESV Holy Bible for Kids, Softcover Economy Edition
Retail: $9.99
Our Price: $6.99
Save: $3.00 (30%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
ESV Large Print Personal Size Bible--soft leather-look, chestnut
ESV Large Print Personal Size Bible--soft leather-look, chestnut
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $33.99
Save: $16.00 (32%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars