Ezekiel 17:1-10
Legacy Standard Bible
Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine
17 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 2 “Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a (A)parable to the house of Israel, 3 and you will say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “A great (B)eagle with (C)great wings, long pinions, and a full plumage of [a]many colors came to (D)Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar. 4 He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders. 5 He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in a (E)field fit for seed. He [b]placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a (F)willow. 6 Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its foliage turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches.
7 “But there was [c]another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its foliage toward him from the beds where it was (G)planted, that he might water it. 8 It was planted in a good field beside abundant waters, that it might yield branches and bear fruit and become a majestic vine.”’ 9 Say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Will it succeed? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it dries up—so that all its sprouting leaves dry up? And neither by great [d]strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again. 10 And behold, though it is planted, will it succeed? Will it not (H)completely dry up as soon as the east wind strikes it—dry up on the beds where it sprouted?”’”
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- Ezekiel 17:3 Or embroidery, cf. 16:18
- Ezekiel 17:5 Lit took
- Ezekiel 17:7 As in several ancient versions; M.T. one
- Ezekiel 17:9 Lit arm
Ezekiel 17:1-10
Common English Bible
Transplanted cedar
17 The Lord’s word came to me: 2 Human one, compose a riddle and a parable about the house of Israel. 3 Say, The Lord God proclaims: The great eagle with great wings, long feathers, and full, colorful plumage came to Lebanon and took the top branch of the cedar. 4 He plucked a twig from the cedar’s crown, brought it to the land of traders, and set it down in a city of merchants. 5 He took a native seed and planted it in a prepared field, placing it like a willow beside plentiful water. 6 It grew and became a low-spreading vine. Its foliage turned toward him, and its roots developed under him. And so it became a vine, and it produced branches and sent out its shoots.
7 Now there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage. This vine bent its roots and turned its branches toward him so that it might draw more water from him than from its own bed, 8 a good field with plentiful water where it was planted to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine. 9 Say, The Lord God proclaims: Will it thrive? Won’t he tear out its roots, strip its fruit, and cause all the leaves of its branches to wither? It will dry up, and no one will need a strong arm or a mighty army to uproot it. 10 Though it is planted, will it thrive? When the east wind touches it, won’t it completely wither? On the bed in which it was planted, it will wither away.
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