Ezekiel 17:11-24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 12 Say now to the rebellious house: Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them: The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and its officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.(A) 13 He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land),(B) 14 so that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up and that by keeping his covenant it might stand.(C) 15 But he rebelled against him by sending ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape?(D) 16 As I live, says the Lord God, surely in the place where the king resides who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant with him he broke—in Babylon he shall die.(E) 17 Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when ramps are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives.(F) 18 Because he despised the oath and broke the covenant, because he gave his hand and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.(G) 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, I will surely return upon his head my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke. 20 I will spread my net over him, and he shall be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for the treason he has committed against me.(H) 21 All the pick[a] of his troops shall fall by the sword, and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind, and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.(I)
Israel Exalted at Last
22 Thus says the Lord God:
I myself will take a sprig
from the lofty top of the cedar;
I will set it out.
I will break off a tender shoot
from the topmost of its young twigs;
I myself will transplant it
on a high and lofty mountain.(J)
23 On the mountain height of Israel
I will transplant it,
and it will produce boughs and bear fruit
and become a noble cedar.
Under it every kind of bird will live;
in the shade of its branches will nest
winged creatures of every kind.(K)
24 All the trees of the field shall know
that I am the Lord.
I bring low the high tree;
I make high the low tree;
I dry up the green tree
and make the dry tree flourish.
I the Lord have spoken;
I will accomplish it.(L)
Notas al pie
- 17.21 Or fugitives
Ezekiel 17:11-24
Christian Standard Bible
11 The word of the Lord came to me: 12 “Now say to that rebellious house,(A) ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials,(B) and brought them back with him to Babylon. 13 He took one of the royal family(C) and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath.(D) Then he took away the leading men of the land, 14 so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself(E) but would keep his covenant in order to endure. 15 However, this king revolted against him(F) by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army.(G) Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?
16 “‘As I live—this is the declaration of the Lord God—he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne,(H) whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. 17 Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast company will not help him in battle,(I) when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge.(J) He will not escape!
19 “‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: As I live, I will bring down on his head my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke. 20 I will spread my net over him,(K) and he will be caught in my snare.(L) I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there for the treachery he committed against me.(M) 21 All the fugitives[a] among his troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every direction of the wind.(N) Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.
22 “‘This is what the Lord God says:
I will take a sprig
from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it.(O)
I will pluck a tender sprig
from its topmost shoots,
and I will plant it
on a high towering mountain.
23 I will plant it on Israel’s high mountain(P)
so that it may bear branches, produce fruit,
and become a majestic cedar.
Birds of every kind will nest under it,(Q)
taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
24 Then all the trees of the field will know
that I am the Lord.
I bring down the tall tree,
and make the low tree tall.(R)
I cause the green tree to wither
and make the withered tree thrive.(S)
I, the Lord, have spoken
and I will do it.’”(T)
Notas al pie
- 17:21 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg read choice men
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