Ezequiel 17
Dios Habla Hoy
La vid y el águila
17 El Señor se dirigió a mí, y me dijo: 2 «Tú, hombre, propón al pueblo de Israel una comparación. 3 Diles:
»“Esto dice el Señor:
Un águila enorme llegó al Líbano;
sus alas eran grandes y de mucho alcance,
cubiertas de plumas de muchos colores.
Agarró la punta de un cedro,
4 cortó la rama más alta
y fue a plantarla en un país de comerciantes,
en una ciudad de mucho comercio.
5 Luego tomó de la tierra una semilla
y la sembró en un terreno cultivado,
a la orilla de un arroyo,
con agua abundante.
6 La semilla nació
y se convirtió en una vid frondosa;
y aunque era poca su altura,
dirigió sus ramas hacia el águila,
mientras hundía sus raíces en la tierra.
Se convirtió en una vid;
produjo retoños y echó ramas.
7 Pero había otra águila enorme,
de grandes alas y abundante plumaje.
Entonces la vid dirigió sus raíces
y tendió sus ramas hacia esta águila,
para que le diera más agua,
lejos del lugar donde estaba plantada.
8 Sin embargo, estaba plantada en buena tierra,
junto a agua abundante,
donde podía echar ramas y dar fruto
y convertirse en una vid hermosa.”
9 »Diles, pues, de mi parte:
“Esto dice el Señor:
Esta vid no prosperará.
El águila primera le arrancará las raíces,
y le hará caer los frutos;
con poco esfuerzo y sin mucha gente
la arrancará de raíz,
y se secarán todos sus nuevos retoños.
10 Aunque la trasplanten, no retoñará;
se secará al soplar sobre ella el viento del este;
se secará en el lugar donde debía retoñar.”»
11 El Señor se dirigió a mí, y me dijo: 12 «Pregunta a este pueblo rebelde si saben lo que significa esta comparación. Diles: “El rey de Babilonia vino a Jerusalén e hizo prisioneros al rey de Judá y a sus funcionarios, y se los llevó con él a Babilonia. 13 Luego tomó a un príncipe de la familia real e hizo un pacto con él, obligándolo a jurarle fidelidad, y se llevó a la gente importante del país 14 para que Judá fuera un reino débil, incapaz de levantarse, aunque dispuesto a cumplir ese pacto y a mantenerlo en vigor. 15 Pero este príncipe se rebeló contra el rey de Babilonia y envió embajadores a Egipto para pedir caballos y hombres en gran cantidad. ¿Creen ustedes que después de eso podrá tener éxito y escapar con vida? ¿Puede escapar con vida quien no cumple un pacto? 16 Yo, el Señor, juro por mi vida que morirá en Babilonia el que se burló del juramento y no cumplió el pacto que hizo con el rey que lo puso en el trono. 17 Cuando el rey de Babilonia lo ataque, y construya rampas y muros alrededor de la ciudad, y mate a mucha gente, el faraón no enviará en su ayuda un poderoso ejército ni gran cantidad de gente, 18 pues él se burló del juramento y no cumplió el pacto; se había comprometido y, sin embargo, ha hecho todo esto. Por eso no podrá escapar con vida.
19 »”Yo, el Señor, lo juro por mi vida: él se burló del juramento que me hizo, y no cumplió la alianza que había hecho conmigo; por eso yo le voy a pedir cuentas. 20 Voy a echar sobre él mis redes, y lo atraparé en ellas; lo llevaré a Babilonia, y allá lo someteré a juicio por haberme sido infiel. 21 Sus mejores soldados morirán en batalla, y los que queden con vida serán esparcidos a los cuatro vientos. Entonces reconocerán ustedes que yo, el Señor, he hablado.
22 »”Yo, el Señor, digo: También yo voy a tomar la punta más alta del cedro; arrancaré un retoño tierno de la rama más alta, y yo mismo lo plantaré en un monte muy elevado, 23 en el monte más alto de Israel. Echará ramas, dará fruto y se convertirá en un cedro magnífico. Animales de toda clase vivirán debajo de él, y aves de toda especie anidarán a la sombra de sus ramas. 24 Y todos los árboles del campo sabrán que yo soy el Señor. Yo derribo el árbol orgulloso y hago crecer el árbol pequeño. Yo seco el árbol verde y hago reverdecer el árbol seco. Yo, el Señor, lo digo y lo cumplo.”»
Ezekiel 17
New King James Version
The Eagles and the Vine
17 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a (A)parable to the house of Israel, 3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
(B)“A great eagle with large wings and long pinions,
Full of feathers of various colors,
Came to Lebanon
And (C)took from the cedar the highest branch.
4 He cropped off its topmost young twig
And carried it to a land of trade;
He set it in a city of merchants.
5 Then he took some of the seed of the land
And planted it in (D)a fertile field;
He placed it by abundant waters
And set it (E)like a willow tree.
6 And it grew and became a spreading vine (F)of low stature;
Its branches turned toward him,
But its roots were under it.
So it became a vine,
Brought forth branches,
And put forth shoots.
7 “But there was [a]another great eagle with large wings and many feathers;
And behold, (G)this vine bent its roots toward him,
And stretched its branches toward him,
From the garden terrace where it had been planted,
That he might water it.
8 It was planted in [b]good soil by many waters,
To bring forth branches, bear fruit,
And become a majestic vine.” ’
9 “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Will it thrive?
(H)Will he not pull up its roots,
Cut off its fruit,
And leave it to wither?
All of its spring leaves will wither,
And no great power or many people
Will be needed to pluck it up by its roots.
10 Behold, it is planted,
Will it thrive?
(I)Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it?
It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew.” ’ ”
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 12 “Say now to (J)the rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Indeed (K)the king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon. 13 (L)And he took the king’s offspring, made a covenant with him, (M)and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land, 14 that the kingdom might be (N)brought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. 15 But (O)he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, (P)that they might give him horses and many people. (Q)Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still be delivered?
16 ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely (R)in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 17 (S)Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, (T)when they heap up a siege mound and build a [c]wall to cut off many persons. 18 Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact (U)gave[d] his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.’ ”
19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely My oath which he despised, and My covenant which he broke, I will recompense on his own head. 20 I will (V)spread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and (W)try him there for the [e]treason which he committed against Me. 21 (X)All his [f]fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be (Y)scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”
Israel Exalted at Last(Z)
22 Thus says the Lord God: “I will take also one of the highest (AA)branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs (AB)a tender one, and will (AC)plant it on a high and prominent mountain. 23 (AD)On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. (AE)Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, (AF)have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; (AG)I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 17:7 So with LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT, Tg. one
- Ezekiel 17:8 Lit. a good field
- Ezekiel 17:17 Or siege wall
- Ezekiel 17:18 Took an oath
- Ezekiel 17:20 Lit. unfaithful act
- Ezekiel 17:21 So with MT, Vg.; many Heb. mss., Syr. choice men; Tg. mighty men; LXX omits All his fugitives
Ezekiel 17
English Standard Version
Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine
17 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 (A)“Son of man, (B)propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel; 3 say, Thus says the Lord God: (C)A great eagle (D)with great wings and long pinions, (E)rich in plumage of many colors, came (F)to Lebanon (G)and took the top of the cedar. 4 He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants. 5 Then he took of the seed of the land (H)and planted it in fertile soil.[a] He placed it beside abundant waters. (I)He set it like a willow twig, 6 and it sprouted and became a (J)low (K)spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs.
7 (L)“And there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage, (M)and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth its branches toward him from (N)the bed where it was planted, that he might water it. 8 (O)It had been planted on good soil by abundant waters, that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine.
9 “Say, Thus says the Lord God: (P)Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots. 10 Behold, it is planted; will it thrive? (Q)Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it—wither away on the bed where it sprouted?”
11 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 12 “Say now to (R)the rebellious house, (S)Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, (T)the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon. 13 (U)And he took one of the royal offspring[b] (V)and made a covenant with him, (W)putting him under oath ((X)the chief men of the land he had taken away), 14 that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand. 15 (Y)But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors (Z)to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. (AA)Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he (AB)break the covenant and yet escape?
16 (AC)“As I live, declares the Lord God, surely (AD)in the place where the king dwells (AE)who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. 17 (AF)Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, (AG)when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. 18 He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head. 20 (AH)I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon (AI)and enter into judgment with him there (AJ)for the treachery he has committed against me. 21 And all the pick[c] of his troops shall fall by the sword, (AK)and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind, and you shall know that (AL)I am the Lord; I have spoken.”
22 Thus says the Lord God: (AM)“I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. (AN)I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and (AO)I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 23 (AP)On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. (AQ)And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; (AR)I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up (AS)the green tree, and make (AT)the dry tree flourish. (AU)I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 17:5 Hebrew in a field of seed
- Ezekiel 17:13 Hebrew seed
- Ezekiel 17:21 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Syriac, Targum; most Hebrew manuscripts all the fugitives
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