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Yechezkel 17:3-5
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Yechezkel 17:3-5
Orthodox Jewish Bible
3 And say, Thus saith Adonoi Hashem: A nesher hagadol with great kenafayim (wings), long pinions, full of plumage, which had various colors, came unto Levanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar.
4 He broke off its topmost young twig, and carried it into an eretz kena’an (land of trade); he set it in a city of merchants [i.e., Babylon].
5 He took also of the zera of ha’aretz, and planted it in a fertile sadeh; he placed it by abundant mayim, and set it out like a willow tree.
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Ezekiel 17:3-5
New International Version
Ezekiel 17:3-5
New International Version
3 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle(A) with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon.(B) Taking hold of the top of a cedar, 4 he broke off(C) its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.
5 “‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,(D)
Ezekiel 17:3-5
King James Version
Ezekiel 17:3-5
King James Version
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
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Ezekiel 17:3-5
New King James Version
Ezekiel 17:3-5
New King James Version
3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
(A)“A great eagle with large wings and long pinions,
Full of feathers of various colors,
Came to Lebanon
And (B)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 (C)a fertile field;
He placed it by abundant waters
And set it (D)like a willow tree.
Ezekiel 17:3-5
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 17:3-5
English Standard Version
3 say, Thus says the Lord God: (A)A great eagle (B)with great wings and long pinions, (C)rich in plumage of many colors, came (D)to Lebanon (E)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 (F)and planted it in fertile soil.[a] He placed it beside abundant waters. (G)He set it like a willow twig,
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- Ezekiel 17:5 Hebrew in a field of seed
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