Ezekiel 17
17
Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine
1And the word of Yahweh came#Literally “was” to me, saying,#Literally “to say” 2“Son of man,#Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind” tell a riddle and quote a proverb to the house of Israel, 3and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The great eagle with great wings and long feathers#Literally “the eagle the great great of the wings long of the feather” and full of variegated plumage#Literally “full of the plumage which is for him the variegated” came to Lebanon and he took the treetop of the cedar. 4He plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan and put it in a city of merchants, 5and he took from the seed of the land and placed it in fertile soil#Literally “a field of seed” on#Or “by” many waters; like a willow he planted it. 6And it sprouted, and it became a vine spreading out,#Literally “he was to vine spreading out” low of height, turning its branches to him, and its roots were under it, and it became a vine,#Literally “and it was to a vine” and it made#Or “sprouted” branches, and it sent out foliage.
7“ ‘ “And there was another great eagle, great of wings and with abundant plumage, and look! This vine stretched out its roots toward him and extended its branches to him to water it from the garden bed where it was planted.#Literally “from the garden bed of its planting” 8It was planted in#Or “to” a good field by#Or “to” many waters#Hebrew “water” to produce branches#Hebrew “branch” and to bear fruit to become#Hebrew “be” a beautiful vine.” ’#Literally “to a vine of splendor” 9Say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Will it prosper? Will he not tear out its roots, and will he not make its fruit scaly, and it will wither, and all of the freshness of its vegetation will dry up? And to lift it from its roots will not require great strength or many people.#Literally “not with strong arm and with many people” 10And look! Though it is planted, will it prosper? When the east wind strikes it,#Literally “at striking her/it the wind of the east” will it not dry up completely? On the garden bed of its vegetation it will dry up!” ’ ”
11And the word of Yahweh came#Literally “was” to me, saying, 12“Say now to the rebellious house of Israel, ‘Do you not know what these are?’#Or “mean” Say, ‘Look! The king of Babylon will come to Jerusalem, and he will take its king and its officials, and he will bring#Or “take” them to himself,#Hebrew “him” to Babylon. 13And he took from the seed of the kingship, and he made with him a covenant, and he brought him under oath,#Literally “and he brought him into oath” and he took the rulers of the land, 14so that they would be a humble kingdom and not lift itself up to keep his covenant in order for it to stand.#Literally “to standing her”; or “to let her stand” 15But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt to give to him horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he escape doing these things, and can he break the covenant and escape? 16As I live,’#Literally “live I” declares#Literally “declaration of” the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely#Literally “if not” in the place of the king who made#Literally “who he was making” him king, who despised his oath and who broke his covenant with him—in the midst of Babylon he will die. 17And not with a great army and with a great crowd will Pharaoh work#Or “help/aid” with him in the war, at the pouring out of a siege ramp and the building of siege works to destroy many lives. 18And he despised the oath to break covenant. And, look, he gave his hand in pledge, and yet he did all of these things. He will not escape.’ 19Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘As I live,#Literally “live I” surely#Literally “if not” my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke I will return upon his head. 20And I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my hunting net, and I will bring him to Babylon, and I will enter into judgment with him there about his infidelity that he displayed against me. 21And all of his choice troops, among all of his troops, they will fall by the sword, and those who are remaining,#Or “left over” they will be scattered to all the directions of the wind, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have spoken.’ 22Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘And I will take, even I, from the treetop of the high cedar, and I will plant it, from the head of its new plant shoot I will pluck a tender one, and I will plant it, even I, on a high and lofty mountain. 23On the height of the mountain of Israel I will plant it, and it will carry#Or “bear” branches,#Hebrew “branch” and it will bear fruit, and it will become a noble cedar,#Literally “he will be to a cedar noble” and all of the birds of all wings#Or “kinds” will dwell under it in the shade of its branches. 24And all of the trees of the field will know that I, Yahweh, I will bring low a high tree, and I will exalt a low, fresh tree, and I will make a dry tree flourish. I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”
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Ezekiel 17
17
Parable of the Eagles
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel. # Ezk 20:49; 24:3 3You are to say: This is what the Lord God says:
A great eagle with great wings, # Jr 48:40 long pinions,
and full plumage of many colors
came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar. # Ezk 17:12
4He plucked off its topmost shoot,
brought it to the land of merchants,
and set it in a city of traders.
5Then he took some of the land’s seed
and put it in a fertile field; # Dt 8:7-9
he set it like a willow, # Is 44:4
a plant # Hb obscure by abundant waters.
6It sprouted and became a spreading vine,
low in height with its branches turned toward him, # Ezk 17:14
yet its roots stayed under it.
So it became a vine,
produced branches, and sent out shoots.
7But there was another great eagle
with great wings and thick plumage.
And this vine bent its roots toward him!
It stretched out its branches to him
from its planting bed, # Ezk 31:4
so that he might water it.
8It had been planted
in a good field by abundant waters
in order to produce branches,
bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.
9You are to say: This is what the Lord God says:
Will it flourish?
Will he not tear out its roots # 2Kg 25:7
and strip off its fruit
so that it shrivels?
All its fresh leaves will wither!
Great strength and many people
will not be needed to pull it from its roots.
10Even though it is planted, will it flourish?
Won’t it completely wither
when the east wind strikes it? # Gn 41:6; 2Kg 19:26; Ezk 19:12; Hs 13:15; Jnh 4:8
It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.”
11The word of the Lord came to me: 12“Now say to that rebellious house: # Ezk 2:3-5; 12:9-11 Don’t you know what these things mean? Tell them: The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials, # 2Kg 24:11-15 and brought them back with him to Babylon. 13He took one of the royal family # 2Kg 24:17 and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. # 2Ch 36:13 Then he took away the leading men of the land, 14so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself # Ezk 29:14 but might keep his covenant in order to endure. 15However, this king revolted against him # 2Kg 24:20; 2Ch 36:13 by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army. # Dt 17:16 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, # Ezk 12:13 whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. 17Pharaoh will not help him with his great army and vast horde in battle, # Jr 37:5,7 when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. 18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. # 1Ch 29:24 He will not escape! ”
19Therefore, 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. 20I will spread My net over him, # Ezk 12:13 and he will be caught in My snare. # 2Kg 25:5-6; Jr 39:5 I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there for the treachery he committed against Me. # Ezk 20:35-36 21All the fugitives # Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg read choice men among his troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every direction of the wind. # Ezk 5:10 Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken.”
22This is what the Lord God says:
I will take a sprig
from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. # Ps 2:6
I will pluck a tender sprig
from its topmost shoots,
and I will plant it
on a high towering mountain.
23I will plant it on Israel’s high mountain # Ezk 20:40
so that it may bear branches, produce fruit,
and become a majestic cedar.
Birds of every kind will nest under it, # Dn 4:12
taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
24Then all the trees of the field will know
that I am Yahweh.
I bring down the tall tree,
and make the low tree tall. # Is 40:4
I cause the green tree to wither
and make the withered tree thrive. # Am 9:11
I, Yahweh, have spoken
and I will do it. # Nm 14:35; Ps 33:9; Is 46:11; 55:11; Ezk 17:24; 22:14; 24:14; 36:36; 37:14
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