Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders. New Living Translation and plucked off its highest branch. He carried it away to a city filled with merchants. He planted it in a city of traders. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders. King James Bible 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. New King James Version He cropped off its topmost young twig And carried it to a land of trade; He set it in a city of merchants. New American Standard Bible He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “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. Legacy Standard Bible 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. Amplified Bible He broke off the topmost of its young twigs (young King Jehoiachin) and carried it to a land of traders (Babylonia); he set it in a city of merchants (Babylon). Christian Standard Bible He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders. Holman Christian Standard Bible He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders. American Standard Version he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he cropped off the top of its growth and brought it to the land of Canaan and he placed it in a city of merchants Brenton Septuagint Translation he cropped off the ends of the tender twigs, and brought them into the land of Chanaan; he laid them up in a walled city. Contemporary English Version then carried it to a nation of merchants and left it in one of their cities. Douay-Rheims Bible He cropped off the top of the twigs thereof: and carried it away into the land of Chanaan, and he set it in a city of merchants. English Revised Version he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. GOD'S WORD® Translation It broke off the highest twig and carried it to a country of merchants. It planted the twig in a city of merchants. Good News Translation which he carried to a land of commerce and placed in a city of merchants. International Standard Version He plucked off the top of its shoot, brought it to a land of merchants, and set it down in a city full of traders. JPS Tanakh 1917 He cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, And carried it into a land of traffic; He set it in a city of merchants. Literal Standard Version He has cropped the top of its tender twigs, | And he brings it to the land of Canaan. He has placed it in a city of merchants. Majority Standard Bible He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders. New American Bible broke off its topmost branch, And brought it to a land of merchants, set it in a city of traders. NET Bible He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders. New Revised Standard Version broke off its topmost shoot; he carried it to a land of trade, set it in a city of merchants. New Heart English Bible he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. Webster's Bible Translation He cropped off the top of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants. World English Bible He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants. Young's Literal Translation The top of its tender twigs it hath cropped, And it bringeth it in to the land of Canaan. In a city of merchants it hath placed it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine…3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar. 4 He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders. 5He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.… Cross References Ezekiel 17:3 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar. Ezekiel 17:5 He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow. Ezekiel 31:3 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. Treasury of Scripture He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. the top. Isaiah 43:14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. Isaiah 47:15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. Jeremiah 51:13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness. a land Jump to Previous Biting Branches Broke Canaan Carried City Highest Merchants Placed Planted Plucked Shoot Shoots Tender Thereof Top Topmost Trade Traders Traffic Traffick Twigs YoungJump to Next Biting Branches Broke Canaan Carried City Highest Merchants Placed Planted Plucked Shoot Shoots Tender Thereof Top Topmost Trade Traders Traffic Traffick Twigs YoungEzekiel 17 1. Under the parable of two eagles and a vine11. is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt 22. God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel (4) Into a land of traffick.--Literally, a land of Canaan, the word being sometimes used for merchant or merchandise, as in Hosea 12:8 (Engl. 7); Isaiah 23:8; Zephaniah 1:11. The parallelism of the next clause shows that this is its meaning here. Babylon has already been called Canaan in Ezekiel 16:29, probably from its commercial character. Hebrew He plucked offקָטָ֑ף (qā·ṭāp̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6998: To pluck off or out its topmost רֹ֥אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head shoot, יְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יו (yə·nî·qō·w·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3242: A young shoot, twig carried it וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ (way·ḇî·’ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of merchants, כְּנַ֔עַן (kə·na·‘an) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan and planted שָׂמֽוֹ׃ (śā·mōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set it in a city בְּעִ֥יר (bə·‘îr) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement of traders. רֹכְלִ֖ים (rō·ḵə·lîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7402: To travel for, trading Links Ezekiel 17:4 NIVEzekiel 17:4 NLT Ezekiel 17:4 ESV Ezekiel 17:4 NASB Ezekiel 17:4 KJV Ezekiel 17:4 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 17:4 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 17:4 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 17:4 French Bible Ezekiel 17:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 17:4 He cropped off the topmost (Ezek. 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