Ezekiel 17 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the word of YHWH came to me, saying: The word of the LORD came to me: The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “Son of man, pose a riddle and present a parable to the house of Israel, “Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel; “Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.
3 and say, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘A great eagle, great of wings and long of pinions, full of feathers that are unto it of many colors, came to Lebanon, and took from the treetop of the cedar. say, Thus says the Lord GOD: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,
4 The topmost of its shoots he plucked off and he brought it in to a land of trade. In a city of merchants he set it. 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. he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.
5 And he took from the seed of the land, and he put it it in a field of seed; he took it next to abundant waters; as a willow tree he set it. Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig, “’He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,
6 And it grew and became a spreading vine, low of height, turning its branches toward him, and its roots were under it, and it became as a vine and made branches and sent out shoots. and it sprouted and became a low 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. and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.
7 And there was one great eagle, great of wings and abundant of feathers, and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and its branches it stretched out toward him, to water it from the beds of its planting. “And there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage, and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth its branches toward him from the bed where it was planted, that he might water it. “’But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.
8 In a good field, next to many waters, it was planted, to make branches and to bear fruit, to become as a vine of magnificence.’ It had been planted on good soil by abundant waters, that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine. It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’
9 Say, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Will it prosper? Will he not its roots pull up and strip off its fruit, so it withers—all of the fresh sproutings of its branch wither? And not a great arm or many people to lift it up by its roots. “Say, Thus says the Lord GOD: 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. “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.
10 And behold, being planted, will it prosper? At the touching of it by the wind from the east, Will it not it will completely wither—will it wither on the beds of its planting?’” Behold, it is planted; will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it—wither away on the bed where it sprouted?” It has been planted, but will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it—wither away in the plot where it grew?’”
11 And the word of YHWH came to me, saying: Then the word of the LORD came to me: Then the word of the LORD came to me:
12 “Say now to the house of rebellion, ‘Do you⁺ not know what these are?’ Say, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and he took her king and her princes, and he brought them with him to Babylon. “Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon. “Say to this rebellious people, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say to them: ‘The king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and carried off her king and her nobles, bringing them back with him to Babylon.
13 And he took from the seed of the king, and he cut with him a covenant, and he brought him in under oath—for the mighty ones of the land he had taken away— And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away), Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,
14 that the kingdom would be brought low and not lift itself up by keeping his covenant that it may stand. that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand. so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.
15 And he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt, to give to him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he escape, the one doing these things? And can he break a covenant, and escape?’ But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape? But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?
16 ‘As I live,’ a declaration of the Lord YHWH, ‘Will he not—in the place of the king causing him to reign, of whom his oath he despised, and of whom his covenant he broke with him—die in the midst of Babylon. “As I live, declares the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. “’As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, he shall die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.
17 And not with his mighty army and his great assembly, will Pharaoh maintain him in the war, in the piling up of a siege mound, and with the building of a wall, to cut off many souls. Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. Pharaoh with his mighty army and great horde will be of no help to him in war, when ramps are built and siege works erected to destroy many lives.
18 And he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand, and all these things he did—he will not escape!’ He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape. He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.
19 Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘As I live, surely My oath that he despised, and My covenant that he broke, will I not recompense upon his head? 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. “’Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant.
20 And I will spread over him My net, and he will be captured in My snare; and I will bring him to Babylon, and I will execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness with which he was unfaithful against Me. I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for the treachery he has committed against me. I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there because he was unfaithful to me.
21 And all his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those remaining will be scattered to every wind! And you⁺ will know that I, YHWH, have spoken.’ And all the pick of his troops shall fall by the sword, and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind, and you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken.” All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to the winds. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken.
22 Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘I will take from the treetop of the highest cedar, and I will set it out; from the topmost of its shoots, a tender one I will pluck off, and I will plant it on a mountain high and exalted. Thus says the Lord GOD: “I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. “’This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
23 On a mountain in the height of Israel I will plant it, and it will bear boughs and it will yield fruit, and it will be majestic as a cedar; and will dwell under it every bird of every wing; in the shade of its branches they will dwell. On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches.
24 And all the trees of the field will know that I, YHWH, have brought low the high tree, and have raised high the low tree; I dried up the green tree and I made bud the dry tree. I, YHWH, have spoken, and I have done it.’” And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the LORD; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it.” All the trees of the forest will know that I the LORD bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. “’I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.’”
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