Verse 5
Ezekiel 17:5
Free Bible Version
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The seed sprouted and grew into a low, spreading vine, with its branches facing toward him, and its roots went down into the ground beneath. So the vine developed, growing leaves and branches.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקַּח֙ מִ/זֶּ֣רַע הָ/אָ֔רֶץ וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֖/הוּ בִּ/שְׂדֵה זָ֑רַע קָ֚ח עַל מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים צַפְצָפָ֖ה שָׂמֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And he took from the seed of the land and he gave it into a foreign field, taken upon many waters, a dragonfly settled.
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Chapter 17 Context
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A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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“Son of man, present this riddle—share it as a parable with the people of Israel.
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Tell them that this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: There was a great eagle that had large wings...
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He broke off its highest branch and took it to a country of merchants, and planted it in a city of t...
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The seed sprouted and grew into a low, spreading vine, with its branches facing toward him, and its...
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But there was another great eagle that had large wings and many feathers. This vine sent out its roo...
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Yet it had been planted in good soil beside a large river so it could grow strong, produce fruit, an...
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So you tell them this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: ‘Will it grow well? Won't it be uprooted a...
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Even if it's transplanted, is it going to survive? Won't it wither up completely when the east wind...
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10
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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“Tell these rebellious people: ‘Don't you know what this riddle means?’ Explain to them, ‘Look, the...
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12
He made an agreement with one of the royal family and made him take an oath that he would be a loyal...
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so that the kingdom would be kept in subjection and wouldn't be strong enough to rebel—it would only...
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However, this king did rebel against Babylon, and sent ambassadors to Egypt to ask for help by suppl...
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As I live, declares the Lord God (Elohim), ‘He is going to die in Babylon, in the country of the kin...
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Pharaoh with his powerful army of many soldiers won't help him in battle, when attack ramps are pile...
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He disregarded his oath by breaking the agreement. Because he shook hands as a sign of the promise h...
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So this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: As I live, I will punish him for disregarding my oath an...
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I will throw my net over him and catch him; I will trap him in my snare. I will take him to Babylon...
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All his best soldiers will be killed in battle, and those who do survive will be scattered in all di...
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This is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: I'm going to break off a branch from the high top of the ce...
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I will plant it on Israel's high mountain so that it can grow branches, produce fruit and become a m...
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All the trees in the countryside will know that I am the Lord. I can bring down the tall and have th...
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