Verse 8
Ezekiel 17:8
Free Bible Version
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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 and its fruit ripped off so that it withers? All its leaves will dry up. You wouldn't need strong arms or lots of people to pull it up by its roots.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֶל שָׂ֥דֶה טּ֛וֹב אֶל מַ֥יִם רַבִּ֖ים הִ֣יא שְׁתוּלָ֑ה לַ/עֲשׂ֤וֹת עָנָף֙ וְ/לָ/שֵׂ֣את פֶּ֔רִי לִ/הְי֖וֹת לְ/גֶ֥פֶן אַדָּֽרֶת
English Translation
She is planted in a good field by abundant waters to produce a branch and to bear fruit to be a glorious vine.
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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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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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