Ezekiel 17:4

Ezekiel 17:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He cropped off its topmost young twig And carried it to a land of trade; He set it in a city of merchants.

Context of Ezekiel 17:4

2“Son of man, ask a riddle and tell a parable to the house of Israel, 3saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “A great eagle (Nebuchadnezzar) with great wings, long pinions and a rich plumage of many colors came to Lebanon (Jerusalem) and took away the top of the cedar (Judah). 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). 5He also took some of the seed of the land (Zedekiah, of the royal family) and planted it in fertile soil and a fruitful field; he placed it beside abundant waters and set it like a willow tree. 6Then it sprouted and grew and became a low, spreading vine whose branches turned [in submission] toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches.

Ezekiel 17:4 word by word

אֵ֛ת רֹ֥אשׁ יְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יו קָטָ֑ף וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּעִ֥יר רֹכְלִ֖ים שָׂמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He cropped offקָטַףqâţaph · to pluckH6998
• the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of his young twigsיְנִיקָהyenîyqâh · shootH3242
• and carriedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• it into a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of traffickכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · merchantH3667
• he setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• it in a cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of merchantsרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:4

• Isaiah 43:14This is what the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says, “For your sake I have sent [one] to Babylon, And I will bring down all of them as fugitives, Even the Chaldeans [who reign in Babylon], into the ships over which they rejoiced.
• Isaiah 47:15This is how they have become to you, those [astrologers and sorcerers] with whom you have labored, Those who have done business with you from your youth; Each has wandered in his own way. There is no one to save you.
• Jeremiah 51:13[O Babylon] you who live by many waters, Rich in treasures, Your end has come, And the line measuring your life is cut.
• Revelation 18:3For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her [sexual] immorality, and the kings and political leaders of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth and economic power of her sensuous luxury.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The top of his young twigs - The princes of Judah. A land of traffic - Chaldea. A city of merchants - Babylon; for which this city was the most celebrated of all the cities of the east. Its situation procured it innumerable advantages; its two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, and the Persian Gulf, gave it communication with the richest and the most distant nations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4A land of traffick - The land of Babylon.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6Babylon was the city filled with merchants (see Ezekiel 16:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. land of traffic ... merchants--Babylon (2Ki 24:15, 16), famous for its transport traffic on the Tigris and Euphrates. Also, by its connection with the Persian Gulf, it carried on much commerce with India.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:4

• Cities
• Ezekiel
• Merchant

In the dictionaries

• Babylon, kingdom of
• Canaanites
• Riddle
• Wither
• Crop
• Ezekiel
• Proverb
• Trade
• Traffic, Trafficker

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings