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Ezekiel 17

1Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120, put forthariddleחִידָ֖הchi.DahH2420,andspeakaparableמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912untothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

3andsayH559,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Agreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404withgreatגְּד֤וֹלge.DolH1419wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ha.ke.na.Fa.yimH3671andlongאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750pinions,fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392offeathers,whichhaddiverscolors,cameH935untoLebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,andtookH3947thetopofthecedarהָאָֽרֶז׃ha.'A.rezH730:

4hecroppedoffthetopmostoftheyoungtwigsthereof,andcarriedituntoalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftraffic;hesetH7760itinacityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofmerchants.

5HetookH3947alsooftheseedH2233ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andplanteditinafruitfulsoil;heplaceditbesidemanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;hesetH7760itasawillow-tree.

6Anditgrew,andbecameH1961aspreadingvineלְגֶ֨פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612oflowשִׁפְלַ֣תshif.LatH8217statureקוֹמָ֗הko.MahH6967, whosebranchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙da.li.yo.TavH1808turnedלִפְנ֤וֹתlif.NotH6437towardhim,andtherootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328thereofwereH1961underhim:soitbecameH1961avineלְגֶ֔פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612,andbroughtforthH7971branchesH1808,andshotforthH7971sprigs.

7TherewasH1961alsoanothergreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419eagleנֶֽשֶׁר־ne.sher-H5404withgreatגְּד֥וֹלge.DolH1419wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671andmanyH7227feathers:and,behold,thisvineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612did benditsrootsשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָsho.ro.Shei.haH8328towardhim,andshotforthH7971itsbranchesוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ve.da.li.yo.TavH1808towardhim,fromthebedsמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתme.'a.ru.GotH6170ofitsplantation,thathemightwaterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248it.

8ItwasH1961plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362inagoodטּ֛וֹבTovH2896soilbymanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325,thatitmightbringforthbranchesעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057,andthatitmightbearוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375fruitפֶּ֔רִיPe.riH6529,thatitmightbeH1961agoodlyvineלְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612.

9SayH559thou,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Shallitprosperתִּצְלָ֑חtitz.LachH6743?shallhenotpullיְנַתֵּ֜קye.na.TekH5423uptherootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328thereof,andcutoffthefruitפִּרְיָ֣הּ׀pir.YahH6529thereof,thatitmaywitherוְיָבֵ֗שׁve.ya.VeshH3001;thatallitsfresh springingleavesmaywitherתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001?andnotbyastrongarmבִזְרֹ֤עַviz.Ro.a'H2220ormuchH7227peopleוּבְעַם־u.ve.'am-H5971canitberaisedfromtherootsמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃mi.sha.ra.Shei.haH8328thereof.

10Yea,behold, beingplantedשְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.LahH8362,shallitprosperהֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.LachH6743?shallitnotutterlywitherH3001,whentheeastהַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307touchethit?itshallwitherH3001inthebedsעֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.GotH6170whereitgrew.

11Moreoverthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12SayH559nowtotherebelliousH4805houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,Knowיְדַעְתֶּ֖םye.da'.TemH3045yenotwhatthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428mean?tellthem,Behold,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andtookH3947thekingמַלְכָּהּ֙mal.KahH4428thereof,andtheprincesH8269thereof,andbroughtH935themtohimtoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

13AndhetookH3947oftheseedH2233royal,andmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285withhim;healsobroughtH935himunderanoathבְּאָלָ֔הbe.'a.LahH423,andtookH3947awayH3947themightyofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;

14thatthekingdomמַמְלָכָ֣הmam.la.KhahH4467mightbeלִֽהְיוֹת֙lih.yOtH1961base,thatitmightnotliftH5375itselfup,butthatbykeepingלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104hiscovenantבְּרִית֖וֹbe.ri.ToH1285itmightstandH5975.

15ButherebelledH4775againsthiminsendingלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971hisambassadorsintoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,thattheymightgiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414himhorsesH5483andmuchH7227peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.Shallheprosperהֲיִצְלָ֤חha.yitz.LachH6743?shallheescapeהֲיִמָּלֵט֙ha.yi.ma.LetH4422thatdoethsuchthingsאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428?shallhebreakוְהֵפֵ֥רve.he.FerH6565thecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285,andyetescapeוְנִמְלָֽט׃ve.nim.LatH4422?

16AsIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,surelyintheplaceבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725whereH834thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428dwelleththatmadehimkingH4428,whoseoathאָ֣לָת֔וֹ'a.la.ToH423hedespisedH959,andwhosecovenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285hebrake,evenwithhiminthemidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894heshalldieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

17NeithershallPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547withhismightyarmyבְחַ֨יִלve.Cha.yilH2428andgreatH1419companyוּבְקָהָ֣לu.ve.ka.HalH6951helphiminthewarH4421,whentheycastupmoundsandbuildוּבִבְנ֣וֹתu.viv.NotH1129forts,tocutלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772offmanyH7227personsH5315.

18ForhehathdespisedH959theoathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423bybreakingthecovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285;andbehold,hehadgivenH5414hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,andyethathdoneallthesethingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428;heshallnotescapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃ סyi.ma.LetH4422.

19Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:AsIlive,surelymineoathאָֽלָתִי֙'a.la.TiH423thathehathdespisedH959,andmycovenantוּבְרִיתִ֖יu.ve.ri.TiH1285thathehath broken,Iwillevenbringituponhisownheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

20AndIwillspreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566mynetרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568uponhim,andheshallbetakeninmysnare,andIwillbringוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּva.ha.vi.'o.Ti.huH935himtoBabylonבָבֶ֗לָהva.Ve.lahH894,andwillenterintojudgmentוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199withhimthereforhistrespassthathehath trespassedagainstme.

21Andallhisfugitivesinallhisbandsshallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,andtheythatremainH7604shallbescatteredיִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּyi.pa.Re.suH6566towardeverywindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307:andyeshallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatI,Jehovah,havespokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סdi.Bar.tiH1696it.

22Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Iwillalsotakeוְלָקַ֣חְתִּיve.la.Kach.tiH3947oftheloftyH7311topמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218ofthecedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730,andwillsetH5414it;Iwillcropofffromthetopmostofitsyoungיֹֽנְקוֹתָיו֙yo.ne.ko.TavH3127twigsatenderרַ֣ךְrakhH7390oneH7311,andIwillplantוְשָׁתַ֣לְתִּיve.sha.Tal.tiH8362ituponahighגָּבֹ֖הַga.Vo.haH1364andloftyH7311mountainהַר־har-H2022:

23inthemountainבְּהַ֨רbe.HarH2022oftheheightמְר֤וֹםme.RomH4791ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478willIplantאֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ'esh.to.Le.nuH8362it;anditshallbringforthboughs,andbearוְנָשָׂ֤אve.na.Sa'H5375fruitפֶ֔רִיFe.riH6529,andbeH1961agoodlycedarלְאֶ֣רֶזle.'E.rezH730:andunderitshalldwellוְשָׁכְנ֣וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931allbirdsצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833ofeverywingכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671;intheshadeH6738ofthebranchesדָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יוda.li.yo.TavH1808thereofshalltheydwellתִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה׃tish.Ko.nahH7931.

24AndallthetreesH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatI,Jehovah,havebroughtdownthehighH1364treeH6086,haveexaltedH1361thelowהִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי׀hish.Pal.tiH8213treeH6086,havedriedהוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ho.Vash.tiH3001upthegreentreeH6086,andhavemadeH6213thedryH3001treeH6086toflourish:I,Jehovah,havespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696andhavedoneit.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

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