American Standard Version

Ezekiel 17:11-24

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.

Read all of Ezekiel 17

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain