Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 17:2-10

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,poseח֥וּדchudH2330a riddleחִידָ֖הchi.DahH2420;speak a parableוּמְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑לu.me.Shol ma.ShalH4911 H4912toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478

3and tell them thatוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: ‘A greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404with greatגְּד֤וֹלge.DolH1419wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ha.ke.na.Fa.yimH3671and longאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750pinionsהָאֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH83,fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392of feathersהַנּוֹצָ֔הha.no.TzahH5133אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of many colorsהָֽרִקְמָ֑הha.rik.MahH7553,cameבָּ֚אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844and took awayוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the topצַמֶּ֥רֶתtza.Me.retH6788of the cedarהָאָֽרֶז׃ha.'A.rezH730.

4אֵ֛ת'etH853He plucked offקָטָ֑ףka.TafH6998its topmostרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218shootיְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יוye.ni.ko.TavH3242,carried itוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of merchantsכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and plantedשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it in a cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of tradersרֹכְלִ֖יםro.khe.LimH7402.

5He tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947some of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and plantedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it in fertileזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233soilבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704;he placedקָ֚חkachH3947itbyעַל־'al-H5921abundantרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325andset it outשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760like a willowצַפְצָפָ֖הtzaf.tza.FahH6851.

6It sproutedוַיִּצְמַ֡חvai.yitz.MachH6779and becameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961a spreadingסֹרַ֜חַתso.Ra.chatH5628vineלְגֶ֨פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612,lowשִׁפְלַ֣תshif.LatH8217in heightקוֹמָ֗הko.MahH6967,with branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙da.li.yo.TavH1808turnedלִפְנ֤וֹתlif.NotH6437toward himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413;yet its rootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328remainedיִֽהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961where it stoodתַּחְתָּ֣יוtach.TavH8478.So it becameוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961a vineלְגֶ֔פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612and yieldedוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213branchesבַּדִּ֔יםba.DimH905and sent outוַתְּשַׁלַּ֖חva.te.sha.LachH7971shootsפֹּארֽוֹת׃po.RotH6288.

7But there wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961anotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419eagleנֶֽשֶׁר־ne.sher-H5404with greatגְּד֥וֹלge.DolH1419wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671and manyוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227feathersנוֹצָ֑הno.TzahH5133.And beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,thisהַזֹּ֜אתha.ZotH2063vineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612bentכָּֽפְנָ֧הka.fe.NahH3719its rootsשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָsho.ro.Shei.haH8328toward himעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921.It stretched outשִׁלְחָה־shil.chah-H7971its branchesוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ve.da.li.yo.TavH1808to himfrom its plantingמַטָּעָֽהּ׃ma.ta.'AhH4302bedמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתme.'a.ru.GotH6170,so that he might water itלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853.

8Itהִ֣יאhi'H1931had been plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362inאֶל־'el-H413goodטּ֛וֹבTovH2896soilשָׂ֥דֶהSa.dehH7704byאֶל־'el-H413abundantרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325in order to yieldלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213branchesעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057and bearוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375fruitפֶּ֔רִיPe.riH6529and becomeלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961a splendidאַדָּֽרֶת׃ ס'a.Da.retH155vineלְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612.’

9So you are to tell themאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559that this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֖הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559: ‘Will it flourishתִּצְלָ֑חtitz.LachH6743?Will it notהֲלוֹא֩ha.lO'H3808אֶת־'et-H853be uprootedיְנַתֵּ֜קye.na.TekH5423וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328and strippedיְקוֹסֵ֣סye.ko.SesH7082of its fruitפִּרְיָ֣הּ׀pir.YahH6529so that it shrivelsוְיָבֵ֗שׁve.ya.VeshH3001?Allכָּל־kol-H3605its foliageטַרְפֵּ֤י צִמְחָהּ֙tar.Pei tzim.ChahH2965 H6780will witherתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001!It will not takeוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808a strongגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419armבִזְרֹ֤עַviz.Ro.a'H2220or manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleוּבְעַם־u.ve.'am-H5971to pullלְמַשְׂא֥וֹתle.mas.'otH5375it upאוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853by its rootsמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃mi.sha.ra.Shei.haH8328.

10וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009Even if it is transplantedשְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.LahH8362,will it flourishהֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.LachH6743?Will it notהֲלוֹא֩ha.lO'H3808completely witherH3001when the eastהַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307strikesכְגַ֨עַתkhe.Ga.'atH5060?It will witherH3001onעַל־'al-H5921the bedעֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.GotH6170where it sproutedצִמְחָ֖הּtzim.ChahH6780.’”

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