Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 17:2-18

2“SonH1121 of manH120, poseH2330 a riddleH2420; speak a parableH4911 H4912 toH413 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 3and tell them thatH559 this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559:

‘A greatH1419 eagleH5404 with greatH1419 wingsH3671 and longH750 pinionsH83,1fullH4392 of feathersH5133 of many colorsH7553,cameH935 toH413 LebanonH3844and took awayH3947 the topH6788 of the cedarH730.4 He plucked offH6998 its topmostH7218 shootH3242,carried itH935 toH413 the landH776 of merchantsH3667,and plantedH7760 it in a cityH5892 of tradersH7402.5He tookH3947 some of the seedH2233 of the landH776and plantedH5414 it in fertileH2233 soilH7704;2he placedH3947 it byH5921 abundantH7227 watersH4325and set it outH7760 like a willowH6851.6It sproutedH6779 and becameH1961 a spreadingH5628 vineH1612,lowH8217 in heightH6967, with branchesH1808 turnedH6437 toward himH413;yet its rootsH8328 remainedH1961 where it stoodH8478.So it becameH1961 a vineH1612 and yieldedH6213 branchesH905and sent outH7971 shootsH6288.

7But there wasH1961 anotherH259 greatH1419 eagleH5404with greatH1419 wingsH3671 and manyH7227 feathersH5133.And beholdH2009, thisH2063 vineH1612 bentH3719 its rootsH8328 toward himH5921.It stretched outH7971 its branchesH1808 to him from its plantingH4302 bedH6170,so that he might water itH8248 .8ItH1931 had been plantedH8362 inH413 goodH2896 soilH7704byH413 abundantH7227 watersH4325in order to yieldH6213 branchesH6057 and bearH5375 fruitH6529and becomeH1961 a splendidH155 vineH1612.’

9So you are to tell themH559 that this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559:

‘Will it flourishH6743?Will it notH3808 be uprootedH5423 and strippedH7082 of its fruitH6529so that it shrivelsH3001?AllH3605 its foliageH2965 H6780 will witherH3001!It will not takeH3808 a strongH1419 armH2220 or manyH7227 peopleH5971to pullH5375 it upH853 by its rootsH8328.10 Even if it is transplantedH8362,will it flourishH6743?Will it notH3808 completely witherH3001 when the eastH6921 windH7307 strikesH5060?It will witherH3001 onH5921 the bedH6170 where it sproutedH6780.’”

11Then the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 to meH413, sayingH559, 12“NowH4994 say toH559 this rebelliousH4805 houseH1004: ‘Do you notH3808 knowH3045 whatH4100 these thingsH428 mean?’

TellH559 them, ‘BeholdH2009, the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 cameH935 to JerusalemH3389, carried offH3947 its kingH4428 and officialsH8269, and brought them backH935 with himH413 to BabylonH894. 13He tookH3947 a member of the royalH4410 familyH2233 3 and madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with himH854, puttingH935 himH853 under oathH423 . Then he carried awayH3947 the leading menH352 of the landH776, 14so that the kingdomH4467 would beH1961 brought lowH8217, unableH1115 to lift itself upH5375, survivingH5975 only by keepingH8104 his covenantH1285.

15But this king rebelledH4775 against Babylon by sendingH7971 his envoysH4397 to EgyptH4714 to ask forH5414 horsesH5483 and a largeH7227 armyH5971. Will he flourishH6743? Will the one who doesH6213 suchH428 things escapeH4422? Can he breakH6565 a covenantH1285 and yet escapeH4422?’

16‘As surely asH518 H3808 IH589 liveH2416,’ declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, ‘he will dieH4191 inH8432 BabylonH894, in the landH4725 of the kingH4428 who enthroned himH4427 , whoseH834 oathH423 he despisedH959 and whoseH834 covenantH1285 H854 he brokeH6565 . 17PharaohH6547 with his mightyH1419 armyH2428 and vastH7227 hordeH6951 will notH3808 helpH6213 himH853 in battleH4421, when rampsH5550 are builtH8210 and siege wallsH1785 constructedH1129 to destroyH3772 manyH7227 livesH5315. 18He despisedH959 the oathH423 by breakingH6565 the covenantH1285. Seeing thatH2009 he gaveH5414 his hand in pledgeH3027 yet didH6213 allH3605 theseH428 things, he will notH3808 escapeH4422!’

Notes

1. Ezekiel 17:3 Pinions are the outer parts of a bird’s wings, including the flight feathers. ↩
2. Ezekiel 17:5 Hebrew in a field of seed ↩
3. Ezekiel 17:13 Hebrew the royal seed ↩