Ezekiel 17
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Ezekiel 17:3-7

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 cedarH730.4He 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.
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Notes

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

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