Ezekiel 17:4

Ezekiel 17:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
• New International Version (NIV)he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He cropped off its topmost young twig And carried it to a land of trade; He set it in a city of merchants.

Context of Ezekiel 17:4

2‘Son of man, I want you to tell a story to Israel's people. It tells about them. 3Say to them, “The Almighty Lord says this: There was a great eagle that had strong wings. Its feathers were long and beautiful, with many colours. The eagle came to Lebanon and he took hold of the top of a cedar tree. He broke off the top branch of the tree. He took it to a country where there were many traders who buy and sell things. He planted the branch in a city there. 5The eagle also took a seed from Israel's land. He planted it in a good field, like a willow tree near to plenty of water. 6The seed made a plant that grew well. It became a vine that grew near to the ground. The vine's branches turned up towards the eagle. Its roots went down into the ground. The vine grew with many new branches and leaves.

Ezekiel 17:4 word by word

אֵ֛ת רֹ֥אשׁ יְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יו קָטָ֑ף וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּעִ֥יר רֹכְלִ֖ים שָׂמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He cropped offקָטַףqâţaph · to pluckH6998
• the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of his young twigsיְנִיקָהyenîyqâh · shootH3242
• and carriedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• it into a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of traffickכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · merchantH3667
• he setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• it in a cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of merchantsרָכַלrâkal · to tradeH7402

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:4

• Isaiah 43:14The Lord is your Redeemer, Israel's Holy God. He says this: ‘I will send an army to attack Babylon, so that you, my people, will be safe. I will cause all the Babylonians to run away. They were proud of their great ships, but now they will use them to escape from their enemies.
• Isaiah 47:15You have worked with those magicians since you were young, but you will have no help from them now. They have gone their own separate ways. There is nobody left who can save you.’
• Jeremiah 51:13You people of Babylon, who live beside many rivers, it is now time for you to die. You have become rich with many valuable things, but now your lives will finish.’
• Revelation 18:3She has been like a prostitute who makes men become drunk. Then she leads them to have sex in a wrong way. She has caused people from every nation to turn away from God. It is like all the kings of the earth have had sex with that bad woman. All the traders of the earth have become rich, because she has bought things from them to enjoy a wicked life.’

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The top of his young twigs - The princes of Judah. A land of traffic - Chaldea. A city of merchants - Babylon; for which this city was the most celebrated of all the cities of the east. Its situation procured it innumerable advantages; its two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, and the Persian Gulf, gave it communication with the richest and the most distant nations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4A land of traffick - The land of Babylon.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6Babylon was the city filled with merchants (see Ezekiel 16:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. land of traffic ... merchants--Babylon (2Ki 24:15, 16), famous for its transport traffic on the Tigris and Euphrates. Also, by its connection with the Persian Gulf, it carried on much commerce with India.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:4

• Cities
• Ezekiel
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In the dictionaries

• Babylon, kingdom of
• Canaanites
• Riddle
• Wither
• Crop
• Ezekiel
• Proverb
• Trade
• Traffic, Trafficker

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings