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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)and plucked off its highest branch. He carried it away to a city filled with merchants. He planted it in a city of traders.

Context of Ezekiel 17:4

2"Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel; 3say, Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar. 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. 5Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig, 6and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs.

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 43:14Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I send to Babylon and bring them all down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
• Isaiah 47:15Such to you are those with whom you have labored, who have done business with you from your youth; they wander about, each in his own direction; there is no one to save you.
• Jeremiah 51:13O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
• Revelation 18:3For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living."

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
• Merchant

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