New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 17:2-10

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,propoundח֥וּדchudH2330a riddleחִידָ֖הchi.DahH2420and speakוּמְשֹׁ֣לu.me.SholH4911aparableמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

3sayingוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “A greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404withgreatגְּד֤וֹלge.DolH1419wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ha.ke.na.Fa.yimH3671,longאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750pinionsהָאֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH83and a fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392plumageהַנּוֹצָ֔הha.no.TzahH5133of manyH7553colorsH7553cameבָּ֚אba'H935toLebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947away the topצַמֶּ֥רֶתtza.Me.retH6788of the cedarהָאָֽרֶז׃ha.'A.rezH730.

4He pluckedקָטָ֑ףka.TafH6998offH6998the topmostרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of its youngH3242twigsH3242and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935it to a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of merchantsכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;he setשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it in a cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of tradersרֹכְלִ֖יםro.khe.LimH7402.

5He also tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947someH4480of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and plantedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it infertileזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233soilבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704. Heplacedקָ֚חkachH3947itbesideעַל־'al-H5921abundantרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;he setשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it like awillowצַפְצָפָ֖הtzaf.tza.FahH6851.

6Then it sproutedוַיִּצְמַ֡חvai.yitz.MachH6779and becameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961a lowשִׁפְלַ֣תshif.LatH8217,spreadingסֹרַ֜חַתso.Ra.chatH5628vineלְגֶ֨פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612with its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙da.li.yo.TavH1808turnedלִפְנ֤וֹתlif.NotH6437towardאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413him, but its rootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328remainedיִֽהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961underתַּחְתָּ֣יוtach.TavH8478it. So it becameוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961a vineלְגֶ֔פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612and yieldedוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213shootsH909and sentוַתְּשַׁלַּ֖חva.te.sha.LachH7971out branchesפֹּארֽוֹת׃po.RotH6288.

7“But there wasanotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419eagleנֶֽשֶׁר־ne.sher-H5404with greatגְּד֥וֹלge.DolH1419wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671and muchוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227plumageנוֹצָ֑הno.TzahH5133;and beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,thisH2088vineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612bentכָּֽפְנָ֧הka.fe.NahH3719its rootsשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָsho.ro.Shei.haH8328towardעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921him and sentשִׁלְחָה־shil.chah-H7971out its branchesוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ve.da.li.yo.TavH1808toward him from the bedsמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתme.'a.ru.GotH6170whereH4302it wasplantedמַטָּעָֽהּ׃ma.ta.'AhH4302,that he might waterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248it.

8It was plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362in goodטּ֛וֹבTovH2896soilשָׂ֥דֶהSa.dehH7704besideH413abundantרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325,that it might yieldלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213branchesעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057and bearוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375fruitפֶּ֔רִיPe.riH6529andbecomeלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961a splendidאַדָּֽרֶת׃ ס'a.Da.retH155vineלְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612.”’

9Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Will it thriveתִּצְלָ֑חtitz.LachH6743?Will he not pullיְנַתֵּ֜קye.na.TekH5423up its rootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328and cutH7082offH7082its fruitפִּרְיָ֣הּ׀pir.YahH6529,so that it withersוְיָבֵ֗שׁve.ya.VeshH3001--so that allכָּל־kol-H3605its sproutingצִמְחָהּ֙tzim.ChahH6780leavesH2964witherתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001?And neitherהֲלוֹא֩ha.lO'H3808by greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419strengthבִזְרֹ֤עַviz.Ro.a'H2220norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808by manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleוּבְעַם־u.ve.'am-H5971can it be raisedלְמַשְׂא֥וֹתle.mas.'otH5375from its rootsמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃mi.sha.ra.Shei.haH8328again.

10Beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,though it is plantedשְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.LahH8362,will it thriveהֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.LachH6743? Will it notcompletelyתִּיבַ֣שׁti.VashH3001witherיָבֹ֔שׁya.VoshH3001as soon as the eastהַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307strikesכְגַ֨עַתkhe.Ga.'atH5060it--witherתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ פti.VashH3001on the bedsעֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.GotH6170whereH6780it grewH6780?”’”

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