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, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel. 3Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: “A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers, covered with many-colored plumage, came to Lebanon. He seized the top of a cedar tree and plucked off its highest branch. He carried it away to a city filled with merchants. He planted it in a city of traders. 5He also took a seedling from the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside a broad river, where it could grow like a willow tree. 6It took root there and grew into a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned up toward the eagle, and its roots grew down into the ground. It produced strong branches and put out shoots.

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 43:14This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sakes I will send an army against Babylon, forcing the Babylonians to flee in those ships they are so proud of.
• Isaiah 47:15And all your friends, those with whom you’ve done business since childhood, will go their own ways, turning a deaf ear to your cries.
• Jeremiah 51:13You are a city by a great river, a great center of commerce, but your end has come. The thread of your life is cut.
• Revelation 18:3For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.”

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