Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 17:2-10

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, put forth ariddleחִידָ֖הchi.DahH2420, and speak aparableמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912unto thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

3andsayH559,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Agreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404withgreatגְּד֤וֹלge.DolH1419wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ha.ke.na.Fa.yimH3671andlongאֶ֣רֶךְ'E.rekhH750pinionsהָאֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH83,fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392offeathersהַנּוֹצָ֔הha.no.TzahH5133,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had divers colours,cameבָּ֚אba'H935untoLebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844, andtookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947thetopצַמֶּ֥רֶתtza.Me.retH6788of thecedarהָאָֽרֶז׃ha.'A.rezH730:

4he croppedoffקָטָ֑ףka.TafH6998thetopmostרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of theyoungH3242twigsH3242thereof, andcarriedוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935itintoאֶל־'el-H413alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of traffic; hesetשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it in acityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofmerchantsרֹכְלִ֖יםro.khe.LimH7402.

5HetookH3947also of theseedH2233of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andplantedH5414it in a fruitfulsoilבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704; heplacedH5414itbesideעַל־'al-H5921manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325; hesetשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it as awillowצַפְצָפָ֖הtzaf.tza.FahH6851tree.

6And it grew, andbecameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961aspreadingסֹרַ֜חַתso.Ra.chatH5628vineלְגֶ֨פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612oflowשִׁפְלַ֣תshif.LatH8217statureקוֹמָ֗הko.MahH6967, whosebranchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙da.li.yo.TavH1808turnedלִפְנ֤וֹתlif.NotH6437towardאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413him, and therootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328thereof wereunderתַּחְתָּ֣יוtach.TavH8478him:soוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213itbecameיִֽהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961avineלְגֶ֔פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612, andbroughtוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961forthH7971branchesH1808, andshotH7971forthH7971sprigs.

7There was alsoanotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419eagleנֶֽשֶׁר־ne.sher-H5404withgreatגְּד֥וֹלge.DolH1419wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671andmanyוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227feathersנוֹצָ֑הno.TzahH5133: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, thisvineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612did benditsH853rootsשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָsho.ro.Shei.haH8328towardH5921him, andshotH7971forthH7971itsH853branchesוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ve.da.li.yo.TavH1808towardH5921him, from thebedsמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתme.'a.ru.GotH6170ofitsH853plantation, that he mightwaterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248it.

8It wasplantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362in agoodטּ֛וֹבTovH2896soilשָׂ֥דֶהSa.dehH7704bymanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325, that it mightbringH5375forthH5375branchesעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057, and that it mightbearוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375fruitפֶּ֔רִיPe.riH6529, that it might be a goodlyvineלְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612.

9SayH559thou,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Shall itprosperתִּצְלָ֑חtitz.LachH6743? shall henotH3808pullיְנַתֵּ֜קye.na.TekH5423upH5375therootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328thereof, andcutיְקוֹסֵ֣סye.ko.SesH7082offH5423thefruitפִּרְיָ֣הּ׀pir.YahH6529thereof, that it maywitherוְיָבֵ֗שׁve.ya.VeshH3001; thatallH3605itsH3605fresh springingleavesH2964maywitherתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001;evenH3808withoutH3808greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419powerבִזְרֹ֤עַviz.Ro.a'H2220ormuchרָ֔בRavH7227peopleוּבְעַם־u.ve.'am-H5971to pluck itupH5375by therootsמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃mi.sha.ra.Shei.haH8328thereof?

10Yea,beholdH2009, beingplantedשְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.LahH8362, shall itprosperהֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.LachH6743? shall itnotהֲלוֹא֩ha.lO'H3808utterlywitherH3001; when theeastהַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307toucheth it? it shallwitherH3001in thebedsעֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.GotH6170whereH2009itgrewצִמְחָ֖הּtzim.ChahH6780.

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