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Ezekiel 17

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, putforthח֥וּדchudH2330ariddleחִידָ֖הchi.DahH2420, andspeakוּמְשֹׁ֣לu.me.SholH4911aparableמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912to thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

3Andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Agreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404withgreatגְּד֤וֹלge.DolH1419wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ha.ke.na.Fa.yimH3671,longwingedאֶ֣רֶךְ הָאֵ֔בֶר'E.rekh ha.'E.verH83 H750,fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392offeathersהַנּוֹצָ֔הha.no.TzahH5133, which had manycoloursהָֽרִקְמָ֑הha.rik.MahH7553,cameבָּ֚אba'H935toLebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844, andtookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947the highestbranchצַמֶּ֥רֶתtza.Me.retH6788of thecedarהָאָֽרֶז׃ha.'A.rezH730:

4He croppedoffקָטָ֑ףka.TafH6998thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of its youngtwigsיְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יוye.ni.ko.TavH3242, andcarriedוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935it into alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftradeכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667; hesetשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it in acityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofmerchantsרֹכְלִ֖יםro.khe.LimH7402.

5Hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947also of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andplantedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it in afruitfulזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233fieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704; heplacedקָ֚חkachH3947it bygreatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andsetשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it as a willowtreeצַפְצָפָ֖הtzaf.tza.FahH6851.

6And itgrewוַיִּצְמַ֡חvai.yitz.MachH6779, and became aspreadingסֹרַ֜חַתso.Ra.chatH5628vineלְגֶ֨פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612oflowשִׁפְלַ֣תshif.LatH8217statureקוֹמָ֗הko.MahH6967, whosebranchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙da.li.yo.TavH1808turnedלִפְנ֤וֹתlif.NotH6437toward him, and itsrootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328were under him: so it became avineלְגֶ֔פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612, and broughtforthוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213branchesבַּדִּ֔יםba.DimH905, andshotוַתְּשַׁלַּ֖חva.te.sha.LachH7971forthsprigsפֹּארֽוֹת׃po.RotH6288.

7There was alsoanotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419eagleנֶֽשֶׁר־ne.sher-H5404withgreatגְּד֥וֹלge.DolH1419wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671andmanyוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227feathersנוֹצָ֑הno.TzahH5133: and, behold, thisvineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612didbendכָּֽפְנָ֧הka.fe.NahH3719herrootsשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָsho.ro.Shei.haH8328toward him, and shotforthשִׁלְחָה־shil.chah-H7971herbranchesוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ve.da.li.yo.TavH1808toward him, that he mightwaterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248it by thefurrowsמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתme.'a.ru.GotH6170of herplantationמַטָּעָֽהּ׃ma.ta.'AhH4302.

8It wasplantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362in agoodטּ֛וֹבTovH2896soilשָׂ֥דֶהSa.dehH7704bygreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325, that it might bringforthלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213branchesעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057, and that it mightbearוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375fruitפֶּ֔רִיPe.riH6529, that it might be a wellfavouredאַדָּֽרֶת׃ ס'a.Da.retH155vineלְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612.

9Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559thou, Thussaithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֖הYah.wehH3069; Shall itprosperתִּצְלָ֑חtitz.LachH6743? shall he not pullupיְנַתֵּ֜קye.na.TekH5423itsrootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328, and cutoffיְקוֹסֵ֣סye.ko.SesH7082itsfruitפִּרְיָ֣הּ׀pir.YahH6529, that it maywitherוְיָבֵ֗שׁve.ya.VeshH3001? it shallwitherתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001in all theleavesH2964of herspringצִמְחָהּ֙tzim.ChahH6780, even withoutgreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419powerבִזְרֹ֤עַviz.Ro.a'H2220ormanyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleוּבְעַם־u.ve.'am-H5971to pluck itupלְמַשְׂא֥וֹתle.mas.'otH5375by itsrootsמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃mi.sha.ra.Shei.haH8328.

10Yea, behold, beingplantedשְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.LahH8362, shall itprosperהֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.LachH6743? shall it notutterlyתִּיבַ֣שׁti.VashH3001witherיָבֹ֔שׁya.VoshH3001, when theeastהַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307touchethכְגַ֨עַתkhe.Ga.'atH5060it? it shallwitherתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ פti.VashH3001in thefurrowsעֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.GotH6170where itgrewצִמְחָ֖הּtzim.ChahH6780.

11Moreover thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559now to therebelliousהַמֶּ֔רִיha.Me.riH4805houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,Knowיְדַעְתֶּ֖םye.da'.TemH3045ye not what these things mean ?tellאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559them, Behold, thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894hathcomeבָ֨אva'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and hathtakenוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947itskingמַלְכָּהּ֙mal.KahH4428, and itsprincesשָׂרֶ֔יהָsa.Rei.haH8269, andledוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them with him toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894;

13And hathtakenוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947of theking’sהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233, andmadeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with him, and hathtakenוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935anoathבְּאָלָ֔הbe.'a.LahH423from him: he hath alsotakenלָקָֽח׃la.KachH3947themightyאֵילֵ֥י'ei.LeiH352of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:

14That thekingdomמַמְלָכָ֣הmam.la.KhahH4467might bebaseשְׁפָלָ֔הshe.fa.LahH8217, that it might not lift itselfupהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אhit.na.Se'H5375, but that bykeepingלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104hiscovenantבְּרִית֖וֹbe.ri.ToH1285it mightstandלְעָמְדָֽהּ׃le.'a.me.DahH5975.

15But herebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against him insendingלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971hisambassadorsמַלְאָכָיו֙mal.'a.KhavH4397intoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, that they mightgiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414himhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483andmanyרָ֑בRavH7227peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971. Shall heprosperהֲיִצְלָ֤חha.yitz.LachH6743? shall heescapeהֲיִמָּלֵט֙ha.yi.ma.LetH4422thatdoethהָעֹשֵׂ֣הha.'o.SehH6213such things ? or shall hebreakוְהֵפֵ֥רve.he.FerH6565thecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285, and bedeliveredוְנִמְלָֽט׃ve.nim.LatH4422?

16As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֮ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069, surely in theplaceבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725where thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428dwelleth that made himkingהַמַּמְלִ֣יךְha.mam.LikhH4427, whoseoathאָ֣לָת֔וֹ'a.la.ToH423hedespisedבָּזָה֙ba.ZahH959, and whosecovenantבְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.ToH1285hebrokeהֵפֵ֖רhe.FerH6565, even with him in themidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894he shalldieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

17Neither shallPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547with hismightyגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419armyבְחַ֨יִלve.Cha.yilH2428andgreatרָ֗בRavH7227companyוּבְקָהָ֣לu.ve.ka.HalH6951helpיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213him in thewarבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, by castingupבִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְbish.PokhH8210siegemoundsסֹלְלָ֖הso.le.LahH5550, andbuildingוּבִבְנ֣וֹתu.viv.NotH1129fortsדָּיֵ֑קda.YekH1785, to cutoffלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772manyרַבּֽוֹת׃ra.BotH7227personsנְפָשׁ֥וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315:

18Seeing hedespisedוּבָזָ֥הu.va.ZahH959theoathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423bybreakingלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565thecovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285, when, lo, he hadgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027, and hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213all these things, he shall notescapeיִמָּלֵֽט׃ סyi.ma.LetH4422.

19Therefore thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֮Yah.wehH3069; As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, surely myoathאָֽלָתִי֙'a.la.TiH423that he hathdespisedבָּזָ֔הba.ZahH959, and mycovenantוּבְרִיתִ֖יu.ve.ri.TiH1285that he hathbrokenהֵפִ֑ירhe.FirH6331, even that will Irecompenseוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414upon his ownheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

20And I willspreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566mynetרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568upon him, and he shall betakenוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.PasH8610in mysnareבִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbim.tzu.da.TiH4686, and I willbringוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּva.ha.vi.'o.Ti.huH935him toBabylonבָבֶ֗לָהva.Ve.lahH894, and will enter intojudgmentוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199with him there for histrespassמָֽעַל־ma.'al-H4603that he hathtrespassedמַעֲל֖וֹma.'a.LoH4604against me.

21And all hisfugitivesמִבְרָחָ֤יוmiv.ra.chovH4015with all hisbandsאֲגַפָּיו֙'a.ga.PavH102shallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and they thatremainוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604shall bescatteredיִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּyi.pa.Re.suH6566toward allwindsר֣וּחַRu.achH7307: and ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סdi.Bar.tiH1696it .

22Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; I will alsotakeוְלָקַ֣חְתִּיve.la.Kach.tiH3947of the highestbranchמִצַּמֶּ֧רֶתmi.tza.Me.retH6788of thehighהָרָמָ֖הha.ra.MahH7311cedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730, and willsetוְנָתָ֑תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414it ; I will cropoffאֶקְטֹ֔ף'ek.TofH6998from thetopמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218of its youngtwigsיֹֽנְקוֹתָיו֙yo.ne.ko.TavH3127a tenderoneרַ֣ךְrakhH7390, and willplantוְשָׁתַ֣לְתִּיve.sha.Tal.tiH8362it upon anhighגָּבֹ֖הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022andeminentוְתָלֽוּל׃ve.ta.LulH8524:

23In themountainבְּהַ֨רbe.HarH2022of theheightמְר֤וֹםme.RomH4791ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will Iplantאֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ'esh.to.Le.nuH8362it: and it shall bringforthוְנָשָׂ֤אve.na.Sa'H5375boughsעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057, andbearוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213fruitפֶ֔רִיFe.riH6529, and be a wellfavouredאַדִּ֑יר'a.DirH117cedarלְאֶ֣רֶזle.'E.rezH730: and under it shalldwellוְשָׁכְנ֣וּve.sha.khe.NuH7931allfowlצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833of everywingכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671; in theshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of itsbranchesדָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יוda.li.yo.TavH1808shall theydwellתִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה׃tish.Ko.nahH7931.

24And all thetreesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068have broughtdownהִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי׀hish.Pal.tiH8213thehighגָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.haH1364treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, haveexaltedהִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙hig.Bah.tiH1361thelowשָׁפָ֔לsha.FalH8217treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, havedriedהוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ho.Vash.tiH3001up thegreenלָ֔חLachH3892treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, and have made thedryיָבֵ֑שׁya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086toflourishוְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּיve.hif.Rach.tiH6524: I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696and havedoneוְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ פve.'a.Si.tiH6213it .

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

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