Ezekiel 17:2-18

2SonH1121 of manH120, put forthH2330 a riddleH2420, and speakH4911 a parableH4912 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478;

3And sayH559, Thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; A greatH1419 eagleH5404 with greatH1419 wingsH3671, longwingedH83H750, fullH4392 of feathersH5133, which had many coloursH7553, cameH935 to LebanonH3844, and tookH3947 the highest branchH6788 of the cedarH730:1

4He cropped offH6998 the topH7218 of its young twigsH3242, and carriedH935 it into a landH776 of tradeH3667; he setH7760 it in a cityH5892 of merchantsH7402.

5He tookH3947 also of the seedH2233 of the landH776, and plantedH5414 it in a fruitfulH2233 fieldH7704; he placedH3947 it by greatH7227 watersH4325, and setH7760 it as a willow treeH6851.2

6And it grewH6779, and became a spreadingH5628 vineH1612 of lowH8217 statureH6967, whose branchesH1808 turnedH6437 toward him, and its rootsH8328 were under him: so it became a vineH1612, and brought forthH6213 branchesH905, and shotH7971 forth sprigsH6288.

7There was also anotherH259 greatH1419 eagleH5404 with greatH1419 wingsH3671 and manyH7227 feathersH5133: and, behold, this vineH1612 did bendH3719 her rootsH8328 toward him, and shot forthH7971 her branchesH1808 toward him, that he might waterH8248 it by the furrowsH6170 of her plantationH4302.

8It was plantedH8362 in a goodH2896 soilH7704 by greatH7227 watersH4325, that it might bring forthH6213 branchesH6057, and that it might bearH5375 fruitH6529, that it might be a well favouredH155 vineH1612.3

9SayH559 thou, Thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069; Shall it prosperH6743? shall he not pull upH5423 its rootsH8328, and cut offH7082 its fruitH6529, that it may witherH3001? it shall witherH3001 in all the leavesH2964 of her springH6780, even without greatH1419 powerH2220 or manyH7227 peopleH5971 to pluck it upH5375 by its rootsH8328.

10Yea, behold, being plantedH8362, shall it prosperH6743? shall it not utterlyH3001 witherH3001, when the eastH6921 windH7307 touchethH5060 it? it shall witherH3001 in the furrowsH6170 where it grewH6780.

11Moreover the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 came to me, sayingH559,

12SayH559 now to the rebelliousH4805 houseH1004, KnowH3045 ye not what these things mean ? tellH559 them, Behold, the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 hath comeH935 to JerusalemH3389, and hath takenH3947 its kingH4428, and its princesH8269, and ledH935 them with him to BabylonH894;

13And hath takenH3947 of the king’sH4410 seedH2233, and madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with him, and hath takenH935 an oathH423 from him: he hath also takenH3947 the mightyH352 of the landH776:4

14That the kingdomH4467 might be baseH8217, that it might not lift itself upH5375, but that by keepingH8104 his covenantH1285 it might standH5975.5

15But he rebelledH4775 against him in sendingH7971 his ambassadorsH4397 into EgyptH4714, that they might giveH5414 him horsesH5483 and manyH7227 peopleH5971. Shall he prosperH6743? shall he escapeH4422 that doethH6213 such things ? or shall he breakH6565 the covenantH1285, and be deliveredH4422?

16As I liveH2416, saithH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, surely in the placeH4725 where the kingH4428 dwelleth that made him kingH4427, whose oathH423 he despisedH959, and whose covenantH1285 he brokeH6565, even with him in the midstH8432 of BabylonH894 he shall dieH4191.

17Neither shall PharaohH6547 with his mightyH1419 armyH2428 and greatH7227 companyH6951 helpH6213 him in the warH4421, by casting upH8210 siege moundsH5550, and buildingH1129 fortsH1785, to cut offH3772 manyH7227 personsH5315:

18Seeing he despisedH959 the oathH423 by breakingH6565 the covenantH1285, when, lo, he had givenH5414 his handH3027, and hath doneH6213 all these things, he shall not escapeH4422.