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  17:1 ¶
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, |
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17:1 ¶
And the word°
of the LORD°
came°
unto°
me, saying,°° |
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17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; |
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17:2
Son°
of man,°
put forth°°
a riddle,°
and speak°°
a parable°
unto°
the house°
of Israel;° |
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17:3
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar: |
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17:3
And say,°°
Thus°
saith°°
the Lord°
GOD;°
A great°
eagle°
with great°
wings,°
longwinged,°°
full°
of feathers,°
which°
had divers colours,°
came°°
unto°
Lebanon,°
and took°°°
the highest branch°
of the cedar:° |
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17:4
he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. |
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17:4
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.°° |
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17:5
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree. |
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17:5
He took°°
also of the seed°°
of the land,°
and planted°°
it in a fruitful°
field;°
he placed°°
[it] by°
great°
waters,°
[and] set°°
it [as] a willow tree.° |
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17:6
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. |
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17:6
And it grew,°°
and became°
a spreading°°
vine°
of low°
stature,°
whose branches°
turned°°
toward°
him, and the roots°
thereof were°
under°
him: so it became°
a vine,°
and brought forth°°
branches,°
and shot°°
forth°
sprigs.° |
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17:7
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. |
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17:7
There was°
also another°
great°
eagle°
with great°
wings°
and many°
feathers:°
and, behold,°
this°
vine°
did bend°°
her roots°
toward him, and shot forth°°
her branches°
toward°
him, that he might water°°
it by the furrows°°
of her plantation.° |
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17:8
It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. |
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17:8
It°
was planted°°
in°
a good°
soil°
by°
great°
waters,°
that it might bring forth°°
branches,°
and that it might bear°°
fruit,°
that it might be°
a goodly°
vine.° |
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17:9
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof. |
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17:9
Say°°
thou, Thus°
saith°°
the Lord°
GOD;°
Shall it prosper?°°
shall he not°
pull up°°°
the roots°
thereof, and cut off°°
the fruit°
thereof, that it wither?°°
it shall wither°°
in all°
the leaves°°
of her spring,°
even without°
great°
power°
or many°
people°
to pluck it up°°°
by the roots°°
thereof. |
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17:10
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew. |
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17:10
Yea, behold,°
[being] planted,°°
shall it prosper?°°
shall it not°
utterly°°
wither,°°
when the east°
wind°
toucheth°°
it? it shall wither°°
in°
the furrows°
where it grew.° |
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17:11 ¶
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, |
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17:11 ¶
Moreover the word°
of the LORD°
came°
unto°
me, saying,°° |
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17:12
Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon: |
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17:12
Say°°
now°
to the rebellious°
house,°
Know°°
ye not°
what°
these°
[things mean]? tell°°
[them], Behold,°
the king°
of Babylon°
is come°°
to Jerusalem,°
and hath taken°°°
the king°
thereof, and the princes°
thereof, and led°°
them with°
him to Babylon;° |
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17:13
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land; |
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17:13
And hath taken°°
of the king's°
seed,°°
and made°°
a covenant°
with°
him, and hath taken°°
an oath°
of him: he hath also taken°°
the mighty°
of the land:° |
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17:14
that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. |
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17:14
That the kingdom°
might be°
base,°
that it might not°
lift itself up,°°
[but] that by keeping°°°
of his covenant°
it might stand.°° |
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17:15
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape? |
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17:15
But he rebelled°°
against him in sending°°
his ambassadors°
into Egypt,°
that they might give°°
him horses°
and much°
people.°
Shall he prosper?°°
shall he escape°°
that doeth°°
such°
[things]? or shall he break°°
the covenant,°
and be delivered?°° |
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17:16
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. |
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17:16
[As] I°
live,°
saith°°
the Lord°
GOD,°
surely°°
in the place°
[where] the king°
[dwelleth] that made him king,°°°
whose°°
oath°
he despised,°°
and whose°°
covenant°
he brake,°°
[even] with°
him in the midst°
of Babylon°
he shall die.°° |
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17:17
Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. |
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17:17
Neither°
shall Pharaoh°
with [his] mighty°
army°
and great°
company°
make°°
for him in the war,°
by casting up°°
mounts,°
and building°°
forts,°
to cut off°°
many°
persons:° |
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17:18
For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape. |
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17:18
Seeing he despised°°
the oath°
by breaking°°
the covenant,°
when, lo,°
he had given°°
his hand,°
and hath done°°
all°
these°
[things], he shall not°
escape.°° |
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17:19
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head. |
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17:19
Therefore°
thus°
saith°°
the Lord°
GOD;°
[As] I°
live,°
surely°°
mine oath°
that°
he hath despised,°°
and my covenant°
that°
he hath broken,°°°
even it will I recompense°°
upon his own head.° |
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17:20
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. |
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17:20
And I will spread°°
my net°
upon°
him, and he shall be taken°°
in my snare,°
and I will bring°°
him to Babylon,°
and will plead°°
with°
him there°
for his trespass°°
that°
he hath trespassed°°
against me. |
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17:21
And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it. |
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17:21
And all°
his fugitives°
with all°
his bands°
shall fall°°
by the sword,°
and they that remain°°
shall be scattered°°
toward all°
winds:°
and ye shall know°°
that°
I°
the LORD°
have spoken°°
[it]. |
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17:22 ¶
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain: |
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17:22 ¶
Thus°
saith°°
the Lord°
GOD;°
I°
will also take°°
of the highest branch°°
of the high°°
cedar,°
and will set°°
[it]; I will crop off°°
from the top°°
of his young twigs°
a tender one,°
and will plant°°
[it] upon°
an high°
mountain°
and eminent:°° |
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17:23
in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell. |
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17:23
In the mountain°
of the height°
of Israel°
will I plant°°
it: and it shall bring forth°°
boughs,°
and bear°°
fruit,°
and be°
a goodly°
cedar:°
and under°
it shall dwell°°
all°
fowl°
of every°
wing;°
in the shadow°
of the branches°
thereof shall they dwell.°° |
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17:24
And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it. |
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17:24
And all°
the trees°
of the field°
shall know°°
that°
I°
the LORD°
have brought down°°
the high°
tree,°
have exalted°°
the low°
tree,°
have dried°°
up°
the green°
tree,°
and have made the dry°
tree°
to flourish:°°
I°
the LORD°
have spoken°°
and have done°°
[it]. |
