1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Ezekiel 17

1 Under the parable of two eagles and a vine, 11 is shewed God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt. 22 God promiseth to plant the cedar of the Gospel.

 17:1 Now the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to me saying 559,

 17:2 “Son 1121 of man 120, propound 2330 a riddle 2420 and speak 4911b a parable 4912 to the house 1004 of Israel 3478,

 17:3 saying 559, ‘Thus 3541 says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, “A great 1419 eagle 5404 with great 1419 wings 3671, long 750 pinions 83 and a full 4392 plumage 5133 of many 7553 colors 7553 came 935 to Lebanon 3844 and took 3947 away the top 6788 of the cedar 730.

 17:4 “He plucked 6998 off 6998 the topmost 7218 of its young 3242 twigs 3242 and brought 935 it to a land 776 of merchants 3667b; he set 7760 it in a city 5892b of traders 7402.

 17:5 “He also took 3947 some 4480 of the seed 2233 of the land 776 and planted 5414 it in fertile 2233 soil 7704. He placed 3947 [it] beside 5921 abundant 7227a waters 4325; he set 7760 it [like] a willow 6851.

 17:6 “Then it sprouted 6779 and became 1961 a low 8217, spreading 5628 vine 1612 with its branches 1808 turned 6437 toward 413 him, but its roots 8328 remained 1961 under 8478 it. So it became 1961 a vine 1612 and yielded 6213a shoots 909 and sent 7971 out branches 6288.

 17:7 ¶ “But there was another 259 great 1419 eagle 5404 with great 1419 wings 3671 and much 7227a plumage 5133; and behold 2009, this 2088 vine 1612 bent 3719 its roots 8328 toward 5921 him and sent 7971 out its branches 1808 toward him from the beds 6170 where 4302 it was planted 4302, that he might water 8248 it.

 17:8 “It was planted 8362 in good 2896a soil 7704 beside 413 abundant 7227a waters 4325, that it might yield 6213a branches 6057 and bear 5375 fruit 6529 [and] become 1961 a splendid 155 vine 1612.”’

 17:9 “Say 559, ‘Thus 3541 says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, “Will it thrive 6743b? Will he not pull 5423 up its roots 8328 and cut 7082 off 7082 its fruit 6529, so that it withers 3001—so that all 3605 its sprouting 6780 leaves 2964 wither 3001? And neither 3808 by great 1419 strength 2220 nor 3808 by many 7227a people 5971a can it be raised 5375 from its roots 8328 [again].

 17:10 “Behold 2009, though it is planted 8362, will it thrive 6743b? Will it not completely 3001 wither 3001 as soon as the east 6921 wind 7307 strikes 5060 it—wither 3001 on the beds 6170 where 6780 it grew 6780?”’”

 17:11 ¶ Moreover, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to me, saying 559,

 17:12 “Say 559 now 4994 to the rebellious 4805 house 1004, ‘Do you not know 3045 what 4100 these 428 things 428 [mean]?’ Say 559, ‘Behold 2009, the king 4428 of Babylon 894 came 935 to Jerusalem 3389, took 3947 its king 4428 and princes 8269 and brought 935 them to him in Babylon 894.

 17:13 ‘He took 3947 one of the royal 4410 family 2233 and made 3772 a covenant 1285 with him, putting 935 him under oath 423. He also took 3947 away the mighty 352c of the land 776,

 17:14 that the kingdom 4467 might be in subjection 8217, not exalting 5375 itself, [but] keeping 8104 his covenant 1285 that it might continue 5975.

 17:15 ‘But he rebelled 4775 against him by sending 7971 his envoys 4397 to Egypt 4714 that they might give 5414 him horses 5483b and many 7227a troops 5971a. Will he succeed 6743b? Will he who does 6213a such 428 things 428 escape 4422? Can he indeed break 6565a the covenant 1285 and escape 4422?

 17:16 ‘As I live 2416a,’ declares 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, ‘Surely 518 3808 in the country 4725 of the king 4428 who put 4427a him on the throne 4427a, whose 834 oath 423 he despised 959 and whose 834 covenant 1285 he broke 6565a, in Babylon 894 he shall die 4191.

 17:17 ‘Pharaoh 6547 with [his] mighty 1419 army 2428 and great 1419 company 6951 will not help 6213a him in the war 4421, when they cast 8210 up ramps 5550 and build 1129 siege 1785 walls 1785 to cut 3772 off 3772 many 7227a lives 5315.

 17:18 ‘Now he despised 959 the oath 423 by breaking 6565a the covenant 1285, and behold 2009, he pledged 5414 his allegiance 3027, yet did 6213a all 3605 these 428 things 428; he shall not escape 4422.’”

 17:19 Therefore 3651, thus 3541 says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, “As I live 2416a, surely 518 3808 My oath 423 which 834 he despised 959 and My covenant 1285 which 834 he broke 6565a, I will inflict 5414 on his head 7218.

 17:20 “I will spread 6566 My net 7568 over 5921 him, and he will be caught 8610 in My snare 4686a. Then I will bring 935 him to Babylon 894 and enter 8199 into judgment 8199 with him there 8033 [regarding] the unfaithful 4604 act 4604 which 834 he has committed 4603 against Me.

 17:21 “All 3605 the choice 4005 men 4005 in all 3605 his troops 102 will fall 5307 by the sword 2719, and the survivors 7604 will be scattered 6566 to every 3605 wind 7307; and you will know 3045 that I, the LORD 3068, have spoken 1696.”

 17:22 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, “I will also take 3947 [a sprig] from the lofty 7311 top 6788 of the cedar 730 and set 5414 [it] out; I will pluck 6998 from the topmost 7218 of its young 3127 twigs 3127 a tender 7390 one 7390 and I will plant 8362 [it] on a high 1364 and lofty 8519a mountain 2022.

 17:23 “On the high 4791 mountain 2022 of Israel 3478 I will plant 8362 it, that it may bring 5375 forth 5375 boughs 6057 and bear 6213a fruit 6529 and become 1961 a stately 117 cedar 730. And birds 6833 of every 3605 kind 3671 will nest 7931 under 8478 it; they will nest 7931 in the shade 6738 of its branches 1808.

 17:24 “All 3605 the trees 6086 of the field 7704 will know 3045 that I am the LORD 3068; I bring 8213 down 8213 the high 1364 tree 6086, exalt 1361b the low 8217 tree 6086, dry 3002 up the green 3892 tree 6086 and make the dry 3001 tree 6086 flourish 6524a. I am the LORD 3068; I have spoken 1696, and I will perform 6213a [it].”