Ezequiel 17

1And the word^H1697 of Jehovah^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559, 2Son^H1121 of man^H120, put forth^H2330 a riddle^H2420, and speak^H4911 a parable^H4912 unto the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478; 3and say^H559, Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 Jehovah^H3069: A great^H1419 eagle^H5404 with great^H1419 wings^H3671 and long pinions^H83, full^H4392 of feathers^H5133, which had divers colors^H7553, came^H935 unto Lebanon^H3844, and took^H3947 the top^H6788 of the cedar^H730: 4he cropped off^H6998 the topmost^H7218 of the young twigs^H3242 thereof, and carried^H935 it unto a land^H776 of traffic^H3667; he set^H7760 it in a city^H5892 of merchants^H7402. 5He took^H3947 also of the seed^H2233 of the land^H776, and planted^H5414 it in a fruitful^H2233 soil^H7704; he placed^H3947 it beside many^H7227 waters^H4325; he set^H7760 it as a willow-tree^H6851. 6And it grew^H6779, and became a spreading^H5628 vine^H1612 of low^H8217 stature^H6967, whose branches^H1808 turned^H6437 toward him, and the roots^H8328 thereof were under him: so it became a vine^H1612, and brought forth^H6213 branches^H905, and shot^H7971 forth sprigs^H6288. 7There was also another^H259 great^H1419 eagle^H5404 with great^H1419 wings^H3671 and many^H7227 feathers^H5133: and, behold, this vine^H1612 did bend^H3719 its roots^H8328 toward him, and shot forth^H7971 its branches^H1808 toward him, from the beds^H6170 of its plantation^H4302, that he might water^H8248 it. 8It was planted^H8362 in a good^H2896 soil^H7704 by many^H7227 waters^H4325, that it might bring forth^H6213 branches^H6057, and that it might bear^H5375 fruit^H6529, that it might be a goodly^H155 vine^H1612. 9Say^H559 thou, Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 Jehovah^H3069: Shall it prosper^H6743? shall he not pull up^H5423 the roots^H8328 thereof, and cut off^H7082 the fruit^H6529 thereof, that it may wither^H3001; that all its fresh springing^H6780 leaves^H2964 may wither^H3001? and not by a strong^H1419 arm^H2220 or much^H7227 people^H5971 can it be raised^H5375 from the roots^H8328 thereof. 10Yea, behold, being planted^H8362, shall it prosper^H6743? shall it not utterly^H3001 wither^H3001, when the east^H6921 wind^H7307 toucheth^H5060 it? it shall wither^H3001 in the beds^H6170 where it grew^H6780. 11Moreover the word^H1697 of Jehovah^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559, 12Say^H559 now to the rebellious^H4805 house^H1004, Know^H3045 ye not what these things mean? tell^H559 them, Behold, the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came^H935 to Jerusalem^H3389, and took^H3947 the king^H4428 thereof, and the princes^H8269 thereof, and brought^H935 them to him to Babylon^H894: 13and he took^H3947 of the seed^H2233 royal^H4410, and made^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with him; he also brought^H935 him under an oath^H423, and took^H935 away the mighty^H352 of the land^H776; 14that the kingdom^H4467 might be base^H8217, that it might not lift itself up^H5375, but that by keeping^H8104 his covenant^H1285 it might stand^H5975. 15But he rebelled^H4775 against him in sending^H7971 his ambassadors^H4397 into Egypt^H4714, that they might give^H5414 him horses^H5483 and much^H7227 people^H5971. Shall he prosper^H6743? shall he escape^H4422 that doeth^H6213 such things? shall he break^H6565 the covenant^H1285, and yet escape^H4422? 16As I live^H2416, saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 Jehovah^H3069, surely in the place^H4725 where the king^H4428 dwelleth that made him king^H4427, whose oath^H423 he despised^H959, and whose covenant^H1285 he brake^H6565, even with him in the midst^H8432 of Babylon^H894 he shall die^H4191. 17Neither shall Pharaoh^H6547 with his mighty^H1419 army^H2428 and great^H7227 company^H6951 help^H6213 him in the war^H4421, when they cast up^H8210 mounds^H5550 and build^H1129 forts^H1785, to cut off^H3772 many^H7227 persons^H5315. 18For he hath despised^H959 the oath^H423 by breaking^H6565 the covenant^H1285; and behold, he had given^H5414 his hand^H3027, and yet hath done^H6213 all these things; he shall not escape^H4422. 19Therefore thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 Jehovah^H3069: As I live^H2416, surely mine oath^H423 that he hath despised^H959, and my covenant^H1285 that he hath broken^H6331, I will even bring^H5414 it upon his own head^H7218. 20And I will spread^H6566 my net^H7568 upon him, and he shall be taken^H8610 in my snare^H4686, and I will bring^H935 him to Babylon^H894, and will enter into judgment^H8199 with him there for his trespass^H4603 that he hath trespassed^H4604 against me. 21And all his fugitives^H4015 in all his bands^H102 shall fall^H5307 by the sword^H2719, and they that remain^H7604 shall be scattered^H6566 toward every wind^H7307: and ye shall know^H3045 that I, Jehovah^H3068, have spoken^H1696 it. 22Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 Jehovah^H3069: I will also take^H3947 of the lofty^H7311 top^H6788 of the cedar^H730, and will set^H5414 it; I will crop off^H6998 from the topmost^H7218 of its young twigs^H3127 a tender one^H7390, and I will plant^H8362 it upon a high^H1364 and lofty^H8524 mountain^H2022: 23in the mountain^H2022 of the height^H4791 of Israel^H3478 will I plant^H8362 it; and it shall bring forth^H5375 boughs^H6057, and bear^H6213 fruit^H6529, and be a goodly^H117 cedar^H730: and under it shall dwell^H7931 all birds^H6833 of every wing^H3671; in the shade^H6738 of the branches^H1808 thereof shall they dwell^H7931. 24And all the trees^H6086 of the field^H7704 shall know^H3045 that I, Jehovah^H3068, have brought down^H8213 the high^H1364 tree^H6086, have exalted^H1361 the low^H8217 tree^H6086, have dried^H3001 up the green^H3892 tree^H6086, and have made the dry^H3002 tree^H6086 to flourish^H6524; I, Jehovah^H3068, have spoken^H1696 and have done^H6213 it.