Ezekiel 17 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine

Now the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 to me, saying^H559,

Eze 17:2“Son of man, ask a riddle and present a parable to the house of Israel,

Eze 17:3 [fn]saying, ‘This is what the Lord [fn]GOD says: “A great [fn]eagle with great wings, long pinions, and a full plumage of many colors came to [fn]Lebanon and took away the top of the [fn]cedar.

Eze 17:4

Eze 17:4“He broke off the [fn]topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a [fn]city of traders.

Eze 17:5

Eze 17:5“He also took [fn]from the seed of the land and planted [fn]it in [fn]fertile soil, a [fn]meadow beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.

Eze 17:6

Eze 17:6“Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced shoots and sent out branches.

Eze 17:7

“But there was [fn]another^H259 great^H1419 eagle^H5404 with great^H1419 wings^H3671 and much^H7227 plumage^H5133; and behold^H2009, this^H2088 vine^H1612 turned^H3719 its roots^H8328 toward^H5921 him and sent^H7971 out^H7971 its branches^H1808 toward him from the beds^H6170 where^H4302 it was planted^H4302, so that he might water^H8248 it.

Eze 17:8

Eze 17:8“It was planted in good [fn]soil beside abundant waters, so that it would produce branches and bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.”’

Eze 17:9

Eze 17:9“Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers—so that all its sprouting shoots wither? And neither by great [fn]strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again.

Eze 17:10

Eze 17:10“Behold, though it is planted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither as soon as the east wind strikes it—wither on the beds where it grew?”’”

Zedekiah’s Rebellion

Eze 17:11

Moreover, the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 to me, saying^H559,

Eze 17:12

Eze 17:12“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and leaders, and brought them to him in Babylon.

Eze 17:13

Eze 17:13‘Then he took one of the royal [fn]family and made a covenant with him, [fn]putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

Eze 17:14

Eze 17:14so that the kingdom would be humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue.

Eze 17:15

Eze 17:15‘But [fn]he revolted against [fn]him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many [fn]troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?

Eze 17:16

Eze 17:16‘As I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘In the [fn]country of the king who [fn]put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, [fn]in Babylon he shall certainly die.

Eze 17:17

Eze 17:17‘Pharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not [fn]help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives.

Eze 17:18

Eze 17:18‘Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he [fn]pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

Eze 17:19

Eze 17:19Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: “As I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will certainly [fn]inflict on his head.

Eze 17:20

Eze 17:20“And I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My net. Then I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there regarding the unfaithful act which he has committed against Me.

Eze 17:21

Eze 17:21“All the [fn]choice men in all his troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to every wind; and you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.”

(cf. Eze 31:1–9 )

Eze 17:22

This^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3068 says^H559: “I will also take^H3947 a sprig from the lofty^H7311 top^H6788 of the cedar^H730 and [fn]set^H5414 it out; I will break^H6998 off^H6998 from the topmost^H7218 of its young^H3127 twigs^H3127 a tender^H7390 one^H7390, and I will plant^H8362 it on a high^H1364 and lofty^H8524 mountain^H2022.

Eze 17:23

Eze 17:23“On the high mountain of Israel I will plant it, so that it may bring forth branches and bear fruit, and become a stately cedar. And [fn]birds of every [fn]kind will [fn]nest under it; they will [fn]nest in the shade of its branches.

Eze 17:24

Eze 17:24“All the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD; I bring down the high tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will perform it.”

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NASB20 Footnotes

(17:3)

Lit and you shall say

(17:3)

Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch

(17:3)

I.e., Nebuchadnezzar

(17:3)

I.e., Jerusalem

(17:3)

I.e., the line of David

(17:4)

I.e., King Jehoiachin and the leaders

I.e., Babylon

I.e., Zedekiah

I.e., Zedekiah

Lit a field of seed

(17:5)

Or plant

(17:7)

As in several ancient versions; MT one

Lit field

Lit arm

Lit seed

Lit and caused him to enter into an oath

I.e., Zedekiah

I.e., Nebuchadnezzar

Lit people

Lit place

Lit made him king

Lit with him in Babylon

Lit act with

Lit gave his hand

Lit give it

As in many mss and ancient versions; MT refugees

Lit give

Lit every bird

Lit wing

Lit dwell

Lit dwell

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Ezekiel 17 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine

Zedekiah’s Rebellion

NASB20 Footnotes

Ezekiel Chapter 17 — Additional Translations:

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