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Ezekiel 17:3

Lebanon

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

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:

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.

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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
KJV
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:
WEB
and say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
ASV
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:
DARBY
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings, long-pinioned, full of feathers, which was of divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar.
BLB
and say, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘[A] great eagle, great of wings and long of pinions, full of feathers that [are] unto it of many colors, came to Lebanon, and took [from] the treetop of the cedar.
ÅB
og si: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Den store ørn med de store vinger og de lange svingfjær, med full fjærham og brokete farger, kom til Libanon og tok bort toppen av sederen.
OTB
Si til dem: ‘Dette sier den suverene Herren: En mektig ørn med store vinger, lange fjær og en full fjærdrakt av forskjellige farger kom til Libanon og tok toppen av en seder.
B1930
og si: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Den store ørn med de store vinger og de lange svingfjær, med full fjærham og brokete farver, kom til Libanon og tok bort toppen av sederen.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 48:40

    For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

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  • Hosea 8:1

    Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

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  • Daniel 4:22

    It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

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  • Ezekiel 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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  • Jeremiah 24:1

    The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

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  • Jeremiah 49:16

    Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:9–10

    Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 22:23–28

    O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

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