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Ezekiel 17:4

2 “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel

3 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.

He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.

5 He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.

6 It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

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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
He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
KJV
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.
WEB
He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
ASV
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.
DARBY
He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.
BLB
The topmost of its shoots he plucked off and he brought it in to a land of trade. In a city of merchants he set it.
ÅB
Den brøt av den øverste kvist og førte den til kjøpmannslandet og satte den i kremmerstaden[^1].
OTB
Han brøt av den øverste av dens unge kvister og bar den til et land av kjøpmenn; han plantet den i en by av handelsmenn.
B1930
Den brøt av den øverste kvist og førte den til kjøbmannslandet og satte den i kremmerstaden. / < d.e. Babel; ESK 17, 12; 16, 27.>

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  • Revelation 18:3

    All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

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  • Jeremiah 51:13

    You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.

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  • Isaiah 47:15

    This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.

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  • Isaiah 43:14

    Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.

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  • Revelation 18:11–19

    And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

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