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Ezekiel 17:4

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

3 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:

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.

6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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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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Cross references

  • Revelation 18:3

    For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

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  • Jeremiah 51:13

    O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

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  • Isaiah 47:15

    Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

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  • Isaiah 43:14

    Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

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  • Revelation 18:11–19

    And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

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