Ezekiel 17:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 17:1

The Eagles and the Vine

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a ^aparable to the house of Israel,

3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
^a“A great eagle with large wings and long pinions,
Full of feathers of various colors,
Came to Lebanon
And ^btook from the cedar the highest branch.

4 He cropped off its topmost young twig
And carried it to a land of trade;
He set it in a city of merchants.

5 Then he took some of the seed of the land
And planted it in ^aa fertile field;
He placed it by abundant waters
And set it ^blike a willow tree.

6 And it grew and became a spreading vine ^aof low stature;
Its branches turned toward him,
But its roots were under it.
So it became a vine,
Brought forth branches,
And put forth shoots.

7 “But there was¹ another great eagle with large wings and many feathers;
And behold, ^athis vine bent its roots toward him,
And stretched its branches toward him,
From the garden terrace where it had been planted,
That he might water it.

8 It was planted in¹ good soil by many waters,
To bring forth branches, bear fruit,
And become a majestic vine.” ’

9 “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Will it thrive?
^aWill he not pull up its roots,
Cut off its fruit,
And leave it to wither?
All of its spring leaves will wither,
And no great power or many people
Will be needed to pluck it up by its roots.

10 Behold, it is planted,
Will it thrive?
^aWill it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it?
It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew.” ’ ”

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

12 “Say now to ^athe rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Indeed ^bthe king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 17:1

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American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Amplified® Bible
AND THE word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said:

Darby English Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Good News Bible
The LORD spoke to me.

King James Version
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

New International Version
The word of the LORD came to me:

New King James Version
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came to me:

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:

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