“And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
Ezekiel 17
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Chuck Smith16
DW
David Wilkerson2
DT
Dean Taylor1
AH
Aaron Hurst1
LR
Leonard Ravenhill1
DP
Derek Prince1
BL
Brian Long1
JB
John W. Bramhall1
RS
Richard Sipley1
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Bob Clark1
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1Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
“And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
“And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
2"Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
“Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak a parable unto who? The house of Israel.”
3and 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.
“And say, thus saith the Lord God. A great eagle with great wings, long wings, full of feathers, which had various colors came unto Lebanon and took the highest branch of the cedar.”
4He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
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5He 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.
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6It 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.
“And it grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him. And the roots thereof were under him, so that it became a vine and brought forth branches and shot forth springs.”
7But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.
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8It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.'
“it was planted in a good soil by great waters that it might bring forth branches, that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.”
9So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.
“Say thou, thus saith the Lord God, shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up the roots thereof and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? And it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many…”
10Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.'"
“Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? Shall it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It shall wither in the furrows where it grew.”
11Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
“Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me saying,”
“Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me saying,”
“Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
“Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
“Moreover the word of the Lord came to me saying”
“Moreover the word of the Lord came to me. Saying.”
12"Now say to this rebellious house: 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Tell them, 'Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
“Say now to the rebellious house, to Zedekiah, Know ye not what these things mean? Tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, And he hath taken the king thereof and the princes thereof, and led them with him to…”
13He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
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14so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.
“That the kingdom might be based, that it might not lift itself up, but that by the keeping of his covenant it might stand.”
15But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?'
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16'As surely as I live,' declares the Lord GOD, 'he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
“As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells,. That made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke,. Even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.”
17Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
“Neither shall Pharaoh, with his mighty army and great company, make for him in the war,. By casting up mounts and building forts to cut off many persons.”
18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!'
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19Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.
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20I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
“And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon and will plead with him there for his trespass,. That he hath trespassed against me.”
21All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.'
“And all of his fugitives, with all of his bands, shall fall by the sword,. And they that remain shall be scattered toward all the winds. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, and I have spoken it.”
22This is what the Lord GOD says: 'I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
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23I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
“in the mountain of the height of Israel, Mount Zion, will I plant it. And it shall bring forth boughs and bear fruit and be a goodly cedar. And under it shall dwell all of the fowls of every wing. And the shadow of the branches…”
24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.'"
“And all of the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree and have exalted the low tree. I have dried up the green tree and have made the dry tree to flourish. I, the Lord, have spoken it and…”