Ezekiel 17:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ezekiel 17:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ezekiel 17

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.

⁴ 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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