17:1 And the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto me, saying 559 8800,

17:2 Son 1121 of man 120, put forth 2330 8798 a riddle 2420, and speak 4911 8798 a parable 4912 unto the house 1004 of Israel 3478;

17:3 And say 559 8804, Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; A great 1419 eagle 5404 with great 1419 wings 3671, longwinged 83 750, full 4392 of feathers 5133, which had divers colours 7553, came 935 8804 unto Lebanon 3844, and took 3947 8799 the highest branch 6788 of the cedar 730:(divers…: Heb. embroidering)

17:4 He cropped off 6998 8804 the top 7218 of his young twigs 3242, and carried 935 8686 it into a land 776 of traffick 3667; he set 7760 8804 it in a city 5892 of merchants 7402 8802.

17:5 He took 3947 8799 also of the seed 2233 of the land 776, and planted 5414 8799 it in a fruitful 2233 field 7704; he placed 3947 8804 [it] by great 7227 waters 4325, [and] set 7760 8804 it [as] a willow tree 6851.(planted…: Heb. put it in a field of seed)

17:6 And it grew 6779 8799, and became a spreading 5628 8802 vine 1612 of low 8217 stature 6967, whose branches 1808 turned 6437 8800 toward him, and the roots 8328 thereof were under him: so it became a vine 1612, and brought forth 6213 8799 branches 905, and shot 7971 8762 forth sprigs 6288.

17:7 There was also another 259 great 1419 eagle 5404 with great 1419 wings 3671 and many 7227 feathers 5133: and, behold, this vine 1612 did bend 3719 8804 her roots 8328 toward him, and shot forth 7971 8765 her branches 1808 toward him, that he might water 8248 8687 it by the furrows 6170 of her plantation 4302.

17:8 It was planted 8362 8803 in a good 2896 soil 7704 by great 7227 waters 4325, that it might bring forth 6213 8800 branches 6057, and that it might bear 5375 8800 fruit 6529, that it might be a goodly 155 vine 1612.(soil: Heb. field)

17:9 Say 559 8798 thou, Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; Shall it prosper 6743 8799? shall he not pull up 5423 8762 the roots 8328 thereof, and cut off 7082 8779 the fruit 6529 thereof, that it wither 3001 8804? it shall wither 3001 8799 in all the leaves 2964 of her spring 6780, even without great 1419 power 2220 or many 7227 people 5971 to pluck it up 5375 8800 by the roots 8328 thereof.

17:10 Yea, behold, [being] planted 8362 8803, shall it prosper 6743 8799? shall it not utterly 3001 8800 wither 3001 8799, when the east 6921 wind 7307 toucheth 5060 8800 it? it shall wither 3001 8799 in the furrows 6170 where it grew 6780.

17:11 Moreover the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto me, saying 559 8800,

17:12 Say 559 8798 now to the rebellious 4805 house 1004, Know 3045 8804 ye not what these [things mean]? tell 559 8798 [them], Behold, the king 4428 of Babylon 894 is come 935 8802 to Jerusalem 3389, and hath taken 3947 8799 the king 4428 thereof, and the princes 8269 thereof, and led 935 8686 them with him to Babylon 894;

17:13 And hath taken 3947 8799 of the king's 4410 seed 2233, and made 3772 8799 a covenant 1285 with him, and hath taken 935 8686 an oath 423 of him: he hath also taken 3947 8804 the mighty 352 of the land 776:(taken an…: Heb. brought him to an oath)

17:14 That the kingdom 4467 might be base 8217, that it might not lift itself up 5375 8692, [but] that by keeping 8104 8800 of his covenant 1285 it might stand 5975 8800.(but…: Heb. to keep his covenant, to stand to it)

17:15 But he rebelled 4775 8799 against him in sending 7971 8800 his ambassadors 4397 into Egypt 4714, that they might give 5414 8800 him horses 5483 and much 7227 people 5971. Shall he prosper 6743 8799? shall he escape 4422 8735 that doeth 6213 8802 such [things]? or shall he break 6565 8689 the covenant 1285, and be delivered 4422 8738?

17:16 [As] I live 2416, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069, surely in the place 4725 [where] the king 4428 [dwelleth] that made him king 4427 8688, whose oath 423 he despised 959 8804, and whose covenant 1285 he brake 6565 8689, [even] with him in the midst 8432 of Babylon 894 he shall die 4191 8799.

17:17 Neither shall Pharaoh 6547 with [his] mighty 1419 army 2428 and great 7227 company 6951 make 6213 8799 for him in the war 4421, by casting up 8210 8800 mounts 5550, and building 1129 8800 forts 1785, to cut off 3772 8687 many 7227 persons 5315:

17:18 Seeing he despised 959 8804 the oath 423 by breaking 6565 8687 the covenant 1285, when, lo, he had given 5414 8804 his hand 3027, and hath done 6213 8804 all these [things], he shall not escape 4422 8735.

17:19 Therefore thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; [As] I live 2416, surely mine oath 423 that he hath despised 959 8804, and my covenant 1285 that he hath broken 6331 8689, even it will I recompense 5414 8804 upon his own head 7218.

17:20 And I will spread 6566 8804 my net 7568 upon him, and he shall be taken 8610 8738 in my snare 4686, and I will bring 935 8689 him to Babylon 894, and will plead 8199 8738 with him there for his trespass 4603 8804 that he hath trespassed 4604 against me.

17:21 And all his fugitives 4015 with all his bands 102 shall fall 5307 8799 by the sword 2719, and they that remain 7604 8737 shall be scattered 6566 8735 toward all winds 7307: and ye shall know 3045 8804 that I the LORD 3068 have spoken 1696 8765 [it].

17:22 Thus saith 559 8804 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; I will also take 3947 8804 of the highest branch 6788 of the high 7311 8802 cedar 730, and will set 5414 8804 [it]; I will crop off 6998 8799 from the top 7218 of his young twigs 3127 a tender one 7390, and will plant 8362 8804 [it] upon an high 1364 mountain 2022 and eminent 8524 8803:

17:23 In the mountain 2022 of the height 4791 of Israel 3478 will I plant 8362 8799 it: and it shall bring forth 5375 8804 boughs 6057, and bear 6213 8804 fruit 6529, and be a goodly 117 cedar 730: and under it shall dwell 7931 8804 all fowl 6833 of every wing 3671; in the shadow 6738 of the branches 1808 thereof shall they dwell 7931 8799.

17:24 And all the trees 6086 of the field 7704 shall know 3045 8804 that I the LORD 3068 have brought down 8213 8689 the high 1364 tree 6086, have exalted 1361 8689 the low 8217 tree 6086, have dried 3001 8689 up the green 3892 tree 6086, and have made the dry 3002 tree 6086 to flourish 6524 8689: I the LORD 3068 have spoken 1696 8765 and have done 6213 8804 [it].

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