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Parable
of Two Eagles and a Vine |
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Ezekiel 17:1
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Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,
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Ezekiel 17:2
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"Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a parable
to the house of Israel, |
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Ezekiel 17:3
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saying, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "A great eagle
with great wings, long pinions and a full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon
and took away the top of the cedar. |
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Ezekiel 17:4
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"He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs
and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders. |
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Ezekiel 17:5
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"He also took some of the seed of the land and
planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like
a willow. |
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Ezekiel 17:6
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"Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading
vine with its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So
it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches |
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Ezekiel 17:7
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"But there was another great eagle with great
wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent
out its branches toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might
water it. |
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Ezekiel 17:8
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"It was planted in good soil beside abundant
waters, that it might yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine."' |
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Ezekiel 17:9
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"Say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Will it thrive?
Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers--so that
all its sprouting leaves wither? And neither by great strength nor by many people
can it be raised from its roots again. |
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Ezekiel 17:10
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"Behold, though it is planted, will it thrive?
Will it not completely wither as soon as the east wind strikes it--wither on the
beds where it grew?"'" |
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Zedekiah's Rebellion |
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Ezekiel 17:11
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Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Ezekiel 17:12
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"Say now to the rebellious house, 'Do you not
know what these things mean?' Say, 'Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem,
took its king and princes and brought them to him in Babylon. |
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Ezekiel 17:13
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'He took one of the royal family and made a
covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the
land, |
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Ezekiel 17:14
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that the kingdom might be in subjection, not
exalting itself, but keeping his covenant that it might continue. |
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Ezekiel 17:15
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'But he rebelled against him by sending his
envoys to Egypt that they might give him horses and many troops. Will he succeed?
Will he who does such things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape? |
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Ezekiel 17:16
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'As I live,' declares the Lord GOD, 'Surely
in the country of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and
whose covenant he broke, in Babylon he shall die. |
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Ezekiel 17:17
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'Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company
will not help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to
cut off many lives. |
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Ezekiel 17:18
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'Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant,
and behold, he pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not
escape.'" |
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Ezekiel 17:19
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Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "As I live,
surely My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will inflict
on his head. |
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Ezekiel 17:20
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"I will spread My net over him, and he will
be caught in My snare. Then I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment
with him there regarding the unfaithful act which he has committed against Me. |
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Ezekiel 17:21
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"All the choice men in all his troops will fall
by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to every wind; and you will
know that I, the LORD, have spoken." |
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Ezekiel 17:22
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Thus says the Lord GOD, "I will also take a
sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set it out; I will pluck from the topmost
of its young twigs a tender one and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. |
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Ezekiel 17:23
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"On the high mountain of Israel I will plant
it, that it may bring forth boughs and bear fruit and become a stately cedar.
And birds of every kind will nest under it; they will nest in the shade of its
branches. |
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Ezekiel 17:24
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"All the trees of the field will know that I
am the LORD; I bring down the high tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green
tree and make the dry tree flourish. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will
perform it." |
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