17The word of the LORD came to me:H1697H3068H5592"Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.H1121H120H2330H2420H4911H4912H1004H34783You are to say: This is what the Lord God says: A great eagle with great wings, long pinions, and full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.H559H559H136H3069H1419H5404H1419H3671H83H750H4392H5133H7553H935H3844H3947H6788H7304He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders.H6998H7218H3242H935H776H3667H7760H5892H74025Then he took some of the land's seed and put it in a fertile field; he set it [like] a willow, a plant by abundant waters.H3947H2233H776H5414H2233H7704H3947H7227H4325H7760H68516It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height with its branches turned toward him, yet its roots stayed under it. So it became a vine, produced branches, and sent forth shoots.H6779H5628H1612H8217H6967H1808H6437H8328H1612H6213H905H7971H62887But there was another great eagle with great wings and thick plumage. And this vine bent its roots toward him! It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.H259H1419H5404H1419H3671H7227H5133H1612H3719H8328H7971H1808H8248H6170H43028It had been planted in a good field by abundant waters in order to produce branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.H8362H2896H7704H7227H4325H6213H6057H5375H6529H155H16129You are to say: This is what the Lord God says: Will it flourish? Will he not tear out its roots and strip off its fruit so that it shrivels? All its fresh leaves will wither! Great strength and many people will not be needed to pull it from its roots.H559H559H136H3069H6743H5423H8328H7082H6529H3001H3001H2964H6780H1419H2220H7227H5971H5375H832810Even though it is planted, will it flourish? Won't it completely wither when the east wind strikes it? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted."H8362H6743H3001H3001H6921H7307H5060H3001H6170H678011The word of the LORD came to me:H1697H3068H55912"Now say to that rebellious house: Don't you know what these things mean? Tell [them]: The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.H559H4805H1004H3045H559H4428H894H935H3389H3947H4428H8269H935H89413He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,H3947H4410H2233H3772H1285H935H423H3947H352H77614so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself but might keep his covenant in order to endure.H4467H8217H5375H8104H1285H597515However, this king revolted against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and [still] escape?H4775H7971H4397H4714H5414H5483H7227H5971H6743H4422H6213H6565H1285H442216"As I live"— [this is] the declaration of the Lord God— "he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.H2416H5002H136H3069H4725H4428H4427H423H959H1285H6565H8432H894H419117Pharaoh will not help him with [his] great army and vast horde in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.H6547H1419H2428H7227H6951H6213H4421H8210H5550H1129H1785H3772H7227H531518He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand [in pledge]. He will not escape!"H959H423H6565H1285H5414H3027H6213H442219Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: "As I live, I will bring down on his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.H559H136H3069H2416H423H959H1285H6331H5414H721820I will spread My net over him, and he will be captured in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there for the treachery he committed against Me.H6566H7568H8610H4686H935H894H8199H4603H460421All the fugitives among his troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every direction of the wind. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken."H4015H102H5307H2719H7604H6566H7307H3045H3068H169622This is what the Lord God says: I will take [a sprig] from the lofty top of the cedar and plant [it]. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant [it] on a high towering mountain.H559H136H3069H3947H6788H7311H730H5414H6998H7218H3127H7390H8362H1364H2022H852423I will plant it on Israel's high mountain so that it may bear branches, produce fruit, and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.H2022H4791H3478H8362H5375H6057H6213H6529H117H730H7931H6833H3671H6738H1808H793124Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring down the tall tree, and make the low tree tall. I cause the green tree to wither and make the withered tree thrive. I, Yahweh, have spoken and I will do [it].H6086H7704H3045H3068H8213H1364H6086H1361H8217H6086H3001H3892H6086H3002H6086H6524H3068H1696H6213
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