17AND THE word of the Lord came to me, saying,H1697H3068H559 2Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak a parable {or} allegory to the house of Israel;H1121H120H2330H2420H4911H4912H1004H3478 3Say, Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle [Nebuchadnezzar] with great wings and long pinions, rich in feathers of various colors, came to Lebanon [symbolic of Jerusalem] and took the top of the cedar [tree].H559H559H136H3069H1419H5404H1419H3671H83H750H4392H5133H7553H935H3844H3947H6788H730 4He broke off the topmost of its young twigs [the youthful King Jehoiachin] and carried it into a land of trade [Babylon]; he set it in a city of merchants.H6998H7218H3242H935H776H3667H7760H5892H7402 5He took also of the seedlings of the land [Zedekiah, one of the native royal family] and planted it in fertile soil {and} a fruitful field; he placed it beside abundant waters and set it as a willow tree [to succeed Zedekiah's nephew Jehoiachin in Judah as vassal king].H3947H2233H776H5414H2233H7704H3947H7227H4325H7760H6851 6And it grew and became a spreading vine of low [not Davidic] stature, whose branches turned [in submission] toward him, and its roots remained under {and} subject to him [the king of Babylon]; so it became a vine and brought forth branches and shot forth leafy twigs.H6779H5628H1612H8217H6967H1808H6437H8328H1612H6213H905H7971H6288 7There was also another great eagle [the Egyptian king] with great wings and many feathers; and behold, this vine [Zedekiah] bent its roots [languishingly] toward him and shot forth its branches toward him, away from the beds of its planting, for him to water.H259H1419H5404H1419H3671H7227H5133H1612H3719H8328H7971H1808H8248H6170H4302 8Though it was planted in good soil where water was plentiful for it to produce leaves and to bear fruit, it was transplanted, that it might become a splendid vine.H8362H2896H7704H7227H4325H6213H6057H5375H6529H155H1612 9Thus says the Lord God: Ask, Will it thrive? Will he [the insulted Nebuchadnezzar] not pluck up its roots and strip off its fruit so that all its fresh sprouting leaves will wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pluck it up by its roots [totally ending Israel's national existence].H559H559H136H3069H6743H5423H8328H7082H6529H3001H3001H2964H6780H1419H2220H7227H5971H5375H8328 10Yes, behold, though transplanted, will it prosper? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the furrows {and} beds where it sprouted {and} grew.H8362H6743H3001H3001H6921H7307H5060H3001H6170H6780 11Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,H1697H3068H559 12Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know {and} realize what these things mean? Tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king [Jehoiachin] and its princes and brought them with him to Babylon.H559H4805H1004H3045H559H4428H894H935H3389H3947H4428H8269H935H894 13And he took one of the royal family [the king's uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the mighty {and} chief men of the land,H3947H4410H2233H3772H1285H935H423H3947H352H776 14That the kingdom might become low {and} base and be unable to lift itself up, but that by keeping his [Nebuchadnezzar's] covenant it might stand.H4467H8217H5375H8104H1285H5975 15But he [Zedekiah] rebelled against him [Nebuchadnezzar] in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Will he prosper? Will he escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant with [Babylon] and yet escape?H4775H7971H4397H4714H5414H5483H7227H5971H6743H4422H6213H6565H1285H4422 16As I live, says the Lord God, surely in the place where the king [Nebuchadnezzar] dwells who made [Zedekiah as vassal] king, whose oath [Zedekiah] despised and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon shall [Zedekiah] die.H2416H5002H136H3069H4725H4428H4427H423H959H1285H6565H8432H894H4191 17Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war when the [Babylonians] cast up mounds and build forts to destroy many lives.H6547H1419H2428H7227H6951H6213H4421H8210H5550H1129H1785H3772H7227H5315 18For [Zedekiah] despised the oath and broke the covenant and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things; he shall not escape.H959H423H6565H1285H5414H3027H6213H4422 19Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely My oath [made for Me by Nebuchadnezzar] that [Zedekiah] has despised and My covenant with him that he has broken, I will even bring down on his own head.H559H136H3069H2416H423H959H1285H6331H5414H7218 20And I will spread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare; and I will bring him to Babylon and will enter into judgment {and} punishment with him there for his trespass {and} treason that he has committed against Me.H6566H7568H8610H4686H935H894H8199H4603H4604 21And all his fugitives [from Judah] in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind. And you shall know (understand and realize) that I the Lord have spoken it.H4015H102H5307H2719H7604H6566H7307H3045H3068H1696 22Thus says the Lord God: I Myself will take a twig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one and will plant it upon a mountain high and exalted.H559H136H3069H3947H6788H7311H730H5414H6998H7218H3127H7390H8362H1364H2022H8524 23On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bring forth boughs and bear fruit and be a noble cedar, and under it shall dwell all birds of every feather; in the shade of its branches they shall nestle {and} find rest.H2022H4791H3478H8362H5375H6057H6213H6529H117H730H7931H6833H3671H6738H1808H7931 24And all the trees of the field shall know (understand and realize) that I the Lord have brought low the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish. I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.H6086H7704H3045H3068H8213H1364H6086H1361H8217H6086H3001H3892H6086H3002H6086H6524H3068H1696H6213
Ezekiel 17:16 - Prayer Tents
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