17And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,H1697H3068H559 2"Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,H1121H120H2330H2420H4911H4912H1004H3478 3"and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "A great eagle with large wings and long pinions, Full of feathers of various colors, Came to Lebanon And took from the cedar the highest branch.H559H559H136H3069H1419H5404H1419H3671H83H750H4392H5133H7553H935H3844H3947H6788H730 4He cropped off its topmost young twig And carried it to a land of trade; He set it in a city of merchants.H6998H7218H3242H935H776H3667H7760H5892H7402 5Then he took some of the seed of the land And planted it in a fertile field; He placed it by abundant waters And set it like a willow tree.H3947H2233H776H5414H2233H7704H3947H7227H4325H7760H6851 6And it grew and became a spreading vine of low stature; Its branches turned toward him, But its roots were under it. So it became a vine, Brought forth branches, And put forth shoots.H6779H5628H1612H8217H6967H1808H6437H8328H1612H6213H905H7971H6288 7"But there was another great eagle with large wings and many feathers; And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, And stretched its branches toward him, From the garden terrace where it had been planted, That he might water it.H259H1419H5404H1419H3671H7227H5133H1612H3719H8328H7971H1808H8248H6170H4302 8It was planted in good soil by many waters, To bring forth branches, bear fruit, And become a majestic vine."'H8362H2896H7704H7227H4325H6213H6057H5375H6529H155H1612 9"Say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots, Cut off its fruit, And leave it to wither? All of its spring leaves will wither, And no great power or many people Will be needed to pluck it up by its roots.H559H559H136H3069H6743H5423H8328H7082H6529H3001H3001H2964H6780H1419H2220H7227H5971H5375H8328 10Behold, it is planted, Will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew."'"H8362H6743H3001H3001H6921H7307H5060H3001H6170H6780 11Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,H1697H3068H559 12"Say now to the rebellious house: 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Tell them, 'Indeed the king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon.H559H4805H1004H3045H559H4428H894H935H3389H3947H4428H8269H935H894 13'And he took the king's offspring, made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,H3947H4410H2233H3772H1285H935H423H3947H352H776 14'that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.H4467H8217H5375H8104H1285H5975 15'But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still be delivered?H4775H7971H4397H4714H5414H5483H7227H5971H6743H4422H6213H6565H1285H4422 16'As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.H2416H5002H136H3069H4725H4428H4427H423H959H1285H6565H8432H894H4191 17'Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, when they heap up a siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons.H6547H1419H2428H7227H6951H6213H4421H8210H5550H1129H1785H3772H7227H5315 18'Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact gave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.'"H959H423H6565H1285H5414H3027H6213H4422 19Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "As I live, surely My oath which he despised, and My covenant which he broke, I will recompense on his own head.H559H136H3069H2416H423H959H1285H6331H5414H7218 20"I will spread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and try him there for the treason which he committed against Me.H6566H7568H8610H4686H935H894H8199H4603H4604 21"All his fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken."H4015H102H5307H2719H7604H6566H7307H3045H3068H1696 22Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will take also one of the highest branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on a high and prominent mountain.H559H136H3069H3947H6788H7311H730H5414H6998H7218H3127H7390H8362H1364H2022H8524 23"On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell.H2022H4791H3478H8362H5375H6057H6213H6529H117H730H7931H6833H3671H6738H1808H7931 24"And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it."H6086H7704H3045H3068H8213H1364H6086H1361H8217H6086H3001H3892H6086H3002H6086H6524H3068H1696H6213
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