Ezekiel 17

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 17 of 48

¹ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

² Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.

³ And say, So says the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle came to Lebanon, one with great wings, long of pinion, full of feathers, having different colors to him. And he took the top of the cedar.

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Chapter Summary

Under the parable of two eagles and a vine is shown Jehovah's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt.

Key Hebrew Words

חִידָה riddle H2420 · TWOT 616a

מָשָׁל parable H4912 · TWOT 1258a

נֶשֶׁר eagle H5404 · TWOT 1437

אֶ֫רֶז cedar H730 · TWOT 160a

גֶּ֫פֶן vine H1612 · TWOT 372a

בְּרִית covenant H1285 · TWOT 282a

People & Context

Pharaoh

King of Egypt who, with his army, will not aid the rebel king of Judah in the coming siege (v. 17).

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