THE BIBLE - Verse by Verse (Ezekiel Chapter 1 to 20)

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Ezekiel 17:3 (NLT) - 3
Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers,
covered with many-colored plumage,
came to Lebanon.
He seized the top of a cedar tree
 
Ezekiel 17:4 (NLT) - 4
and plucked off its highest branch.
He carried it away to a city filled with merchants.
He planted it in a city of traders.
 
Ezekiel 17:5 (NLT) - 5
He also took a seedling from the land
and planted it in fertile soil.
He placed it beside a broad river,
where it could grow like a willow tree.
 
Ezekiel 17:6 (NLT)

6 It took root there and
grew into a low, spreading vine.
Its branches turned up toward the eagle,
and its roots grew down into the ground.
It produced strong branches
and put out shoots.
 
Ezekiel 17:8 (NLT) - 8
even though it was already planted in good soil
and had plenty of water
so it could grow into a splendid vine
and produce rich leaves and luscious fruit.
 
Ezekiel 17:9 (NLT) - 9
“So now the Sovereign Lord asks:
Will this vine grow and prosper?
No! I will pull it up, roots and all!
I will cut off its fruit
and let its leaves wither and die.
I will pull it up easily
without a strong arm or a large army.
 
Ezekiel 17:10 (NLT) - 10
But when the vine is transplanted,
will it thrive?
No, it will wither away
when the east wind blows against it.
It will die in the same good soil
where it had grown so well.”
 
Ezekiel 17:12 (NLT) - 12 “Say to these rebels of Israel: Don’t you understand the meaning of this riddle of the eagles? The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took away her king and princes, and brought them to Babylon.
 
Ezekiel 17:15 (NLT) - 15 “Nevertheless, this man of Israel’s royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it?
 
Ezekiel 17:16 (NLT) - 16 No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he disregarded and broke.
 
Ezekiel 17:17 (NLT) - 17 Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys many lives.
 
Ezekiel 17:18 (NLT) - 18 For the king of Israel disregarded his treaty and broke it after swearing to obey; therefore, he will not escape.
 
Ezekiel 17:19 (NLT) - 19 “So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will punish him for breaking my covenant and disregarding the solemn oath he made in my name.
 
Ezekiel 17:20 (NLT) - 20 I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and put him on trial for this treason against me.
 
Ezekiel 17:21 (NLT) - 21 And all his best warriors will be killed in battle, and those who survive will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.
 
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