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1. The word of the LORD came to me:
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1. And the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 me, saying H559 ,
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2. "Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
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2. Son H1121 of man H120 , put forth H2330 a riddle H2420 , and speak H4911 a parable H4912 unto H413 the house H1004 of Israel H3478 ;
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3. Say to them: 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: "'A great eagle with broad wings, long feathers, with full plumage which was multi-hued, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
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3. And say H559 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; A great H1419 eagle H5404 with great H1419 wings H3671 , long H750 H83 -winged, full H4392 of feathers H5133 , which H834 had divers colors H7553 , came H935 unto H413 Lebanon H3844 , and took H3947 H853 the highest branch H6788 of the cedar H730 :
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4. He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders.
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4. He cropped off H6998 H853 the top H7218 of his young twigs H3242 , and carried H935 it into H413 a land H776 of traffic H3667 ; he set H7760 it in a city H5892 of merchants H7402 .
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5. He took one of the seedlings of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.
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5. He took H3947 also of the seed H4480 H2233 of the land H776 , and planted H5414 it in a fruitful H2233 field H7704 ; he placed H3947 it by H5921 great H7227 waters H4325 , and set H7760 it as a willow tree H6851 .
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6. It sprouted and became a vine, spreading low to the ground; its branches turning toward him, its roots were under itself. So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches.
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6. And it grew H6779 , and became H1961 a spreading H5628 vine H1612 of low H8217 stature H6967 , whose branches H1808 turned H6437 toward H413 him , and the roots H8328 thereof were H1961 under H8478 him : so it became H1961 a vine H1612 , and brought forth H6213 branches H905 , and shot forth H7971 sprigs H6288 .
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7. "'There was another great eagle with broad wings and thick plumage. Now this vine twisted its roots toward him and sent its branches toward him to be watered from the soil where it was planted.
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7. There was H1961 also another H259 great H1419 eagle H5404 with great H1419 wings H3671 and many H7227 feathers H5133 : and, behold H2009 , this H2063 vine H1612 did bend H3719 her roots H8328 toward him , and shot forth H7971 her branches H1808 toward H5921 him , that he might water H8248 it by the furrows H4480 H6170 of her plantation H4302 .
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8. In a good field, by abundant waters, it was planted to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a beautiful vine.
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8. It H1931 was planted H8362 in H413 a good H2896 soil H7704 by H413 great H7227 waters H4325 , that it might bring forth H6213 branches H6057 , and that it might bear H5375 fruit H6529 , that it might be H1961 a goodly H155 vine H1612 .
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9. "'Say to them: This is what the sovereign LORD says: "'Will it prosper? Will he not rip out its roots and cause its fruit to rot and wither? All its foliage will wither. No strong arm or large army will be needed to pull it out by its roots.
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9. Say H559 thou, Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; Shall it prosper H6743 ? shall he not H3808 pull up H5423 H853 the roots H8328 thereof , and cut off H7082 the fruit H6529 thereof , that it wither H3001 ? it shall wither H3001 in all H3605 the leaves H2965 of her spring H6780 , even without H3808 great H1419 power H2220 or many H7227 people H5971 to pluck it up H5375 H853 by the roots H4480 H8328 thereof.
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10. Consider! It is planted, but will it prosper? Will it not wither completely when the east wind blows on it? Will it not wither in the soil where it sprouted?'"
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10. Yea, behold H2009 , being planted H8362 , shall it prosper H6743 ? shall it not H3808 utterly wither H3001 H3001 , when the east H6921 wind H7307 toucheth H5060 it? it shall wither H3001 in H5921 the furrows H6170 where it grew H6780 .
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11. Then the word of the LORD came to me:
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11. Moreover the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 me, saying H559 ,
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12. "Say to the rebellious house of Israel: 'Don't you know what these things mean?' Say: 'See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.
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12. Say H559 now H4994 to the rebellious H4805 house H1004 , Know H3045 ye not H3808 what H4100 these H428 things mean ? tell H559 them , Behold H2009 , the king H4428 of Babylon H894 is come H935 to Jerusalem H3389 , and hath taken H3947 H853 the king H4428 thereof , and the princes H8269 thereof , and led H935 them with H413 him to Babylon H894 ;
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13. He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land
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13. And hath taken H3947 of the king H4410 's seed H4480 H2233 , and made H3772 a covenant H1285 with H854 him , and hath taken H935 an oath H423 of him : he hath also taken H3947 the mighty H352 of the land H776 :
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14. so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand.
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14. That the kingdom H4467 might be H1961 base H8217 , that it might not H1115 lift itself up H5375 , but that by keeping H8104 H853 of his covenant H1285 it might stand H5975 .
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15. But this one from Israel's royal family rebelled against the king of Babylon by sending his emissaries to Egypt to obtain horses and a large army. Will he prosper? Will the one doing these things escape? Can he break the covenant and escape?
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15. But he rebelled H4775 against him in sending H7971 his ambassadors H4397 into Egypt H4714 , that they might give H5414 him horses H5483 and much H7227 people H5971 . Shall he prosper H6743 ? shall he escape H4422 that doeth H6213 such H428 things ? or shall he break H6565 the covenant H1285 , and be delivered H4422 ?
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16. "'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, surely in the city of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke� in the middle of Babylon he will die!
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16. As I H589 live H2416 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 , surely H518 H3808 in the place H4725 where the king H4428 dwelleth that made him king H4427 H853 , whose H834 H853 oath H423 he despised H959 , and whose H834 H853 covenant H1285 he broke H6565 , even with H854 him in the midst H8432 of Babylon H894 he shall die H4191 .
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17. Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people.
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17. Neither H3808 shall Pharaoh H6547 with his mighty H1419 army H2428 and great H7227 company H6951 make H6213 for him in the war H4421 , by casting up H8210 mounts H5550 , and building H1129 forts H1785 , to cut off H3772 many H7227 persons H5315 :
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18. He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note� he gave his promise and did all these things� he will not escape!
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18. Seeing he despised H959 the oath H423 by breaking H6565 the covenant H1285 , when, lo H2009 , he had given H5414 his hand H3027 , and hath done H6213 all H3605 these H428 things , he shall not H3808 escape H4422 .
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19. "'Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant!
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19. Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; As I H589 live H2416 , surely H518 H3808 mine oath H423 that H834 he hath despised H959 , and my covenant H1285 that H834 he hath broken H6565 , even it will I recompense H5414 upon his own head H7218 .
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20. I will throw my net over him and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylon and judge him there because of the unfaithfulness he committed against me.
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20. And I will spread H6566 my net H7568 upon H5921 him , and he shall be taken H8610 in my snare H4686 , and I will bring H935 him to Babylon H894 , and will plead H8199 with H854 him there H8033 for his trespass H4603 that H834 he hath trespassed H4603 against me.
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21. All the choice men among his troops will die by the sword and the survivors will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken!
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21. And all H3605 his fugitives H4015 with all H3605 his bands H102 shall fall H5307 by the sword H2719 , and they that remain H7604 shall be scattered H6566 toward all H3605 winds H7307 : and ye shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 the LORD H3068 have spoken H1696 it .
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22. "'This is what the sovereign LORD says: "'I will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. I will pluck from the top one of its tender twigs; I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
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22. Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; I H589 will also take H3947 of the highest branch H4480 H6788 of the high H7311 cedar H730 , and will set H5414 it ; I will crop off H6998 from the top H4480 H7218 of his young twigs H3127 a tender one H7390 , and will plant H8362 it upon H5921 a high H1364 mountain H2022 and eminent H8524 :
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23. I will plant it on a high mountain of Israel, and it will raise branches and produce fruit and become a beautiful cedar. Every bird will live under it; Every winged creature will live in the shade of its branches.
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23. In the mountain H2022 of the height H4791 of Israel H3478 will I plant H8362 it : and it shall bring forth H5375 boughs H6057 , and bear H6213 fruit H6529 , and be H1961 a goodly H117 cedar H730 : and under H8478 it shall dwell H7931 all H3605 fowl H6833 of every H3605 wing H3671 ; in the shadow H6738 of the branches H1808 thereof shall they dwell H7931 .
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24. All the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree. I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it!'"
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24. And all H3605 the trees H6086 of the field H7704 shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 the LORD H3068 have brought down H8213 the high H1364 tree H6086 , have exalted H1361 the low H8217 tree H6086 , have dried up H3001 the green H3892 tree H6086 , and have made the dry H3002 tree H6086 to flourish H6524 : I H589 the LORD H3068 have spoken H1696 and have done H6213 it .
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