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  17:1 ¶
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, |
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17:1 ¶
And the wordº
of the LORDº
cameº
untoº
me, saying,ºº |
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17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; |
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17:2
Sonº
of man,º
put forthºº
a riddle,º
and speakºº
a parableº
untoº
the houseº
of Israel;º |
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17:3
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar: |
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17:3
And say,ºº
Thusº
saithºº
the Lordº
GOD;º
A greatº
eagleº
with greatº
wings,º
longwinged,ºº
fullº
of feathers,º
whichº
had divers colours,º
cameºº
untoº
Lebanon,º
and tookººº
the highest branchº
of the cedar:º |
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17:4
he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. |
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17:4
He cropped offººº
the topº
of his young twigs,º
and carriedºº
it intoº
a landº
of traffick;º
he setºº
it in a cityº
of merchants.ºº |
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17:5
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree. |
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17:5
He tookºº
also of the seedºº
of the land,º
and plantedºº
it in a fruitfulº
field;º
he placedºº
[it] byº
greatº
waters,º
[and] setºº
it [as] a willow tree.º |
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17:6
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. |
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17:6
And it grew,ºº
and becameº
a spreadingºº
vineº
of lowº
stature,º
whose branchesº
turnedºº
towardº
him, and the rootsº
thereof wereº
underº
him: so it becameº
a vine,º
and brought forthºº
branches,º
and shotºº
forthº
sprigs.º |
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17:7
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. |
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17:7
There wasº
also anotherº
greatº
eagleº
with greatº
wingsº
and manyº
feathers:º
and, behold,º
thisº
vineº
did bendºº
her rootsº
toward him, and shot forthºº
her branchesº
towardº
him, that he might waterºº
it by the furrowsºº
of her plantation.º |
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17:8
It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. |
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17:8
Itº
was plantedºº
inº
a goodº
soilº
byº
greatº
waters,º
that it might bring forthºº
branches,º
and that it might bearºº
fruit,º
that it might beº
a goodlyº
vine.º |
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17:9
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof. |
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17:9
Sayºº
thou, Thusº
saithºº
the Lordº
GOD;º
Shall it prosper?ºº
shall he notº
pull upººº
the rootsº
thereof, and cut offºº
the fruitº
thereof, that it wither?ºº
it shall witherºº
in allº
the leavesºº
of her spring,º
even withoutº
greatº
powerº
or manyº
peopleº
to pluck it upººº
by the rootsºº
thereof. |
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17:10
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew. |
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17:10
Yea, behold,º
[being] planted,ºº
shall it prosper?ºº
shall it notº
utterlyºº
wither,ºº
when the eastº
windº
touchethºº
it? it shall witherºº
inº
the furrowsº
where it grew.º |
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17:11 ¶
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, |
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17:11 ¶
Moreover the wordº
of the LORDº
cameº
untoº
me, saying,ºº |
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17:12
Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon: |
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17:12
Sayºº
nowº
to the rebelliousº
house,º
Knowºº
ye notº
whatº
theseº
[things mean]? tellºº
[them], Behold,º
the kingº
of Babylonº
is comeºº
to Jerusalem,º
and hath takenººº
the kingº
thereof, and the princesº
thereof, and ledºº
them withº
him to Babylon;º |
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17:13
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land; |
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17:13
And hath takenºº
of the king'sº
seed,ºº
and madeºº
a covenantº
withº
him, and hath takenºº
an oathº
of him: he hath also takenºº
the mightyº
of the land:º |
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17:14
that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. |
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17:14
That the kingdomº
might beº
base,º
that it might notº
lift itself up,ºº
[but] that by keepingººº
of his covenantº
it might stand.ºº |
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17:15
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape? |
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17:15
But he rebelledºº
against him in sendingºº
his ambassadorsº
into Egypt,º
that they might giveºº
him horsesº
and muchº
people.º
Shall he prosper?ºº
shall he escapeºº
that doethºº
suchº
[things]? or shall he breakºº
the covenant,º
and be delivered?ºº |
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17:16
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. |
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17:16
[As] Iº
live,º
saithºº
the Lordº
GOD,º
surelyºº
in the placeº
[where] the kingº
[dwelleth] that made him king,ººº
whoseºº
oathº
he despised,ºº
and whoseºº
covenantº
he brake,ºº
[even] withº
him in the midstº
of Babylonº
he shall die.ºº |
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17:17
Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. |
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17:17
Neitherº
shall Pharaohº
with [his] mightyº
armyº
and greatº
companyº
makeºº
for him in the war,º
by casting upºº
mounts,º
and buildingºº
forts,º
to cut offºº
manyº
persons:º |
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17:18
For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape. |
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17:18
Seeing he despisedºº
the oathº
by breakingºº
the covenant,º
when, lo,º
he had givenºº
his hand,º
and hath doneºº
allº
theseº
[things], he shall notº
escape.ºº |
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17:19
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head. |
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17:19
Thereforeº
thusº
saithºº
the Lordº
GOD;º
[As] Iº
live,º
surelyºº
mine oathº
thatº
he hath despised,ºº
and my covenantº
thatº
he hath broken,ººº
even it will I recompenseºº
upon his own head.º |
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17:20
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. |
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17:20
And I will spreadºº
my netº
uponº
him, and he shall be takenºº
in my snare,º
and I will bringºº
him to Babylon,º
and will pleadºº
withº
him thereº
for his trespassºº
thatº
he hath trespassedºº
against me. |
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17:21
And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it. |
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17:21
And allº
his fugitivesº
with allº
his bandsº
shall fallºº
by the sword,º
and they that remainºº
shall be scatteredºº
toward allº
winds:º
and ye shall knowºº
thatº
Iº
the LORDº
have spokenºº
[it]. |
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17:22 ¶
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain: |
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17:22 ¶
Thusº
saithºº
the Lordº
GOD;º
Iº
will also takeºº
of the highest branchºº
of the highºº
cedar,º
and will setºº
[it]; I will crop offºº
from the topºº
of his young twigsº
a tender one,º
and will plantºº
[it] uponº
an highº
mountainº
and eminent:ºº |
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17:23
in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell. |
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17:23
In the mountainº
of the heightº
of Israelº
will I plantºº
it: and it shall bring forthºº
boughs,º
and bearºº
fruit,º
and beº
a goodlyº
cedar:º
and underº
it shall dwellºº
allº
fowlº
of everyº
wing;º
in the shadowº
of the branchesº
thereof shall they dwell.ºº |
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17:24
And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it. |
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17:24
And allº
the treesº
of the fieldº
shall knowºº
thatº
Iº
the LORDº
have brought downºº
the highº
tree,º
have exaltedºº
the lowº
tree,º
have driedºº
upº
the greenº
tree,º
and have made the dryº
treeº
to flourish:ºº
Iº
the LORDº
have spokenºº
and have doneºº
[it]. |
