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Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 17

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Ezekiel 17 NASB - New American Standard BibleEzekiel 17 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 17 of Ezekiel—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,
  2. “Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a 1parable to the house of Israel,
  3. [a]saying, ‘Thus says the Lord [b]GOD, “A great 2eagle with 3great wings, long pinions and a full plumage of many colors came to 4Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
  4. He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders.
  5. He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in [c]5fertile soil. He [d]placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a 6willow.
  6. Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches.
  7. ¶ “But there was [e]another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was 7planted, that he might water it.
  8. It was planted in good [f]soil beside abundant waters, that it might yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.”’
  9. Say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers—so that all its sprouting leaves wither? And neither by great [g]strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again.
  10. Behold, though it is planted, will it thrive? Will it not 8completely wither as soon as the east wind strikes it—wither on the beds where it grew?”’”
  11. ¶ Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  12. “Say now to the 9rebellious house, ‘Do you not 10know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the 11king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and princes and brought them to him in Babylon.
  13. He took one of the royal [h]12family and made a covenant with him, [i]putting him under 13oath. He also took away the 14mighty of the land,
  14. that the kingdom might 15be [j]in subjection, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.
  15. But he 16rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt that they might give him horses and many [k]troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things 17escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?
  16. As I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘Surely in the [l]country of the king who [m]put him on the throne, whose oath he 18despised and whose covenant he broke, [n]19in Babylon he shall die.
  17. 20Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not [o]help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives.
  18. Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he [p]21pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”
  19. Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, “As I live, surely My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will [q]inflict on his head.
  20. I will spread My 22net over him, and he will be 23caught in My snare. Then I will bring him to Babylon and 24enter into judgment with him there regarding the unfaithful act which he has committed against Me.
  21. All the [r]25choice men in all his troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to every wind; and you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.”
  22. ¶ Thus says the Lord GOD, “I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set it out; I will pluck from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one and I will plant it on a 26high and lofty mountain.
  23. On the high mountain of Israel I will plant it, that it may bring forth boughs and bear fruit and become a stately 27cedar. And birds of every [s]kind will [t]nest under it; they will [u]nest in the shade of its branches.
  24. All the 28trees of the field will know that I am the LORD; I bring down the high tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree and make the dry tree 29flourish. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will perform it.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit and you shall say
  2. ^ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  3. ^ Lit a field of seed
  4. ^ Lit took
  5. ^ So with several ancient versions; M.T. one
  6. ^ Lit field
  7. ^ Lit arm
  8. ^ Lit seed
  9. ^ Lit and caused him to enter into an oath
  10. ^ Lit low
  11. ^ Lit people
  12. ^ Lit place
  13. ^ Lit made him king
  14. ^ Lit with him in Babylon
  15. ^ Lit act with
  16. ^ Lit gave his hand
  17. ^ Lit give it
  18. ^ So many ancient mss and versions; M.T. fugitives
  19. ^ Lit wing
  20. ^ Lit dwell
  21. ^ Lit dwell

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Eze 20:49; 24:3
  2. ^ Je 48:40; Eze 17:12; Ho 8:1
  3. ^ Da 4:22
  4. ^ Je 22:23
  5. ^ De 8:7-9
  6. ^ Is 44:4
  7. ^ Eze 31:4
  8. ^ Eze 19:14; Ho 13:15
  9. ^ Eze 2:3-5
  10. ^ Eze 12:9-11; 24:19
  11. ^ 2Ki 24:11, 12, 15; Eze 1:2; 17:3
  12. ^ 2Ki 24:17; Eze 17:5
  13. ^ 2Ch 36:13
  14. ^ 2Ki 24:15, 16
  15. ^ Eze 29:14
  16. ^ 2Ki 24:20; 2Ch 36:13; Je 52:3; Eze 17:7
  17. ^ Je 34:3; 38:18, 23; Eze 17:18
  18. ^ 2Ki 24:17, 20; Eze 16:59; 17:13, 18, 19
  19. ^ Je 52:11; Eze 12:13
  20. ^ Is 36:6; Je 37:5, 7; Eze 29:6, 7
  21. ^ 1Ch 29:24
  22. ^ Eze 12:13; 32:3
  23. ^ Je 39:5-7
  24. ^ Je 2:35; Eze 20:35, 36
  25. ^ 2Ki 25:5, 11; Eze 5:2, 10, 12-14
  26. ^ Ps 72:16; Eze 20:40; 37:22
  27. ^ Ps 92:12
  28. ^ Ps 96:12; Is 55:12
  29. ^ Am 9:11

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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