Ezekiel 17 (kjv)

And the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559,²Son^H1121 of man^H120, put forth^H2330 a riddle^H2420, and speak^H4911 a parable^H4912 unto the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478;³And say^H559, Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; A great^H1419 eagle^H5404 with great^H1419 wings^H3671, longwinged^{H83 H750}, full^H4392 of feathers^H5133, which had divers colours^H7553, came^H935 unto Lebanon^H3844, and took^H3947 the highest branch^H6788 of the cedar^H730:⁴He cropped off^H6998 the top^H7218 of his young twigs^H3242, and carried^H935 it into a land^H776 of traffick^H3667; he set^H7760 it in a city^H5892 of merchants^H7402.⁵He took^H3947 also of the seed^H2233 of the land^H776, and planted^H5414 it in a fruitful^H2233 field^H7704; he placed^H3947 it by great^H7227 waters^H4325, and set^H7760 it as a willow tree^H6851.⁶And it grew^H6779, and became a spreading^H5628 vine^H1612 of low^H8217 stature^H6967, whose branches^H1808 turned^H6437 toward him, and the roots^H8328 thereof were under him: so it became a vine^H1612, and brought forth^H6213 branches^H905, and shot^H7971 forth sprigs^H6288.⁷There was also another^H259 great^H1419 eagle^H5404 with great^H1419 wings^H3671 and many^H7227 feathers^H5133: and, behold, this vine^H1612 did bend^H3719 her roots^H8328 toward him, and shot forth^H7971 her branches^H1808 toward him, that he might water^H8248 it by the furrows^H6170 of her plantation^H4302.⁸It was planted^H8362 in a good^H2896 soil^H7704 by great^H7227 waters^H4325, that it might bring forth^H6213 branches^H6057, and that it might bear^H5375 fruit^H6529, that it might be a goodly^H155 vine^H1612.⁹Say^H559 thou, Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; Shall it prosper^H6743? shall he not pull up^H5423 the roots^H8328 thereof, and cut off^H7082 the fruit^H6529 thereof, that it wither^H3001? it shall wither^H3001 in all the leaves^H2964 of her spring^H6780, even without great^H1419 power^H2220 or many^H7227 people^H5971 to pluck it up^H5375 by the roots^H8328 thereof.¹⁰Yea, behold, being planted^H8362, shall it prosper^H6743? shall it not utterly^H3001 wither^H3001, when the east^H6921 wind^H7307 toucheth^H5060 it? it shall wither^H3001 in the furrows^H6170 where it grew^H6780.

¹¹Moreover the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559,¹²Say^H559 now to the rebellious^H4805 house^H1004, Know^H3045 ye not what these things mean? tell^H559 them, Behold, the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 is come^H935 to Jerusalem^H3389, and hath taken^H3947 the king^H4428 thereof, and the princes^H8269 thereof, and led^H935 them with him to Babylon^H894;¹³And hath taken^H3947 of the king's^H4410 seed^H2233, and made^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with him, and hath taken^H935 an oath^H423 of him: he hath also taken^H3947 the mighty^H352 of the land^H776:¹⁴That the kingdom^H4467 might be base^H8217, that it might not lift itself up^H5375, but that by keeping^H8104 of his covenant^H1285 it might stand^H5975.¹⁵But 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 things? or shall he break^H6565 the covenant^H1285, and be delivered^H4422?¹⁶As I live^H2416, saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, surely in the place^H4725 where the king^H4428 dwelleth that made him king^H4427, whose oath^H423 he despised^H959, and whose covenant^H1285 he brake^H6565, even with him in the midst^H8432 of Babylon^H894 he shall die^H4191.¹⁷Neither 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^H5315:¹⁸Seeing he despised^H959 the oath^H423 by breaking^H6565 the covenant^H1285, when, lo, he had given^H5414 his hand^H3027, and hath done^H6213 all these things, he shall not escape^H4422.¹⁹Therefore thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; As I live^H2416, surely mine oath^H423 that he hath despised^H959, and my covenant^H1285 that he hath broken^H6331, even it will I recompense^H5414 upon his own head^H7218.²⁰And I will spread^H6566 my net^H7568 upon 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 him there for his trespass^H4603 that he hath trespassed^H4604 against me.²¹And all his fugitives^H4015 with all his bands^H102 shall fall^H5307 by the sword^H2719, and they that remain^H7604 shall be scattered^H6566 toward all winds^H7307: and ye shall know^H3045 that I the LORD^H3068 have spoken^H1696 it.

²²Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069; I will also take^H3947 of the highest branch^H6788 of the high^H7311 cedar^H730, and will set^H5414 it; I will crop off^H6998 from the top^H7218 of his young twigs^H3127 a tender one^H7390, and will plant^H8362 it upon an high^H1364 mountain^H2022 and eminent^H8524:²³In 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 a goodly^H117 cedar^H730: and under it shall dwell^H7931 all fowl^H6833 of every wing^H3671; in the shadow^H6738 of the branches^H1808 thereof shall they dwell^H7931.²⁴And all the trees^H6086 of the field^H7704 shall know^H3045 that I the LORD^H3068 have brought down^H8213 the high^H1364 tree^H6086, have exalted^H1361 the low^H8217 tree^H6086, have dried^H3001 up the green^H3892 tree^H6086, and have made the dry^H3002 tree^H6086 to flourish^H6524: I the LORD^H3068 have spoken^H1696 and have done^H6213 it.