Ezekiel 17:4
World English Bible (WEB)
He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
In context
2 “Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
3 and say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
4 He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
5 “‘“He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.
6 It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs.
Ezekiel 17:4 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
- KJV King James Version
- He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The top of its tender twigs it hath cropped, And it bringeth it in to the land of Canaan. In a city of merchants it hath placed it.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.
- WBS Webster Bible
- He cropped off the top of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.