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Ezekiel 17:11

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prophecy;   Zedekiah;   Scofield Reference Index - Parables;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Allegory;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pharaoh;   Riddle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exile;   Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jeremiah;   Vine, Vineyard;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Zedekiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Pharaoh;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Pha'raoh,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Zedekiah (2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
King James Version
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Amplified Bible
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
World English Bible
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:
Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to me:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
The word of the Lord came to me. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord said to me,
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer, the worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge:
American Standard Version
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
Moreouer the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me saying,
English Revised Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me, and he seide, Seie thou to the hous terrynge to wraththe,
Update Bible Version
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New King James Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Living Translation
Then this message came to me from the Lord :
New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
Then the word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
THE MESSAGE
God 's Message came to me: "Tell this house of rebels, ‘Do you get it? Do you know what this means?' "Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its leaders back to Babylon. He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, making him swear his loyalty. The king of Babylon took all the top leaders into exile to make sure that this kingdom stayed weak—didn't get any big ideas of itself—and kept the covenant with him so that it would have a future. "‘But he rebelled and sent emissaries to Egypt to recruit horses and a big army. Do you think that's going to work? Are they going to get by with this? Does anyone break a covenant and get off scot-free? "‘As sure as I am the living God, this king who broke his pledge of loyalty and his covenant will die in that country, in Babylon. Pharaoh with his big army—all those soldiers!—won't lift a finger to fight for him when Babylon sets siege to the city and kills everyone inside. Because he broke his word and broke the covenant, even though he gave his solemn promise, because he went ahead and did all these things anyway, he won't escape. "‘Therefore, God , the Master, says, As sure as I am the living God, because the king despised my oath and broke my covenant, I'll bring the consequences crashing down on his head. I'll send out a search party and catch him. I'll take him to Babylon and have him brought to trial because of his total disregard for me. All his elite soldiers, along with the rest of the army, will be killed in battle, and whoever is left will be scattered to the four winds. Then you'll realize that I, God , have spoken. "‘ God , the Master, says, I personally will take a shoot from the top of the towering cedar, a cutting from the crown of the tree, and plant it on a high and towering mountain, on the high mountain of Israel. It will grow, putting out branches and fruit—a majestic cedar. Birds of every sort and kind will live under it. They'll build nests in the shade of its branches. All the trees of the field will recognize that I, God , made the great tree small and the small tree great, made the green tree turn dry and the dry tree sprout green branches. I, God , said it—and I did it.'"

Contextual Overview

1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 "Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel. 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. 4 He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders. 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. 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. 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. 8 In a good field, by abundant waters, it was planted to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a beautiful vine. 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. 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?'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 36:13 - rebelled Psalms 88:9 - stretched Jeremiah 24:8 - So will Jeremiah 27:12 - Zedekiah

Cross-References

Genesis 17:25
his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.
Genesis 17:27
All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
Exodus 4:25
But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off the foreskin of her son and touched it to Moses' feet, and said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me."
Exodus 12:48
"When a foreigner lives with you and wants to observe the Passover to the Lord , all his males must be circumcised, and then he may approach and observe it, and he will be like one who is born in the land—but no uncircumcised person may eat of it.
Deuteronomy 10:16
Therefore, cleanse your heart and stop being so stubborn!
Joshua 5:3
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins.
2 Samuel 3:14
David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth son of Saul with this demand: "Give me my wife Michal whom I acquired for a hundred Philistine foreskins."
Acts 7:8
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Here follows the explanation of the above riddle and parable, which the prophet from the Lord had orders to deliver.


 
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