4he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.


In Context

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

3 and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

4 he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

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.

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.

Ezekiel 17:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:4he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:4He cropped off the top of the twigs thereof: and carried it away into the land of Chanaan, and he set it in a city of merchants.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:4he 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4He cropped off the top of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4The 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.