Ezekiel 17:4–5

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

5 “ ‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,

4 He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants. 5 Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig,

4 and plucked off its highest branch.

He carried it away to a city filled with merchants.

He planted it in a city of traders.

5 He also took a seedling from the land

and planted it in fertile soil.

He placed it beside a broad river,

where it could grow like a willow tree.

4 He cropped off its topmost young twig

And carried it to a land of trade;

He set it in a city of merchants.

5 Then he took some of the seed of the land

And planted it in a fertile field;

He placed it by abundant waters

And set it like a willow tree.

4 He pulled off the top branch and brought it to a land of traders, where he planted it in a city of traders.

5 “ ‘The eagle took some seed from the land and planted it in a good field near plenty of water. He planted it to grow like a willow tree.

4 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. 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.

4 He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants’ land; he set it in a city of traders. 5 And he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, he set it as a willow tree.

4 It broke off the highest twig and carried it to a country of merchants. It planted the twig in a city of merchants. 

5 “ ‘Then it took a seedling from that country and planted the seedling in fertile soil. The eagle planted the seedling like a willow where there was plenty of water.

4 He plucked off its topmost shoot,

brought it to the land of merchants,

and set it in a city of traders.

5 Then he took some of the land’s seed

and put it in a fertile field;

he set it like a willow,

a plant by abundant waters.

4 broke off its topmost shoot;

he carried it to a land of trade,

set it in a city of merchants.

5 Then he took a seedling from the land,

placed it in fertile soil;

a plant by abundant waters,

he set it like a willow twig.

4 He plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan and put it in a city of merchants, 5 and he took from the seed of the land and placed it in fertile soil on many waters; like a willow he planted it.

4 It broke off the highest twig. It carried it away to Babylonia. There are many traders in that land. The eagle planted the twig in the city of Babylon.

5 “ ‘ “Then it got a seed from your land. It put it in rich soil near plenty of water. It planted the seed like a willow tree.

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 fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.