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Ezekiel 17:3–4

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3You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: A huge eagle with powerful wings,i long feathers, and full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.j 4He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders.

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Cross references

  1. iJr 48:40
  2. jEzk 17:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

say, Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar. 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar, he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.

NLTNew Living Translation

Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers,

covered with many-colored plumage,

came to Lebanon.

He seized the top of a cedar tree

and plucked off its highest branch.

He carried it away to a city filled with merchants.

He planted it in a city of traders.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The great eagle with great wings and long feathers and full of variegated plumage came to Lebanon and he took the treetop of the cedar. 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,

KJV 1900King James Version

And say, Thus saith the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: 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.