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Ezekiel 17:3

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17:3Say to them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:2

“ ‘A great eagle3 with broad wings, long feathers,4

with full plumage which was multi-hued,5

came to Lebanon6 and took the top of the cedar.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 The parable assumes the defection of Zedekiah to Egypt and his rejection of Babylonian lordship.
  2. 3 The great eagle symbolizes Nebuchadnezzar (17:12).
  3. 4 Hebrew has two words for wings; it is unknown whether they are fully synonymous or whether one term distinguishes a particular part of the wing such as the wing coverts (nearest the shoulder), secondaries (mid-feathers of the wing) or primaries (last and longest section of the wing).
  4. 5 This term was used in 16:10, 13, and 18 of embroidered cloth.
  5. 6 In the parable Lebanon apparently refers to Jerusalem (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.

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,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: A huge eagle with powerful wings, long feathers, and full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.

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

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.

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: