Ezekiel

Ezekiel 17:3–4

3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says:

‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions,a

full of feathers of many colors,

came to Lebanon

and took away the top of the cedar.

4He plucked off its topmost shoot,

carried it to the land of merchants,

and planted it in a city of traders.

Footnotes

  • a 17:3 Pinions are the outer parts of a bird’s wings, including the flight feathers.

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Ezekiel 17:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and tell them thatוְאָמַרְתָּ֞wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
this is whatכֹּה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר׀’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
A greatהַגָּדוֹל֙hag·gā·ḏō·wlArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרhan·ne·šerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
with greatגְּד֤וֹלgə·ḏō·wlAdjective - masculine singular constructH1419 great
wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙hak·kə·nā·p̄a·yimArticle; Noun - fdH3671 wing, extremity
and longאֶ֣רֶךְ’e·reḵAdjective - masculine singular constructH750 long
pinionsהָאֵ֔בֶרhā·’ê·ḇerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH83 pinions
fullמָלֵא֙mā·lêAdjective - masculine singularH4392 full
of feathersהַנּוֹצָ֔הhan·nō·w·ṣāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5133 plumage
of many colorsהָֽרִקְמָ֑הhā·riq·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH7553 variegated stuff
cameבָּ֚אbāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןhal·lə·ḇā·nō·wnArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3844 Lebanon
and took awayוַיִּקַּ֖חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
the topצַמֶּ֥רֶתṣam·me·reṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6788 top
of the cedarהָאָֽרֶז׃hā·’ā·rezArticle; Noun - masculine singularH730 cedar

Ezekiel 17:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He plucked offקָטָ֑ףqā·ṭāp̄Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6998 pluck off
its topmostרֹ֥אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
shootיְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יוyə·nî·qō·w·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH3242 id.
carried itוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙way·ḇî·’ê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the landאֶ֣רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of merchantsכְּנַ֔עַןkə·na·‘anNoun - masculine singularH3667 Canaan
and plantedשָׂמֽוֹ׃śā·mōwVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
it in a cityבְּעִ֥ירbə·‘îrPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of tradersרֹכְלִ֖יםrō·ḵə·lîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7402 go about, from one to another

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 17:3 Hosea 8:1 · Jeremiah 48:40 · Ezekiel 17:7 · Daniel 4:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.