Ezekiel

Ezekiel 17:3

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.

Footnotes

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

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and tell them that	וְאָמַרְתָּ֞	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
this is what	כֹּה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר׀	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
A great	הַגָּדוֹל֙	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
eagle	הַנֶּ֤שֶׁר	han·ne·šer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
with great	גְּד֤וֹל	gə·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1419 great
wings	הַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙	hak·kə·nā·p̄a·yim	Article; Noun - fd	H3671 wing, extremity
and long	אֶ֣רֶךְ	’e·reḵ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H750 long
pinions	הָאֵ֔בֶר	hā·’ê·ḇer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H83 pinions
full	מָלֵא֙	mā·lê	Adjective - masculine singular	H4392 full
of feathers	הַנּוֹצָ֔ה	han·nō·w·ṣāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5133 plumage
of many colors	הָֽרִקְמָ֑ה	hā·riq·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7553 variegated stuff
came	בָּ֚א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Lebanon	הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
and took away	וַיִּקַּ֖ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the top	צַמֶּ֥רֶת	ṣam·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6788 top
of the cedar	הָאָֽרֶז׃	hā·’ā·rez	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.