## Ezekiel Chapter 17

###### Ezekiel 17:1
[Ezekiel 17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:1)

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,


###### Ezekiel 17:2
[Ezekiel 17:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:2)

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם ח֥וּד חִידָ֖ה וּמְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑ל אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Yisra᾽el;


###### Ezekiel 17:3
[Ezekiel 17:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:3)

וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר**׀** אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֗ה הַנֶּ֤שֶׁר הַגָּדוֹל֙ גְּד֤וֹל הַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ אֶ֣רֶךְ הָאֵ֔בֶר מָלֵא֙ הַנּוֹצָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ הָרִקְמָ֑ה בָּ֚א אֶל־הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־צַמֶּ֥רֶת הָאָֽרֶז׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and say, Thus says the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colours, came to the Levanon, and took the top of the cedar:


###### Ezekiel 17:4
[Ezekiel 17:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:4)

אֵ֛ת רֹ֥אשׁ יְנִיקוֹתָ֖יו קָטָ֑ף וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּעִ֥יר רֹכְלִ֖ים שָׂמֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
he broke off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of trade; he set it in a city of merchants.


###### Ezekiel 17:5
[Ezekiel 17:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:5)

וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הָאָ֔רֶץ וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ בִּשְׂדֵה־זָ֑רַע קָ֚ח עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים צַפְצָפָ֖ה שָׂמֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it like a willow tree.


###### Ezekiel 17:6
[Ezekiel 17:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:6)

וַיִּצְמַ֡ח וַיְהִי֩ לְגֶ֨פֶן סֹרַ֜חַת שִׁפְלַ֣ת קוֹמָ֗ה לִפְנ֤וֹת דָּֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו וְשׇׁרָשָׁ֖יו תַּחְתָּ֣יו יִהְי֑וּ וַתְּהִ֣י לְגֶ֔פֶן וַתַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדִּ֔ים וַתְּשַׁלַּ֖ח פֹּרֹֽאות׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose tendrils turned towards him, and the roots of which were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and sent out sprigs.


###### Ezekiel 17:7
[Ezekiel 17:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:7)

וַיְהִ֤י נֶֽשֶׁר־אֶחָד֙ גָּד֔וֹל גְּד֥וֹל כְּנָפַ֖יִם וְרַב־נוֹצָ֑ה וְהִנֵּה֩ הַגֶּ֨פֶן הַזֹּ֜את כָּפְנָ֧ה שׇׁרָשֶׁ֣יהָ עָלָ֗יו וְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ שִׁלְחָה־לּ֔וֹ לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת אוֹתָ֔הּ מֵעֲרֻג֖וֹת מַטָּעָֽהּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots towards him, and send out her tendrils towards him, from its plantations, that he might water it.


###### Ezekiel 17:8
[Ezekiel 17:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:8)

אֶל־שָׂ֥דֶה טּ֛וֹב אֶל־מַ֥יִם רַבִּ֖ים הִ֣יא שְׁתוּלָ֑ה לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת עָנָף֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את פֶּ֔רִי לִהְי֖וֹת לְגֶ֥פֶן אַדָּֽרֶת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.


###### Ezekiel 17:9
[Ezekiel 17:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:9)

אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יֱהֹוִ֖ה תִּצְלָ֑ח הֲלוֹא֩ אֶת־שׇׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָ יְנַתֵּ֜ק וְאֶת־פִּרְיָ֣הּ**׀** יְקוֹסֵ֣ס וְיָבֵ֗שׁ כׇּל־טַרְפֵּ֤י צִמְחָהּ֙ תִּיבָ֔שׁ וְלֹֽא־בִזְרֹ֤עַ גְּדוֹלָה֙ וּבְעַם־רָ֔ב לְמַשְׂא֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖הּ מִשׇּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Say thou, Thus says the Lord God; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it wither? it shall wither in all its sprouting leaves; it will not need great power or many people to pluck it up by its roots.


###### Ezekiel 17:10
[Ezekiel 17:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:10)

וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׁתוּלָ֖ה הֲתִצְלָ֑ח הֲלֹא֩ כְגַ֨עַת בָּ֜הּ ר֤וּחַ הַקָּדִים֙ תִּיבַ֣שׁ יָבֹ֔שׁ עַל־עֲרֻגֹ֥ת צִמְחָ֖הּ תִּיבָֽשׁ׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Yea, behold, planted though it is, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the plantations where it grew.


###### Ezekiel 17:11
[Ezekiel 17:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:11)

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,


###### Ezekiel 17:12
[Ezekiel 17:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:12)

אֱמׇר־נָא֙ לְבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔רִי הֲלֹ֥א יְדַעְתֶּ֖ם מָה־אֵ֑לֶּה אֱמֹ֗ר הִנֵּה־בָ֨א מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֤ל יְרוּשָׁלַ֙͏ִם֙ וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֙ וְאֶת־שָׂרֶ֔יהָ וַיָּבֵ֥א אוֹתָ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו בָּבֶֽלָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Say now to the rebellious house, Know you not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Bavel is come to Yerushalayim, and has taken its king, and its princes, and has led them with him to Bavel;


###### Ezekiel 17:13
[Ezekiel 17:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:13)

וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת אִתּ֖וֹ בְּרִ֑ית וַיָּבֵ֤א אֹתוֹ֙ בְּאָלָ֔ה וְאֶת־אֵילֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לָקָֽח׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and has taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and has put him on oath: he has also taken away the mighty of the land:


###### Ezekiel 17:14
[Ezekiel 17:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:14)

לִֽהְיוֹת֙ מַמְלָכָ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א לִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־בְּרִית֖וֹ לְעׇמְדָֽהּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
that the kingdom might be lowly, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.


###### Ezekiel 17:15
[Ezekiel 17:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:15)

וַיִּמְרׇד־בּ֗וֹ לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ מַלְאָכָיו֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָתֶת־ל֥וֹ סוּסִ֖ים וְעַם־רָ֑ב הֲיִצְלָ֤ח הֲיִמָּלֵט֙ הָעֹשֵׂ֣ה אֵ֔לֶּה וְהֵפֵ֥ר בְּרִ֖ית וְנִמְלָֽט׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Miżrayim, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he that does such things escape? or shall he break the covenant, and yet be saved?


###### Ezekiel 17:16
[Ezekiel 17:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:16)

חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִה֒ אִם־לֹ֗א בִּמְקוֹם֙ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ אֹת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּזָה֙ אֶת־אָ֣לָת֔וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵפֵ֖ר אֶת־בְּרִית֑וֹ אִתּ֥וֹ בְתוֹךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יָמֽוּת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
As I live, says the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Bavel he shall die.


###### Ezekiel 17:17
[Ezekiel 17:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:17)

וְלֹא֩ בְחַ֨יִל גָּד֜וֹל וּבְקָהָ֣ל רָ֗ב יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אוֹת֤וֹ פַרְעֹה֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה בִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ סֹלְלָ֖ה וּבִבְנ֣וֹת דָּיֵ֑ק לְהַכְרִ֖ית נְפָשׁ֥וֹת רַבּֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Neither shall Par῾o with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, by casting up mounds, and building siege works, to cut off many persons:


###### Ezekiel 17:18
[Ezekiel 17:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:18)

וּבָזָ֥ה אָלָ֖ה לְהָפֵ֣ר בְּרִ֑ית וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֥ן יָד֛וֹ וְכׇל־אֵ֥לֶּה עָשָׂ֖ה לֹ֥א יִמָּלֵֽט׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant; for, surely, having given his hand, and having done all these things, he shall not escape.


###### Ezekiel 17:19
[Ezekiel 17:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:19)

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִה֮ חַי־אָ֒נִי֒ אִם־לֹ֗א אָֽלָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּזָ֔ה וּבְרִיתִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵפִ֑יר וּנְתַתִּ֖יו בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Therefore thus says the Lord God; As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, even that will I recompense upon his own head.


###### Ezekiel 17:20
[Ezekiel 17:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:20)

וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י עָלָיו֙ רִשְׁתִּ֔י וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ בִּמְצוּדָתִ֑י וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּ בָבֶ֗לָה וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י אִתּוֹ֙ שָׁ֔ם מַעֲל֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָעַל־בִּֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Bavel, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me.


###### Ezekiel 17:21
[Ezekiel 17:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:21)

וְאֵ֨ת כׇּל־מִבְרָחָ֤ו בְּכׇל־אֲגַפָּיו֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים לְכׇל־ר֣וּחַ יִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּ וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And all his fugitives of all his troops shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered to all the winds: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.


###### Ezekiel 17:22
[Ezekiel 17:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:22)

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֔ה וְלָקַ֣חְתִּי אָ֗נִי מִצַּמֶּ֧רֶת הָאֶ֛רֶז הָרָמָ֖ה וְנָתָ֑תִּי מֵרֹ֤אשׁ יֹֽנְקוֹתָיו֙ רַ֣ךְ אֶקְטֹ֔ף וְשָׁתַ֣לְתִּי אָ֔נִי עַ֥ל הַר־גָּבֹ֖הַּ וְתָלֽוּל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thus says the Lord God; I will also take of the top of the high cedar, and will set it; I will pluck off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain:


###### Ezekiel 17:23
[Ezekiel 17:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:23)

בְּהַ֨ר מְר֤וֹם יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ וְנָשָׂ֤א עָנָף֙ וְעָ֣שָׂה פֶ֔רִי וְהָיָ֖ה לְאֶ֣רֶז אַדִּ֑יר וְשָׁכְנ֣וּ תַחְתָּ֗יו כֹּ֚ל צִפּ֣וֹר כׇּל־כָּנָ֔ף בְּצֵ֥ל דָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יו תִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
in the mountain of the height of Yisra᾽el will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a stately cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shadow of its branches they shall dwell.


###### Ezekiel 17:24
[Ezekiel 17:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ezekiel/r/17:24)

וְֽיָדְע֞וּ כׇּל־עֲצֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ הִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי**׀** עֵ֣ץ גָּבֹ֗הַּ הִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙ עֵ֣ץ שָׁפָ֔ל הוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ עֵ֣ץ לָ֔ח וְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּי עֵ֣ץ יָבֵ֑שׁ אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי וְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and have exalted the low tree; have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.