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Ezekiel 17:3

World English Bible

and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar.

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Ezekiel 17:3 in other translations

and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

Ezekiel 17:3 · American Standard Version

Ezekiel 17:3 in context

  1. 1Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
  2. 2“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
  3. 3and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar.
  4. 4He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
  5. 5“ ‘ “He also took some of the seed of the land, and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.