Ezekiel 17:1-5

17:1

And the word
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of the LORD
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came unto me, saying
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17:2

Son
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of man
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put forth
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a riddle
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and speak
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a parable
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unto the house
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of Israel
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17:3

And say
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Thus saith
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the Lord
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GOD
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A great
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eagle
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with great
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wings
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longwinged
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full
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of feathers
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which had divers colours
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came
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unto Lebanon
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and took
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the highest branch
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of the cedar
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{divers...: Heb. embroidering}

17:4

He cropped off
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the top
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of his young twigs
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and carried
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it into a land
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of traffick
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he set
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it in a city
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of merchants
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17:5

He took
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also of the seed
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of the land
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and planted
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it in a fruitful
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field
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he placed
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[it] by great
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waters
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[and] set
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it [as] a willow tree
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{planted...: Heb. put it in a field of seed}