Ezekiel 17:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:”
Ezekiel 17:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 17:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 17:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““The Lord Yahweh says: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.”
Ezekiel 17:22 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 17:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain: ”
Ezekiel 17:22 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 17:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have taken of the foliage of the high cedar, And I have set <FI>it<Fi> , From the top of its tender shoots a tender one I crop, And I--I have planted <FI>it<Fi> on a mountain high and lofty.”
Ezekiel 17:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 17:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the highest branch of the lofty cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of its young shoots a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and eminent mountain: ”
Ezekiel 17:22 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 17:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus saith the Lord God, I wil also take off the top of this hie cedar, and wil set it, and cut off the top of the tender plant thereof, and I wil plant it vpon an hie mountaine and great.”
Ezekiel 17:22 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 17:22 in Context — Ezekiel 17
20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.
22 Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, 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.
What Does Ezekiel 17:22 Mean?
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