Ezekiel 17:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.”

Ezekiel 17:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 17:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 17:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.”

Ezekiel 17:4 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 17:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. ”

Ezekiel 17:4 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 17:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The top of its tender twigs it hath cropped, And it bringeth it in to the land of Canaan. In a city of merchants it hath placed it.”

Ezekiel 17:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 17:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders. ”

Ezekiel 17:4 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 17:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And brake off the toppe of his twigge, and caried it into the land of marchants, and set it in a citie of marchants.”

Ezekiel 17:4 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 17:4 in Context — Ezekiel 17

2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

5 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 as a willow tree.

6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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What Does Ezekiel 17:4 Mean?

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