1The word of the Lord came to me:2“Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel; (Eze 2:1; Eze 20:49; Eze 24:3)3say, Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar. (Jer 22:23; Jer 48:40; Eze 17:7; Eze 17:22; Eze 31:3; Eze 31:10)4He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants.5Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil.[1] He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig, (De 8:7; Isa 44:4)6and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs. (Eze 15:6; Eze 17:14)7“And there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage, and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth its branches toward him from the bed where it was planted, that he might water it. (Eze 17:15; Eze 31:4)8It had been planted on good soil by abundant waters, that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine. (Eze 17:5)9“Say, Thus says the Lord God: Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots. (Eze 17:7)10Behold, it is planted; will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it—wither away on the bed where it sprouted?” (Eze 19:12; Ho 13:15)11Then the word of the Lord came to me:12“Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon. (2Ki 24:11; Eze 2:3; Eze 12:9)13And he took one of the royal offspring[2] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away), (2Ki 24:14; 2Ki 24:17; 2Ch 36:13; Eze 17:15; Eze 17:18; Eze 21:23)14that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.15But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape? (De 17:16; 2Ki 24:20; 2Ch 36:13; Isa 31:1; Isa 31:3; Isa 36:6; Isa 36:9; Jer 37:5; Eze 16:59; Eze 17:7; Eze 17:9; Eze 17:13; Eze 23:27)16“As I live, declares the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. (Eze 12:13; Eze 16:48; Eze 17:13)17Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. (Jer 37:5; Eze 4:2; Eze 17:15)18He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape.19Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head.20I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for the treachery he has committed against me. (Eze 12:13; Eze 14:13; Eze 20:35; Eze 38:22)21And all the pick[3] of his troops shall fall by the sword, and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind, and you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken.” (Eze 5:10; Eze 17:24; Eze 21:17; Eze 21:32; Eze 26:5; Eze 26:14; Eze 28:10; Eze 30:12; Eze 34:24; Eze 39:5)22Thus says the Lord God: “I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. (Ps 2:6; Eze 17:3; Eze 17:4)23On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. (Eze 20:40; Eze 31:6; Eze 34:14; Da 4:12; Mt 13:32)24And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.” (Eze 20:47; Eze 21:26; Eze 22:14; Eze 24:14; Eze 36:36; Eze 37:14; Lu 23:31)
1The word of the Lord came to me:2‘Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.3Say to them, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: a great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colours came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,4he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.5‘ “He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,6and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned towards him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.7‘ “But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots towards him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.8It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a splendid vine.”9‘Say to them, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.10It has been planted, but will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it – wither away in the plot where it grew?” ’11Then the word of the Lord came to me:12‘Say to this rebellious people, “Do you not know what these things mean?” Say to them: “The king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and carried off her king and her nobles, bringing them back with him to Babylon.13Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,14so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.15But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?16‘ “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, he shall die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.17Pharaoh with his mighty army and great horde will be of no help to him in war, when ramps are built and siege works erected to destroy many lives.18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.19‘ “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: as surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant.20I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there because he was unfaithful to me.21All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to the winds. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken.22‘ “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.23On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches.24All the trees of the forest will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. ‘ “I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.” ’
1A message from the LORD came to me. The LORD said,2‘Son of man, tell the people of Israel a story about their kings. Let them know what will happen to them.3Tell them, “The LORD and King says, ‘A great eagle came to the city of “Lebanon”. It had powerful wings and a lot of long feathers. The feathers were colourful and beautiful. The eagle landed in the top of a cedar tree.4It broke off the highest twig. The eagle carried it away to the land of Babylon. There are many traders in that land. The eagle planted the twig in the city of Babylon.5‘ “ ‘Then it took from the land a seed that had just sprouted. It put it in rich soil near plenty of water. It planted the seed like a willow tree.6The seed grew into a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned towards the eagle. And its roots remained under the eagle. So the seed became a vine. It produced branches and put out leaves.7‘ “ ‘But there was another great eagle. It also had powerful wings and a lot of feathers. The vine now sent out its roots towards that eagle. It sent them out from the place where it was planted. And it reached out its branches to the eagle for water.8The seed had been planted in good soil near plenty of water. Then it could produce branches and bear fruit. It could become a beautiful vine.’ ”9‘Ezekiel, tell the Israelites, “The LORD and King asks, ‘Will the vine grow? Won’t it be pulled up by its roots? Won’t all its fruit be stripped off? Won’t it dry up? All its new growth will dry up. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up.10It has been planted, but will it grow? No. It will dry up completely when the east wind strikes it. It will dry up in the place where it grew.’ ” ’11A message from the LORD came to me. The LORD said,12‘These people refuse to obey me. Ask them, “Don’t you know what these things mean?” Tell them, “Nebuchadnezzar went to Jerusalem. He was the king of Babylon. He carried off King Jehoiachin and the nobles. He brought them back with him to the city of Babylon.13Then Nebuchadnezzar made a peace treaty with Zedekiah. He was a member of Jerusalem’s royal family. Nebuchadnezzar made him promise he would keep the treaty. He also took away the leading men of the land as prisoners.14He did it to bring down their kingdom. It would not rise again. In fact, it would be able to last only by keeping his treaty.15But Zedekiah turned against him. He sent messengers to Egypt. They went there to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does things like that escape? Can he break the peace treaty and still escape?16‘ “Zedekiah will die in Babylon,” announces the LORD and King. “And that is just as sure as I am alive. He will die in the land of King Nebuchadnezzar, who put him on the throne. Zedekiah didn’t keep his promise to Nebuchadnezzar and broke his treaty.17So Nebuchadnezzar will build ramps against the walls of Jerusalem. He will set up war machines to destroy many lives. Pharaoh will not be able to help Zedekiah during the war. The huge and mighty army of Egypt will not be of any help.18Zedekiah didn’t keep his promise to Nebuchadnezzar and broke his treaty. Zedekiah had made a firm promise to keep it. But he broke it anyway. So he will not escape.19‘ “The LORD and King says, ‘Zedekiah didn’t keep the promise he made in my name. He broke the treaty. So I will pay him back. And that is just as sure as I am alive.20I will spread out my net to catch him. He will be caught in my trap. I will bring him to Babylon. I will judge him there because he was not faithful to me.21All Zedekiah’s best troops will be killed by swords. Those who are left alive will be scattered to the winds. Then you will know that I have spoken. I am the LORD.’22‘ “The LORD and King says, ‘I myself will get a twig from the very top of a cedar tree and plant it. I will break off the highest twig. I will plant it on a very high mountain.23I will plant it on the high mountains of Israel. It will produce branches and bear fruit. It will become a beautiful cedar tree. All kinds of birds will make their nests in it. They will live in the shade of its branches.24All the trees in the forest will know that I bring down tall trees. I make short trees grow tall. I dry up green trees. And I make dry trees green.’ ‘ “I have spoken. I will do this. I am the LORD.” ’
Ezekiel 17
King James Version
1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;3And 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:4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.5He 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.6And 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.7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.8It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.9Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.10Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean ? tell them , Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;13And hath taken of the king' seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:14That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things ? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?16As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.17Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things , he shall not escape.19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.20And 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.21And 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 .22Thus 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:23In 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.24And 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 .
1Das Wort des HERRN erging an mich:2Menschensohn, trag dem Haus Israel ein Rätsel vor, erzähl ihm ein Gleichnis! (Eze 21:5; Eze 24:3)3Sag: So spricht GOTT, der Herr:
Der große Adler mit großen Flügeln, / mit weiter Schwinge,
mit dichtem, buntem Gefieder kam zum Libanon / und nahm den Wipfel der Zeder weg.4Ihren obersten Zweig riss er ab. / Ins Land der Krämer brachte er ihn, / in die Stadt der Händler setzte er ihn.5Dann nahm er vom Samen des Landes / und gab ihn in ein Saatfeld,
als Schössling an reichliche Wasser, / als Uferpflanze setzte er ihn6und er spross / und wurde zum üppigen Weinstock / von niedrigem Wuchs.
Seine Ranken wandten sich ihm zu / und seine Wurzeln blieben ihm untertan.
Und er wurde zum Weinstock, / bildete Triebe, entfaltete Zweige. (Eze 15:2; Eze 19:10)7Doch da war noch ein anderer großer Adler / mit großen Flügeln und reichlich Gefieder.
Und siehe, da drehte dieser Weinstock seine Wurzeln zu ihm hin, / trieb ihm seine Ranken entgegen,
damit er ihm zu trinken gab, / mehr als das Beet, in das er gepflanzt war.[1]8Er war doch auf gutes Feld gepflanzt, / an reichliche Wasser,
um Zweige zu treiben und Frucht zu tragen / und ein herrlicher Weinstock zu werden.9Sag: So spricht GOTT, der Herr: / Wird das gelingen?
Wird nicht einer seine Wurzeln ausreißen / und seine Frucht verderben,
sodass all seine grünenden Triebe verdorren? / Er wird verdorren.
Man braucht keinen starken Arm und nicht viel Volk, / um ihn aus den Wurzeln zu heben.10Siehe, er ist gepflanzt, / doch wird es gelingen?
Wird er nicht völlig verdorren, / wenn der Ostwind ihn trifft?
Auf dem Beet, in dem er spross, / wird er verdorren. (Eze 19:12; Eze 27:26; Ho 13:15)11Und das Wort des HERRN erging an mich: (2Ki 24:10)12Sag doch zum Haus der Widerspenstigkeit: Erkennt ihr denn nicht, was all das bedeutet? Sag: Siehe, nach Jerusalem kam der König von Babel; er nahm ihren König und ihre Beamten gefangen und führte sie mit sich nach Babel.13Und er nahm einen aus dem königlichen Stamm und schloss mit ihm einen Bund und er ließ ihn schwören. Die Mächtigen des Landes nahm er gefangen,14damit das Königtum niedrig bleibe und sich nicht erhebe, damit es seinen Bund hielt, sodass es Bestand haben konnte.15Doch er wurde von ihm abtrünnig, weil er seine Boten nach Ägypten sandte, damit man ihm Pferde und viel Volk gab. Wird es gelingen? Wird davonkommen, der das unternimmt? Wenn er den Bund bricht, wird er davonkommen? (Isa 31:1)16So wahr ich lebe - Spruch GOTTES, des Herrn: Am Ort des Königs, der ihn zum König gemacht hat, dessen Eid er missachtet und dessen Bund er gebrochen hat, bei ihm, mitten in Babel, wird er sterben.17Denn der Pharao wird ihn im Kampf nicht mit großer Streitmacht und zahlreichem Aufgebot unterstützen, wenn man einen Damm aufschüttet und einen Belagerungswall baut, um viele Menschenleben auszumerzen.18Er hat den Eid missachtet, da er den Bund brach. Siehe, er hat seinen Handschlag gegeben und hat doch all das getan. Er wird nicht davonkommen.19Darum - so spricht GOTT, der Herr: So wahr ich lebe - meinen Eid, den er missachtet, und meinen Bund, den er gebrochen hat, ich lasse sie auf sein Haupt zurückfallen.20Ich werfe mein Netz über ihn, er wird gefangen in meinem Garn. Nach Babel führe ich ihn und gehe dort mit ihm ins Gericht wegen des Treubruchs, mit dem er mir die Treue gebrochen hat. (Eze 12:13; Eze 32:3; Hab 1:14)21Die Flüchtigen aus allen seinen Truppen fallen unter dem Schwert. Die Übriggebliebenen aber werden in alle Winde zerstreut. Dann werdet ihr erkennen, dass ich, der HERR, gesprochen habe. (Eze 5:2; Eze 36:19)22So spricht GOTT, der Herr: Ich selbst nehme vom hohen Wipfel der Zeder und setze ihn ein. Einen zarten Zweig aus ihren obersten Ästen breche ich ab, ich selbst pflanze ihn auf einen hohen und aufragenden Berg. (Isa 11:1; Jer 23:5; Eze 20:40; Eze 34:14; Eze 36:8; Da 4:9; Mt 13:32)23Auf dem hohen Berg Israels pflanze ich ihn. Dort treibt er dann Zweige, er trägt Früchte und wird zur prächtigen Zeder. Alle Vögel wohnen darin; alles, was Flügel hat, wohnt im Schatten ihrer Zweige.24Dann werden alle Bäume des Feldes erkennen, dass ich der HERR bin. Ich mache den hohen Baum niedrig, den niedrigen Baum mache ich hoch. Ich lasse den grünenden Baum verdorren, den verdorrten Baum lasse ich erblühen. Ich, der HERR, habe gesprochen und ich führe es aus.