Parallel Verses
World English Bible
he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
New American Standard Bible
He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
brought it to the land of merchants,
and set it in a city of traders.
International Standard Version
He plucked off the top of its shoot, brought it to a land of merchants, and set it down in a city full of traders.
A Conservative Version
He cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of merchandise. He set it in a city of merchants.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
He broke off the topmost of its young twigs (young King Jehoiachin) and carried it to a land of traders (Babylonia); he set it in a city of merchants (Babylon).
Bible in Basic English
Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders.
Darby Translation
He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.
Julia Smith Translation
He plucked off the head of the suckers, and he will bring it to the land of Canaan, and he set it in a city of merchants.
King James 2000
He cropped off the top of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of trade; he set it in a city of merchants.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan [and] put it in a city of merchants,
Modern King James verseion
He plucked off the top of its young twigs and carried it into a land of traders. He set it in a city of merchants.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and brake off the top of his twig, and carried it into the land of Canaan, and set it in a city of merchants.
NET Bible
He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders.
New Heart English Bible
he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
The Emphasized Bible
The crown of its young twigs, plucked he off, and brought it into a land of traffic, :in a city of merchants, he t it.
Webster
He cropped off the top of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called the city of merchants
Babylon » Remarkable for » Commerce
Business life » Miscellaneous topics relating to » Trading
Cedars » The eagle alluded to as » Instrumental in propagating
Cities » Designated as » Merchant
Eagles » Delights in the lofty cedars
Ezekiel » Teaches by pantomime » Prophesies by parable of an eagle
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 17:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Parable Of Two Eagles And A Vine
3 and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: 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 he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. 5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 43:14
Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake, I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring all of them down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.
Isaiah 47:15
Thus shall the things be to you in which you have labored: those who have trafficked with you from your youth shall wander everyone to his quarter; there shall be none to save you.
Jeremiah 51:13
You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
Revelation 18:3
For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from the abundance of her luxury."
Revelation 18:11-19
The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more;