Ezekiel 17:4
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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.He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
In other translations
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.He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
Hebrew words
אֵת'et<obj.>H853רֹאשׁrosh[the] topH7218יְנִיקוֹתָיוyenikotavshoots itsH3242קָטָףkatafit plucked offH6998וַיְבִיאֵהוּvayvi'ehuand it brought itH935אֶל־'el-toH413אֶרֶץ'eretza land ofH776כְּנַעַןkena'anmerchant[s]H3667בְּעִירbe'irin a city ofH5892רֹכְלִיםrokhelimtradersH7402שָׂמוֹ׃samoit placed itH7760
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 51:13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
- Revelation 18:11-1911 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.11 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— 12 cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men. 14 And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”
- Isaiah 43:14Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
- Revelation 18:3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
- Isaiah 47:15Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
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Places: Canaan