Ezekiel 17:6
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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.It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
In other translations
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.It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
Hebrew words
וַיִּצְמַחvaiyitzmachand it sproutedH6779וַיְהִיvayhiand it becameH1961לְגֶפֶןlegefen<into> a vineH1612סֹרַחַתsorachatspreadingH5628שִׁפְלַתshiflatlow ofH8217קוֹמָהkomahstatureH6967לִפְנוֹתlifnotto turnH6437דָּלִיּוֹתָיוdaliyotavbranches itsH1808אֵלָיו'elavto itH413וְשָׁרָשָׁיוvesharashavand roots itsH8328תַּחְתָּיוtachtavunder itH8478יִהְיוּyihyuthey wereH1961וַתְּהִיvatehiand it becameH1961לְגֶפֶןlegefen<into> a vineH1612וַתַּעַשׂvata'asand it producedH6213בַּדִּיםbadimshootsH905וַתְּשַׁלַּחvateshalachand it sent outH7971פֹּארוֹת׃porotboughsH6288
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ezekiel 17:14That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.
- Proverbs 16:18-1918 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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