"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

Ezekiel 17:4 · 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

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: {divers...: Heb. embroidering}

Verse 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. {planted...: Heb. put it in a field of seed}

Ezekiel 17 — Context

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

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 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. {planted...: Heb. put it in a field of seed}

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.

Cross References

Jeremiah 51:13

O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, {and} the measure of thy covetousness.

Isaiah 43:14

Thus 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. {nobles: Heb. bars}

Revelation 18:11-19

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

Revelation 18:3

For 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. {abundance: or, power}

Isaiah 47:15

Thus 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.