1 The word of Yahweh came to me in these terms,
2 "Son of man, set a riddle and relate a parable to the people of Israel. Yahweh says this:
3 The great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and fine plumage of various colors came to Lebanon and removed the top of a cedar.
4 He broke off the topmost of the twigs and carried it off to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants.
5 He then took a seed of the land and planted it like a willow in fertile soil near abundant water.
6 It grew and became a splendid vine with spreading branches turned towards the eagle, and roots growing deep. It became a vine growing branches and producing foliage.
7 But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and abundant plumage and the vine twisted its roots and
8 its branches towards him to be better watered than in the soil where it was planted. That vine, however, was able to produce branches, bear fruit and develop into a magnificent vine, because it had been planted in a good field near abundant water."
9 Yahweh says, "Will the vine prosper? Will the eagle not tear out its roots and cut away its fruit so that the foliage will wither and the vine dry up? It will not take much effort or many people to pull up its roots.
10 It has been transplanted, but it will not prosper. When the east wind blows, the vine will completely wither away. In the soil where it grows it will wither!"
11 The word of Yahweh came to me in these terms,
12 "Say to these rebellious people: Do you not recognize what all this signifies? The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and carried the king and princes off to Babylon.
13 Then he took a member of the royal family and made an alliance with him, binding him by oath. He also carried off the leading citizens
14 to keep the kingdom humble and unable to assert itself, and to oblige the king to respect the treaty.
15 But the king rebelled against him and sent messengers to Egypt to ask for horses and a powerful army. Will he succeed? Will he escape after doing this? Will he escape after breaking the treaty?
16 As I live, word of Yahweh, he will die in the land of the king who put him on the throne, but whose oath he despised, and whose treaty he has broken. There in Babylon he will die.
17 Pharaoh will not send a mighty army and throngs of men to help him in war when ramps are built and siege works erected to kill many people.
18 This king has despised the oath and broken the treaty. Because he did all these things after giving his hand, he shall not escape!
19 That is why Yahweh speaks thus: "As I live, I will make him account for the oath he despised and the treaty he broke.
20 I will spread my net over him and he will be caught in its mesh. I will bring him to Babylon and there I will demand an account of his infidelity to me.
21 As for the pick of his troops they will fall by the sword; those who survive will be scattered to the winds and you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken."
22 Thus says Yahweh: "At the top of the cedar I will take one of its uppermost branches, a tender twig and plant it.
23 On a lofty, massive mountain, on a high mountain of Israel I will plant it. It will produce branches and bear fruit and become a magificent cedar. Birds of all kinds will nest in it and find shelter in its branches.
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am Yahweh, I who bring down the lofty tree and make the lowly tree tall. I will make the tree that is full of sap wither and the dry tree bloom. I, Yahweh, have spoken and this will I do."
Versículos relacionados com Ezekiel, 17:
Ezekiel 17 is a chapter in which the prophet uses a metaphor to portray Israel's infidelity in relation to God. He compares the nation to a great cedar that, instead of trusting God, seeks support in other nations and gods, which leads to his fall and destruction. To find verses related to the topics covered in Ezekiel 17, the themes of infidelity, confidence in other nations and fall were considered. Following are five verses chosen in order of proximity to these themes:
Jeremiah 2:13: "For my people have committed two evils: They abandoned me the source of living water; and they dug cisterns, cracked cisterns that do not retain water." This verse talks about Israel's infidelity by abandoning God, which is the source of life and joy to seek satisfaction in other things.
Isaiah 30:1-2: "Woe to the rebellious children! - Oracle of the Lord - who take action, but not mine, who make covenants, but without my spirit, accumulating sin over sin! , seeking refuge in the strength of Pharaoh, in the shadow of Egypt seek shelter! " This verse denounces Israel's confidence in other nations, without seeking the guidance of God, which results in more sin and infidelity.
Jeremiah 13:23: "Can an Ethiopian change your skin, or a leopard to your blemishes? In the same way, you, who got used to doing evil, are unable to do good." This verse talks about the inevitability of the fall of Israel, which got used to doing evil and turned away from God.
Hosea 14:3: "Assyria will not save us, we will no longer assemble horses, we will no longer call the works of our hands. In you the orphan finds compassion." This verse portrays the transformation that should occur in Israel, which needs to abandon your trust in other nations and return to God, which is the only one capable of saving them.
Isaiah 31:1: "Woe to those who come down to Egypt in search of help, who trust horses, war cars, crowds of carriers, horses and knights, but do not put their trust in the saint of Israel, nor or seek the Lord! " This verse reinforces the message that confidence in other nations and earthly things leads to fall and destruction, and that the only safe source of salvation is God.
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