20 I will (A)spread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and (B)try him there for the [a]treason which he committed against Me. 21 (C)All his [b]fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be (D)scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Israel Exalted at Last(E)

22 Thus says the Lord God: “I will take also one of the highest (F)branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs (G)a tender one, and will (H)plant it on a high and prominent mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 17:20 Lit. unfaithful act
  2. Ezekiel 17:21 So with MT, Vg.; many Heb. mss., Syr. choice men; Tg. mighty men; LXX omits All his fugitives

20 I will spread my net(A) for him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment(B) on him there because he was unfaithful(C) to me. 21 All his choice troops will fall by the sword,(D) and the survivors(E) will be scattered to the winds.(F) Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken.(G)

22 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will take a shoot(H) from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.(I)

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