1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

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2“Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel,

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Ezekiel 20:49, Ezekiel 20:49, Matthew 13:35, Matthew 13:35, Matthew 13:13

3and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: A large eagle, with great wings and elongated pinions, full of feathers with many colors, came to Lebanon. And he took the kernel of the cedar.

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Jeremiah 48:40, Hosea 8:1, Jeremiah 48:40, Hosea 8:1, Ezekiel 17:7

4He tore off the summit of its branches, and he transported it to the land of Canaan; he placed it in a city of merchants.

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Jeremiah 51:13, Revelation 18:11, Revelation 18:19, Isaiah 43:14, Revelation 18:3

5And he took from the seed of the land and placed it in the ground for seed, so that it might take firm root above many waters; he placed it at the surface.

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Isaiah 44:4, Deuteronomy 8:7, Deuteronomy 8:9, Isaiah 44:4, Deuteronomy 8:7

6And when it had germinated, it increased into a more extensive vine, low in height, with its branches facing toward itself. And its roots were underneath it. And so, it became a vine, and sprouted branches, and produced shoots.

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Ezekiel 17:14, Ezekiel 17:14, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 16:19, Proverbs 16:18

7And there was another large eagle, with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine seemed to bend its roots towards him, extending its branches toward him, so that he might irrigate it from the garden of its germination.

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Ezekiel 31:4, Ezekiel 17:15, Ezekiel 31:4, Ezekiel 17:15, 2 Kings 24:20

8It had been planted in a good land, above many waters, so that it would produce branches and bear fruit, so that it would become a large vine.

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Ezekiel 17:5, Ezekiel 17:6, Ezekiel 17:5, Ezekiel 17:6

9Speak: Thus says the Lord God: What if it does not prosper? Should he not pull up its roots, and strip off its fruit, and dry up all the branches that it has produced, and let it wither, though he is without a strong arm and without many people to pull it up by the root?

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Isaiah 30:1, Isaiah 30:7, Isaiah 31:1, Isaiah 31:3, Jeremiah 21:4

10Behold, it has been planted. What if it does not prosper? Should it not be dried up when the burning wind touches it, and should it not wither in the garden of its germination?”

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Hosea 13:15, Hosea 13:15, Hosea 12:1, John 15:6, Mark 11:20

11And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

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12“Say to the provoking house: Do you not know what these things signify? Say: Behold, the king of Babylon arrives in Jerusalem. And he will take away its king and princes, and he will lead them away to himself in Babylon.

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Ezekiel 24:19, Ezekiel 24:19, Ezekiel 17:3, Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 17:3

13And he will take one from the offspring of the king, and he will strike a pact with him and receive an oath from him. Moreover, he will take away the strong ones of the land,

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2 Chronicles 36:13, 2 Chronicles 36:13, 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:17, 2 Kings 24:15

14so that it may be a lowly kingdom, and may not lift itself up, and may instead keep his pact and serve it.

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Ezekiel 29:14, Ezekiel 29:14, Matthew 22:17, Matthew 22:21, Deuteronomy 28:43

15But, withdrawing from him, he sent messengers to Egypt, so that it would give him horses and many people. Should he who has done these things prosper and obtain safety? And should he who has broken the pact go free?

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2 Kings 24:20, Jeremiah 34:3, Jeremiah 38:18, 2 Chronicles 36:13, Ezekiel 17:7

16As I live, says the Lord God, in the place of the king, who appointed him as king, whose oath he has made void, and whose pact he has broken, under which he was living with him, in the midst of Babylon, he shall die.

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Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 12:13, Jeremiah 52:11, Jeremiah 52:11, Exodus 8:2

17And not with a great army, nor with many people will Pharaoh undertake a battle against him, when he will cast up ramparts and build defenses, in order to put to death many souls.

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Jeremiah 37:7, Jeremiah 37:7, Ezekiel 4:2, Isaiah 36:6, Ezekiel 29:6

18For he has despised an oath, in that he broke the pact. And behold, he had given his hand. And so, since he has done all these things, he shall not escape.

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1 Chronicles 29:24, 1 Chronicles 29:24, 2 Chronicles 30:8, 2 Chronicles 30:8, Lamentations 5:6

19Because of this, thus says the Lord God: As I live, I will place upon his head the oath that he has spurned and the pact that he has betrayed.

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Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 5:2, Deuteronomy 5:11, Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 5:2

20And I will spread my net over him, and he will be captured in my dragnet. And I will lead him into Babylon, and I will judge him there for the transgression by which he has despised me.

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Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 12:13, Jeremiah 2:35, Ezekiel 32:3, Ezekiel 20:35

21And all his fugitives, with all his procession, will fall by the sword. Then the remainder will be scattered into every wind. And you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”

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2 Kings 25:5, 2 Kings 25:11, 2 Kings 25:5, 2 Kings 25:11, Ezekiel 12:14

22Thus says the Lord God: “I myself will take from the kernel of the exalted cedar, and I will establish it. I will tear off a tender twig from the top of its branches, and I will plant it on a mountain, lofty and exalted.

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Isaiah 53:2, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, Ezekiel 20:40, Isaiah 11:1

23On the sublime mountains of Israel, I will plant it. And it shall spring forth in buds and bear fruit, and it shall be a great cedar. And all the birds will live under it, and every bird will make its nest under the shadow of its branches.

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Matthew 13:32, Matthew 13:32, Ezekiel 31:6, Ezekiel 31:6, Isaiah 2:2

24And all the trees of the regions will know that I, the Lord, have brought low the sublime tree, and have exalted the lowly tree, and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I, the Lord, have spoken and acted.”

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Amos 9:11, Amos 9:11, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 1:28, 1 Corinthians 1:27