1The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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2"Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak 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 say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

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

4he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set 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

5He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.

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

6It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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

7'"There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.

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

8It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine."'

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

9"Say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? And not by a strong arm or many people can it be raised from its roots.

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

10Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? Shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? It shall wither in the beds where it grew."'"

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

11Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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12"Say now to the rebellious house, 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Tell them, 'Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon:

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

13and he took of the royal family, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty 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

14that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

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

15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape who does such things? Shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?

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

16"'As I live,' says the Lord God, 'surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even 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

17Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons.

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

18For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet 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

19"Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, I will even bring it on his own head.

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

20I will spread my net on him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me.

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

21All his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it.'

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

22"Thus says the Lord God: 'I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain:

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

23in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of its branches shall they dwell.

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

24All the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.'"

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