Catholic Public Domain Version
"He tore off the summit of its branches, and he transported it to the land of Canaan; he placed it in a city of merchants. "
— Ezekiel 17:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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 cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. ”
“he 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.”
“He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders.”
“He cropped off the top of the twigs thereof: and carried it away into the land of Chanaan, and he set it in a city of merchants.”
“Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders.”
“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.”
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
“Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel,
and 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.
He tore off the summit of its branches, and he transported it to the land of Canaan; he placed it in a city of merchants.
And 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.
And 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.
And 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.