Ezekiel 17 Free Bible Version
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
1 A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
1 Y FUÉ á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
2 “Son of man, present this riddle—share it as a parable with the people of Israel.
2 Hijo del hombre, propón una figura, y compón una parábola á la casa de Israel.
3 Tell them that this is what the Lord God says: There was a great eagle that had large wings, long feathers, and multi-colored plumage. It came to Lebanon and took off the top of the cedar.
3 Y dirás: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Una grande águila, de grandes alas y de largos miembros, llena de plumas de diversos colores, vino al Líbano, y tomó el cogollo del cedro:
4 He broke off its highest branch and took it to a country of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
4 Arrancó el principal de sus renuevos, y llevólo á la tierra de mercaderes, y púsolo en la ciudad de los negociantes.
5 He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in good soil beside a large river where he could grow it like a willow.
5 Tomó también de la simiente de la tierra, y púsola en un campo bueno para sembrar, plantóla junto á grandes aguas, púsola como un sauce.
6 The seed sprouted and grew into a low, spreading vine, with its branches facing toward him, and its roots went down into the ground beneath. So the vine developed, growing leaves and branches.
6 Y brotó, é hízose una vid de mucha rama, baja de estatura, que sus ramas la miraban, y sus raíces estaban debajo de ella: así que se hizo una vid, y arrojó sarmientos, y echó mugrones.
7 But there was another great eagle that had large wings and many feathers. This vine sent out its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from where it had been planted, wanting him to water it.
7 Y fué otra grande águila, de grandes alas y de muchas plumas; y he aquí que esta vid juntó cerca de ella sus raíces, y extendió hacia ella sus ramos, para ser regada por ella por los surcos de su plantío.
8 Yet it had been planted in good soil beside a large river so it could grow strong, produce fruit, and become a superb vine.
8 En un buen campo, junto á muchas aguas fué plantada, para que hiciese ramos y llevase fruto, y para que fuese vid robusta.
9 So you tell them this is what the Lord God says: ‘Will it grow well? Won't it be uprooted and its fruit ripped off so that it withers? All its leaves will dry up. You wouldn't need strong arms or lots of people to pull it up by its roots.
9 Di: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: ¿Será prosperada? ¿No arrancará sus raíces, y destruirá su fruto, y secaráse? Todas las hojas de su lozanía secará, y no con gran brazo, ni con mucha gente, arrancándola de sus raíces.
10 Even if it's transplanted, is it going to survive? Won't it wither up completely when the east wind blows? In fact, it will wither right where it was planted.’”
10 Y he aquí que plantada está ella, ¿será prosperada? ¿No se secará del todo cuando el viento solano la tocare? En los surcos de su verdor se secará.
11 A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
11 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
12 “Tell these rebellious people: ‘Don't you know what this riddle means?’ Explain to them, ‘Look, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, made its king and officials his prisoners, and took them back with him to Babylon.
12 Di ahora á la casa rebelde: ¿No habéis entendido qué significan estas cosas? Diles: He aquí que el rey de Babilonia vino á Jerusalem, y tomó tu rey y sus príncipes, y llevólos consigo á Babilonia.
13 He made an agreement with one of the royal family and made him take an oath that he would be a loyal subject as king. Then he took into exile the country's leaders,
13 Tomó también de la simiente del reino, é hizo con él alianza, y trájole á juramento; y tomó los fuertes de la tierra,
14 so that the kingdom would be kept in subjection and wouldn't be strong enough to rebel—it would only survive by keeping its agreement with him.
14 Para que el reino fuese abatido y no se levantase, sino que guardase su alianza y estuviese en ella.
15 However, this king did rebel against Babylon, and sent ambassadors to Egypt to ask for help by supplying horses and many soldiers. Will he do well? Would someone who acts like this succeed? Could he break an agreement and not be punished?’
15 Rebelóse empero contra él enviando sus embajadores á Egipto, para que le diese caballos y mucha gente. ¿Será prosperado, escapará, el que estas cosas hizo? ¿y el que rompió la alianza, podrá huir?
16 As I live, declares the Lord God, ‘He is going to die in Babylon, in the country of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he disregarded and whose agreement he broke.
16 Vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, que morirá en medio de Babilonia, en el lugar del rey que le hizo reinar, cuyo juramento menospreció, y cuya alianza con él hecha rompió.
17 Pharaoh with his powerful army of many soldiers won't help him in battle, when attack ramps are piled up and siege walls built and many people end up being killed.
17 Y no con grande ejército, ni con mucha compañía hará con él Faraón en la batalla, cuando funden baluarte y edifiquen bastiones para cortar muchas vidas.
18 He disregarded his oath by breaking the agreement. Because he shook hands as a sign of the promise he made, yet rebelled in this way, he won't go unpunished!’
18 Pues menospreció el juramento, para invalidar el concierto cuando he aquí que había dado su mano, é hizo todas estas cosas, no escapará.
19 So this is what the Lord God says: As I live, I will punish him for disregarding my oath and for breaking my agreement.
19 Por tanto, así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Vivo yo, que el juramento mío que menospreció, y mi concierto que ha invalidado, tornaré sobre su cabeza.
20 I will throw my net over him and catch him; I will trap him in my snare. I will take him to Babylon and sentence him to punishment there for his treason towards me.
20 Y extenderé sobre él mi red, y será preso en mi malla; y hacerlo he venir á Babilonia, y allí estaré á juicio con él, por su prevaricación con que contra mí se ha rebelado.
21 All his best soldiers will be killed in battle, and those who do survive will be scattered in all directions. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.
21 Y todos sus fugitivos con todos sus escuadrones caerán á cuchillo, y los que quedaren serán esparcidos á todo viento; y sabréis que yo Jehová he hablado.
22 This is what the Lord God says: I'm going to break off a branch from the high top of the cedar, and I will plant it on the top of a high mountain.
22 Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Y tomaré yo del cogollo de aquel alto cedro, y pondrélo; del principal de sus renuevos cortaré un tallo, y plantarlo he yo sobre el monte alto y sublime;
23 I will plant it on Israel's high mountain so that it can grow branches, produce fruit and become a magnificent cedar. All kinds of birds will live in it, nesting in the shade of its branches.
23 En el monte alto de Israel lo plantaré, y alzará ramos, y llevará fruto, y haráse magnífico cedro; y habitarán debajo de él todas las aves, toda cosa que vuela habitará á la sombra de sus ramos.
24 All the trees in the countryside will know that I am the Lord. I can bring down the tall and have the low tree grow tall. I can make the green tree dry up, and make the withered tree become green again. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it.”
24 Y sabrán todos los árboles del campo que yo Jehová abatí el árbol sublime, levanté el árbol bajo, hice secar el árbol verde, é hice reverdecer el árbol seco. Yo Jehová hablé é hice.
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Ezekiel 20:49; Matthew 13:35; Mark 4:33–34; Judges 9:8–15; 1 Corinthians 13:12
- 3 Jeremiah 48:40; Hosea 8:1; Daniel 4:22; Ezekiel 17:7; Jeremiah 24:1
- 4 Revelation 18:3; Jeremiah 51:13; Isaiah 47:15; Isaiah 43:14; Revelation 18:11–19
- 5 Isaiah 44:4; Deuteronomy 8:7–9; Jeremiah 37:1; 2 Kings 24:17; Isaiah 15:7
- 6 Ezekiel 17:14; Proverbs 16:18–19
- 7 Ezekiel 17:15; Ezekiel 31:4; 2 Chronicles 26:13; 2 Kings 24:20; Jeremiah 37:5–7
- 8 Ezekiel 17:5–6
- 9 Ezekiel 17:10; Jeremiah 32:5; Jeremiah 21:4–7; Numbers 14:41; Isaiah 31:1–3
- 10 Hosea 13:15; Jude 12; Ezekiel 19:12–14; Hosea 12:1; John 15:6
- 12 Ezekiel 24:19; Ezekiel 1:2; Ezekiel 17:3; Ezekiel 12:9–11; Matthew 15:16–17
- 13 2 Chronicles 36:13; 2 Kings 24:15–17; Ezekiel 17:5; Jeremiah 5:2; Jeremiah 24:1
- 14 Ezekiel 29:14; 1 Samuel 2:7; Jeremiah 27:12–17; Matthew 22:17–21; Lamentations 5:10
- 15 Deuteronomy 17:16; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Jeremiah 34:3; 2 Kings 24:20; Jeremiah 52:3
- 16 Ezekiel 12:13; Jeremiah 52:11; Exodus 8:2; 2 Kings 24:17; Jeremiah 39:7
- 17 Jeremiah 37:7; Isaiah 36:6; Ezekiel 4:2; Ezekiel 29:6–7; Jeremiah 37:5
- 18 1 Chronicles 29:24; 2 Chronicles 30:8; Lamentations 5:6
- 19 Jeremiah 5:2; Jeremiah 5:9; Deuteronomy 5:11; Ezekiel 21:23–27; Jeremiah 7:9–15
- 20 Ezekiel 12:13; Ezekiel 32:3; Ezekiel 20:35–36; Jeremiah 2:35; Ezekiel 38:22
- 21 2 Kings 25:11; 2 Kings 25:5; Ezekiel 12:14; Ezekiel 5:12; Ezekiel 15:7
- 22 Zechariah 6:12–13; Isaiah 53:2; Isaiah 11:1–5; Ezekiel 20:40; Psalm 2:6
- 23 Matthew 13:32; Ezekiel 31:6; Isaiah 2:2; Hosea 14:7; John 15:5–8
- 24 Amos 9:11; 1 Corinthians 1:27–28; Ezekiel 24:14; Luke 1:52–53; Isaiah 26:5
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