Ezekiel 17:3

“and say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: The great eagle, great of wings, long of pinion, full of feathers, which had colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.”

Ezekiel 17:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 17:3, word by word

and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amarta” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

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YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

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The greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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eagleנֶּשֶׁרnesher

eagle, vulture

Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.

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of wingsכְּנָפַיִםkenafayim

wing

A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.

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longאֶרֶךְerech

long

Of great length, said of an eagle's feathers.

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of pinionאֵבֶרever

wing, pinion

A wing, or the long feathers of the wing with which a bird flies.

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fullמָלֵאmale

full

Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.

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of feathersנּוֹצָהnotsa

feathers

Feathers, plumage. In Leviticus 1:16 the sense is debated: it may also be the contents of the crop.

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colorsרִקְמָהrikma

colors

A variety of colors, like that of the stones gathered for the temple.

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cameבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon

Lebanon

See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears
and tookיִּקַּחyikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the topצַמֶּרֶתtsameret

treetop

The top of a tree, its highest foliage.

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of the cedarאָרֶזarez

cedar

Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.

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Places in this verse

Lebanon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Lebanon

    Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)

    A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.

    Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).

    Deuteronomy 3:251 Kings 5:6Psalms 92:12Isaiah 35:2

The context

2“Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a proverb to the house of Israel,

3 · This verse (above)

4The tip of its shoots it plucked off and brought it to a land of Canaan; in a city of merchants it set it.

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