Ezekiel 17:4

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2. Ezekiel 17:2

   Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

3. Ezekiel 17:3

   And say, Thus saith the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

5. Ezekiel 17:5

   He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

6. Ezekiel 17:6

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

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