Ezekiel 17:4 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
The top of its tender twigs it hath cropped, And it bringeth it in to the land of Canaan. In a city of merchants it hath placed it.
English ASV
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.
English Amplified
He broke off the topmost of its young twigs [the youthful King Jehoiachin] and carried it into a land of trade [Babylon]; he set it in a city of merchants.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He broke off the topmost of its young twigs [the youthful King Jehoiachin] and carried it into a land of trade [Babylon]; he set it in a city of merchants.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.
English EASY 2024
He broke off the top branch of the tree. He took it to a country where there were many traders who buy and sell things. He planted the branch in a city there.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
He broke the top out of the big cedar tree (Lebanon) and brought it to Canaan. He set the branch down in a city of merchants.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
which he carried to a land of commerce and placed in a city of merchants.
English God's Word - GW 1995
It broke off the highest twig and carried it to a country of merchants. It planted the twig in a city of merchants.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders.
English KJV 1611
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.
English LSB
He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He cropped off the top of its young twigs and carried it into a land of merchants. He set it in a city of dealers.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
tearing off its topmost branch, And brought it to a land of tradesmen, set it in a city of merchants.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
It broke off the highest twig. It carried it away to Babylonia. There are many traders in that land. The eagle planted the twig in the city of Babylon.
English NIV
he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.
English NKJ 1982
He cropped off its topmost young twig And carried it to a land of trade; He set it in a city of merchants.
English NLT
and plucked off its topmost shoot. Then he carried it away to a city filled with merchants, where he planted it.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
broke off its topmost shoot; He carried it to a land of trade, set it in a city of merchants.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
he broke it off and carried it off to a land of traders. He planted it there in a city of merchants.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
he broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade, and set it in a city of merchants.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
and plucked off the shoot at the top of the tallest cedar tree and carried it into a city filled with merchants.
English Tyndale 1537
and brake off the top of his twig, and carried it into the land of Canaan, and set it in a city of merchants.