21 All the [a](A)choice men in all his troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to every wind; and you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”

22 This is what the Lord God says: “I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and [b]set it out; I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a (B)high and lofty mountain. 23 On the high mountain of Israel I will plant it, so that it may bring forth branches and bear fruit, and become a stately (C)cedar. And [c]birds of every [d]kind will [e]nest under it; they will [f]nest in the shade of its branches.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 17:21 As in many mss and ancient versions; MT refugees
  2. Ezekiel 17:22 Lit give
  3. Ezekiel 17:23 Lit every bird
  4. Ezekiel 17:23 Lit wing
  5. Ezekiel 17:23 Lit dwell
  6. Ezekiel 17:23 Lit dwell

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