Ezekiel 17:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 17:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 17:4 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 17:4 — KJV
“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.”
— Ezekiel 17:4 (KJV)
Ezekiel 17:4 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 17:4
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:4: off, top, young
“And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. officers: or, eunuchs”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:4: off, carried, into
“And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: officer: or, eunuch were in...: Heb. saw the king's face principal...: or, scribe of the captain of the host”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:4: off, land, set
“Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:4: top, young, carried
“In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. by which: or, upon which”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:4: into, land, set
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