Ezekiel 17:9 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof. See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic EditionThus says the Lord God: Ask, Will it thrive? Will he [the insulted Nebuchadnezzar] not pluck up its roots and strip off its fruit so that all its fresh sprouting leaves will wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pluck it up by its roots [totally ending Israel's national existence]. [II Kings 25:1-7.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof. See the chapterCommon English BibleSay, The LORD God proclaims: Will it thrive? Won’t he tear out its roots, strip its fruit, and cause all the leaves of its branches to wither? It will dry up, and no one will need a strong arm or a mighty army to uproot it. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionSpeak: Thus says the Lord God: What if it does not prosper? Should he not pull up its roots, and strip off its fruit, and dry up all the branches that it has produced, and let it wither, though he is without a strong arm and without many people to pull it up by the root? See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionSay thou: Thus saith the Lord God: Shall it prosper then? Shall he not pull up the roots thereof and strip off its fruit and dry up all the branches it hath shot forth and make it wither: and this without a strong arm or many people to pluck it up by the root? See the chapter |