Ezekiel 17:9
Berean Standard Bible
So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.
Context
7But there was another great eagle
with great wings and many feathers.
And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him.
It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed,
so that he might water it. 8It had been planted in good soil
by abundant waters
in order to yield branches and bear fruit
and become a splendid vine.’ 9So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says:
‘Will it flourish?
Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit
so that it shrivels?
All its foliage will wither!
It will not take a strong arm or many people
to pull it up by its roots. 10Even if it is transplanted,
will it flourish?
Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes?
It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’” 11Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
English text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). English audio: Berean Standard Audio Bible.