Ezekiel 17:4
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.In other versions
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.
ASV
Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders.
BBE
He cropped off the top of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' land; he set it in a city of traders.
DBY
he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
WEB
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.
YLT
He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of trade; he set it in a city of merchants.
ENG
He cropped off the top of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
WBT
He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
BSB
In context
2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
5He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
6And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.