Ezekiel 17:12

Easy To Read Version

“Explain this story to the people \{of Israel\}—they always turn against me. Tell them these things: The first eagle is \{Nebuchadnezzar\}, the king of Babylonia. He came to Jerusalem and took away the king and other leaders. He brought them to Babylonia.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:20

The Lord became so angry at Jerusalem and Judah that he threw them away.

Exodus 12:26

When your children ask you, ‘Why are we doing this ceremony?’

Isaiah 1:2

Heaven and Earth, listen to the Lord! The Lord says,

Isaiah 3:2

God will take away all the heroes and great soldiers. God will take away all the judges, {\cf2\super [27]} the prophets, {\cf2\super [28]} the people that do magic, and the elders. {\cf2\super [29]}

Isaiah 39:7

The Babylonians will take your own sons. And your sons will become officers {\cf2\super [371]} in the palace {\cf2\super [372]} of the king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 34:21

I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, and his leaders to their enemies and to every person that wants to kill them. I will give Zedekiah and his people to the army of the king of Babylon, even though that army has left Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [288]}

Jeremiah 37:1

Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar appointed Zedekiah as king of Judah in the place of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim. Zedekiah was a son of King Josiah.

Jeremiah 52:3

Terrible things happened to Jerusalem and Judah because the Lord was angry with them. Finally, the Lord threw the people of Jerusalem and Judah away from his presence.

Ezekiel 17:11

The word of the Lord came to me. He said,

Ezekiel 17:3

Say to them:

Ezekiel 2:8

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [16]} you must listen to the things I say to you. Don’t turn against me like those rebellious people. Open your mouth and \{accept the words I give you and then speak those words to the people\}. Eat these words.”

Ezekiel 24:19

Then the people said to me, “Why are you doing these things? What does it mean?”

Ezekiel 3:9

Then I (Ezekiel) saw an arm reach out towards me. It was holding a scroll {\cf2\super [17]} with words written on it.

Ezekiel 37:18

“Your people will ask you to explain what that means.

Matthew 13:51

\{Then Jesus asked his followers,\} “Do you understand all these things?”

Matthew 16:11

So I was not talking to you about bread. Why don’t you understand that? I am telling you to be careful and guard against the yeast {\cf2\super [222]} of the Pharisees {\cf2\super [223]} and the Sadducees. {\cf2\super [224]} ”

Mark 4:13

Then Jesus said to the followers, “Do you understand this story? If you don’t, then how will you understand any story?

Luke 9:45

But the followers did not understand what Jesus meant. The meaning was hidden from them so that they could not understand it. But the followers were afraid to ask Jesus about what he said.

Acts 8:30

So Philip went toward the chariot, and he heard the man reading. He was reading from Isaiah, the prophet. Philip said to him, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

Deuteronomy 6:20

“In the future, your son might ask you, ‘The Lord our God gave you teachings, laws, and rules. What do they mean?’

Joshua 4:6

These rocks will be a sign for you. In the future, your children will ask you, ‘What do these rocks mean?’