17:1 [] Kai egeine logoV Kuriou proV eme, legwn,

17:2 Uie anqrwpou, probale ainigma kai paroimiasqhti paroimian proV ton oikon Israhl×

17:3 kai eipe, Outw legei KurioV o QeoV× O aetoV o megaV o megalopterugoV, o makroV eiV thn ektasin, o plhrhV pterwn poikilocrown, hlqen eiV ton Libanon kai elabe ton uyhloteron kladon thV kedrou×

17:4 apekoye ta akra twn truferwn autou kladwn kai eferen auta eiV ghn emporikhn× eqesen auta eiV polin emporwn.

17:5 Kai elaben apo tou spermatoV thV ghV kai eqesen auto eiV pedion sporimon× plhsion pollwn udatwn eferen auto× wV itean eqesen auto.

17:6 Kai eblasthse kai egeinen ampeloV plateia, camhlh eiV to anasthma, thV opoiaV ta klhmata estrefonto proV auton kai ai rizai authV hsan upokatw autou× kai egeinen ampeloV kai ekame klhmata kai exedwke blastouV.

17:7 Hto kai alloV aetoV megaV, o megalopterugoV kai polupteroV× kai idou, h ampeloV auth exeteine taV rizaV authV proV auton, kai hplwse touV kladouV authV proV auton, dia na potish authn dia twn aulakiwn thV futeusewV authV.

17:8 Hto pefuteumenh en gh kalh plhsion udatwn pollwn, dia na kamh blastouV kai na ferh karpon, wste na geinh ampeloV agaqh.

17:9 Eipe, Outw legei KurioV o QeoV× qelei euodwqh; den qelei anaspasei autoV taV rizaV authV kai koyei ton karpon authV, wste na xhranqh; qelei xhranqh kata panta ta fulla tou blasthmatoV authV, cwriV malista megalhV dunamewV h pollou laou, dia na ekspash authn ek twn rizwn authV.

17:10 Nai, idou, futeuqeisa qelei euodwqh; den qelei xhranqh oloklhrwV, wV otan eggish authn o anatolikoV anemoV; qelei xhranqh en taiV aulaxin opou eblasthse.

17:11 Kai egeine logoV Kuriou proV eme, legwn,

17:12 Eipe twra proV ton oikon ton apostathn× den ennoeite ti dhlousi tauta; eipe, Idou, o basileuV thV BabulwnoV hlqen eiV Ierousalhm, kai elabe ton basilea authV kai touV arcontaV authV, kai eferen autouV meq' eautou eiV Babulwna×

17:13 kai elaben apo tou spermatoV tou basilikou kai ekame sunqhkhn met' autou kai ekamen auton na orkisqh× elabe kai touV dunatouV tou topou,

17:14 dia na tapeinwqh to basileion, wste na mh anorqwqh, dia na fulatth thn sunqhkhn autou, wste na sthrizh authn.

17:15 Apestathsen omwV ap' autou, exaposteilaV presbeiV eautou eiV thn Aigupton, dia na dwswsin eiV auton ippouV kai laon polun. Qelei euodwqh; qelei diaswqh o prattwn tauta; h parabainwn thn sunqhkhn qelei diaswqh;

17:16 Zw egw, legei KurioV o QeoV, bebaiwV en tw topw tou basilewV tou basileusantoV auton, tou opoiou ton orkon katefronhse kai tou opoiou thn sunqhkhn parebh, met' autou en mesw thV BabulwnoV qelei teleuthsei.

17:17 Kai den qelei kamei uper autou ouden en tw polemw o Faraw, me to dunaton strateuma kai me to mega plhqoV, uyonwn procwmata kai oikodomwn promacwnaV, dia na apolesh pollaV yucaV.

17:18 Dioti katefronhse ton orkon parabainwn thn sunqhkhn× kai idou, epeidh, afou edwke thn ceira autou, epraxe panta tauta, den qelei diaswqh.

17:19 Dia touto outw legei KurioV o QeoV× Zw egw, bebaiwV ton orkon mou ton opoion katefronhse, kai thn sunqhkhn mou thn opoian parebh, kata thV kefalhV autou qelw antapodwsei auta.

17:20 Kai qelw exaplwsei to diktuon mou ep' auton kai qelei piasqh eiV ta brocia mou× kai qelw ferei auton eiV Babulwna, kai ekei qelw kriqh met' autou peri thV anomiaV autou, thn opoian hnomhsen eiV eme.

17:21 Kai panteV oi fugadeV autou meta pantwn twn tagmatwn autou qelousi pesei en macaira, kai oi enapoleifqenteV qelousi diaskorpisqh eiV panta anemon× kai qelete gnwrisei oti egw o KurioV elalhsa.

17:22 [] Outw legei KurioV o QeoV× Kai qelw labei egw ek tou uyhloterou kladou thV uyhlhV kedrou kai futeusei× qelw koyei egw ek thV korufhV twn newn autou klwnwn ena truferon kai futeusei epi orouV uyhlou kai exocou×

17:23 epi tou uyhlou orouV tou Israhl qelw futeusei auton, kai qelei ekferei kladouV kai karpoforhsei kai qelei geinei kedroV megalh kai upokatw authV qelousi kataskhnwsei pan orneon kai pan pthnon× upo thn skian twn kladwn authV qelousi kataskhnwsei.