Eze 17:3 | NET2full | STEP | Say to them: ‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says : “‘A great eagle with broad wings , long feathers , with full plumage that was multihued , came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar .

Ezekiel 17:3

3 Say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ^{▼▼tn The parable assumes the defection of Zedekiah to Egypt and his rejection of Babylonian lordship.}
“‘A great eagle ^{▼▼sn The great eagle symbolizes Nebuchadnezzar (17:12).} with broad wings, long feathers, ^{▼▼tn Hebrew has two words for wings; it is unknown whether they are fully synonymous or whether one term distinguishes a particular part of the wing such as the wing coverts (nearest the shoulder), secondaries (mid-feathers of the wing), or primaries (last and longest section of the wing).}
with full plumage that was multihued, ^{▼▼tn This term was used in 16:10, 13, and 18 of embroidered cloth.}
came to Lebanon ^{▼▼sn In the parable Lebanon apparently refers to Jerusalem (17:12).} and took the top of the cedar.