Ezekiel 17:9
in Ezekiel 17So 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof.
KJV
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
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This verse in Ezekiel 17
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Her spring - Rather, her growth. Even without ... - Translate; and not with great power or with much people is it to be raised up from its roots again.
This site's exposition
Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; Shall it prosper?
on Ezekiel 17:9-10
The riddle answers its own question: a vine that abandons the root that planted it will not prosper, and the east wind withers it. Henry reads the double rhetorical question as building the verdict into the puzzle, so that Zedekiah's own court would have to pronounce its own sentence.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 7 and following) And another great eagle appeared, with large wings and many feathers. And behold, this vineyard sent out its roots toward it, extending its branches toward it, in order to be irrigated by the streams of its sap. It was planted in good soil, above abundant waters, in order to produce leaves and bear fruit, and to become a great vineyard. Say: Thus says the Lord God: Will it succeed?
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
He needs not great power and many people to effect his purposes; a handful will serve if he pleases. He can without any difficulty ruin a sinful king and kingdom, and make no more of it than we do of rooting up a tree that cumbers the ground. In the explanation of the parable the sentence is very largely recorded: Shall be prosper?
Without great power - The king of Babylon shall do this easily, when it is God that sends him. For God needs not great power and many people, to effect his purposes. He can without any difficulty overturn a sinful king and kingdom, and make no more of it than we do of rooting up a tree that cumbers the ground.
Say thou, thus saith the Lord God,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
"It," that is, the vine. he . . . pull up--that is, the first eagle, or Nebuchadnezzar. in all . . . leaves of her spring--that is, all its springing (sprouting) leaves. without great power or many--It shall not need all the forces of Babylon to destroy it; a small division of the army will suffice because God will deliver it into Nebuchadnezzar's hand (Jer 37:10).
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Shall it prosper? - Shall Zedekiah succeed in casting off the yoke of the king of Babylon, to whom he had sworn fealty? Shall he not pull up the roots - Nebuchadnezzar will come and dethrone him. And cut off the fruit - The children of Zedekiah. The leaves - All the nobles; all shall perish with Zedekiah.
The words behind it
26 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֱמֹ֗ר | ʾemor | say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| כֹּ֥ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֛ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֥י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהֹוִ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| תִּצְלָ֑ח | titzlach | will it prosper? | H6743 → | 65 times |
| הֲלוֹא֩ | halo' | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָ | sharasheiha | roots its | H8328 → | 33 times |
| יְנַתֵּ֜ק | yenatek | will it pull up | H5423 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פִּרְיָ֣הּ׀ | piryah | fruit its | H6529 → | 119 times |
| יְקוֹסֵ֣ס | yekoses | will it strip off? | H7082 → | |
| וְיָבֵ֗שׁ | veyavesh | and it will wither | H3001 → | 59 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| טַרְפֵּ֤י | tarpei | [the] fresh [things] of | H2965 → | |
| צִמְחָהּ֙ | tzimchah | growth its | H6780 → | 12 times |
| תִּיבָ֔שׁ | tivash | it will wither | H3001 → | 59 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| בִזְרֹ֤עַ | vizroa' | by an arm | H2220 → | 91 times |
| גְּדוֹלָה֙ | gedolah | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וּבְעַם־ | uveam- | and by a people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| רָ֔ב | rav | numerous | H7227 → | 454 times |
| לְמַשְׂא֥וֹת | lemasot | to lift up | H5375 → | 656 times |
| אוֹתָ֖הּ | ʾotah | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ | misharasheiha | from roots its | H8328 → | 33 times |
אֱמֹ֗רsay
ʾemorH559 →5305 times
כֹּ֥הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֛רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֥י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהֹוִ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
תִּצְלָ֑חwill it prosper?
titzlachH6743 →65 times
הֲלוֹא֩¿ not
halo'H3808 →5168 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָroots its
sharasheihaH8328 →33 times
יְנַתֵּ֜קwill it pull up
yenatekH5423 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
פִּרְיָ֣הּ׀fruit its
piryahH6529 →119 times
יְקוֹסֵ֣סwill it strip off?
yekosesH7082 →
וְיָבֵ֗שׁand it will wither
veyaveshH3001 →59 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
טַרְפֵּ֤י[the] fresh [things] of
tarpeiH2965 →
צִמְחָהּ֙growth its
tzimchahH6780 →12 times
תִּיבָ֔שׁit will wither
tivashH3001 →59 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
בִזְרֹ֤עַby an arm
vizroa'H2220 →91 times
גְּדוֹלָה֙great
gedolahH1419 →526 times
וּבְעַם־and by a people
uveam-H5971 →1873 times
רָ֔בnumerous
ravH7227 →454 times
לְמַשְׂא֥וֹתto lift up
lemasotH5375 →656 times
אוֹתָ֖הּ<obj.> it
ʾotahH853 →10935 times
מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃from roots its
misharasheihaH8328 →33 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 20:20Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the…
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 11:40
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- John 14:1
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
- Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
- Luke 16:31
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
- Romans 8:31
Through
Ezekiel 17:10Even 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.’”
it leads to
- Hosea 13:15
Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder…
- Hosea 13:15
Through
2 Chronicles 13:12Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God…
it leads to
- Acts 5:39
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
- Numbers 10:8–9
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
- Acts 5:39
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.