Ezekiel 19:12
in Ezekiel 19But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.
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ASV
But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire consumed them.
KJV
But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
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This verse in Ezekiel 19
Commentary
9 notes on this verseBut she was plucked up in fury - Jerusalem; taken after a violent and most destructive siege; Nebuchadnezzar being violently enraged against Zedekiah for breaking his oath to him. She was cast down to the ground - Jerusalem was totally ruined, by being burned to the ground. Her strong rods were broken - The children of Zedekiah were slain before his eyes, and after that his own eyes pulled out; and he was laden with chains, and carried into Babylon.
This site's exposition
plucked up in fury
on Ezekiel 19:12-14
The vine is plucked up in fury and cast to the ground, the east wind drying its fruit until no strong rod remains. Planted in a dry and thirsty ground rather than by the waters, the vine sets fire in its own branches, a ruin that consumes itself.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 10 and following) Your mother is like a vine planted over the water, your blood. Its fruits and branches grew abundantly from many waters. And solid rods became scepters of rulers for it, and its stature was elevated in its branches. And it saw its height in the multitude of its palm trees. And in anger, it was uprooted and thrown to the ground, and a scorching wind dried up its fruit. Its strong rods withered and dried up, and fire consumed it. And now she has been transplanted into a desert in an impassable land and thirsty.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
), ruined the city and kingdom, and cut off all the branches of the royal family that fell in his way. The vine was cut off close to the ground, though not plucked up by the roots. The east wind dried up the fruit that was blasted.
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Orders given to the prophet to bewail the fall of the royal family, which had long made so great a figure by virtue of a covenant of royalty made with David and his seed, so that the eclipsing and extinguishing of it are justly lamented by all who know what value to put upon the covenant of our God, as we find, after a very large account of that covenant with David ( Ps. lxxxix.
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The east wind - God raised up the king of Babylon to pull up this sinful kingdom. Dried up - Blasted all her fruit, deposed her king, captivated him, his family, and the whole kingdom.
But she was plucked up in fury,....
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
plucked up--not gradually withered. The sudden upturning of the state was designed to awaken the Jews out of their torpor to see the hand of God in the national judgment. east wind--(See on Eze 17:10).
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
This is a dirge; and therefore that which is foreseen by the prophet, the capture and burning of Jerusalem, is described as already accomplished.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
sturdy rods for the scepters of the rulers Powerful rulers and mighty kings.
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Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֻּתַּ֤שׁ | vatutash | and it was plucked up | H5428 → | |
| בְּחֵמָה֙ | bechemah | in rage | H2534 → | 125 times |
| לָאָ֣רֶץ | laaretz | to the ground | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הֻשְׁלָ֔כָה | hushlakhah | it was thrown down | H7993 → | 125 times |
| וְר֥וּחַ | veruach | and [the] wind of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| הַקָּדִ֖ים | hakadim | the east | H6921 → | 69 times |
| הוֹבִ֣ישׁ | hovish | it dried up | H3001 → | 59 times |
| פִּרְיָ֑הּ | piryah | fruit its | H6529 → | 119 times |
| הִתְפָּרְק֧וּ | hitpareku | they were torn off | H6561 → | |
| וְיָבֵ֛שׁוּ | veyaveshu | and they became dry | H3001 → | 59 times |
| מַטֵּ֥ה | mateh | [the] branch of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| עֻזָּ֖הּ | ʾuzah | strength its | H5797 → | 92 times |
| אֵ֥שׁ | ʾesh | a fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| אֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃ | ʾakhalatehu | it consumed it | H398 → | 810 times |
וַתֻּתַּ֤שׁand it was plucked up
vatutashH5428 →
בְּחֵמָה֙in rage
bechemahH2534 →125 times
לָאָ֣רֶץto the ground
laaretzH776 →2504 times
הֻשְׁלָ֔כָהit was thrown down
hushlakhahH7993 →125 times
וְר֥וּחַand [the] wind of
veruachH7307 →378 times
הַקָּדִ֖יםthe east
hakadimH6921 →69 times
הוֹבִ֣ישׁit dried up
hovishH3001 →59 times
פִּרְיָ֑הּfruit its
piryahH6529 →119 times
הִתְפָּרְק֧וּthey were torn off
hitparekuH6561 →
וְיָבֵ֛שׁוּand they became dry
veyaveshuH3001 →59 times
מַטֵּ֥ה[the] branch of
matehH4294 →252 times
עֻזָּ֖הּstrength its
ʾuzahH5797 →92 times
אֵ֥שׁa fire
ʾeshH784 →378 times
אֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃it consumed it
ʾakhalatehuH398 →810 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
Jeremiah 31:28Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 24:6
I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
- Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
- Jeremiah 45:4
Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.
- Jeremiah 44:27
I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are…
- Jeremiah 18:7–9
At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
- Jeremiah 24:6
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
Ezekiel 19:11It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 31:3
Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
- Ezekiel 31:3
Through
Hosea 13:15Although 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…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 17:10
Even 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.’”
- Ezekiel 17:10
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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); 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; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.