Ezekiel 17:23

In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
mountain	בְּהַ֨ר be.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
height	מְר֤וֹם me.Rom	H4791	altitude · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
plant	אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ 'esh.to.Le.nu	H8362	to transplant · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
forth	וְנָשָׂ֤א ve.na.Sa'	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
boughs	עָנָף֙ 'a.Naf	H6057	a twig (as covering the limbs) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
bear	וְעָ֣שָׂה ve.'A.sah	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fruit	פֶ֔רִי Fe.ri	H6529	fruit (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
goodly	אַדִּ֑יר 'a.Dir	H117	wide or (generally) large · adjective, masculine singular absolute
cedar	לְאֶ֣רֶז le.'E.rez	H730	a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
dwell	וְשָׁכְנ֣וּ ve.sha.khe.Nu	H7931	to reside or permanently stay (literally or figurativel… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
fowl	צִפּ֣וֹר tzi.Por	H6833	a little bird (as hopping) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
wing	כָּנָ֔ף ka.Naf	H3671	an edge or extremity · noun, common feminine singular absolute
shadow	בְּצֵ֥ל be.Tzel	H6738	shade · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
branches	דָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יו da.li.yo.Tav	H1808	something dangling · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
dwell	תִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה tish.Ko.nah	H7931	to reside or permanently stay (literally or figurativel… · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Matthew 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the…
Ezekiel 31:6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and…
Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shal…
Hosea 14:7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine o…
John 15:5-8 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothin…
Psalms 22:27-30 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalms 92:12-13 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Isaiah 27:6 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:22–end

When the royal family of Judah was brought to desolation by the captivity of Jehoiachin and Zedekiah it might be asked, "What has now become of the covenant of royalty made with David, that his children should sit upon his throne for evermore? Do the sure mercies of David prove thus unsure?" To this it is sufficient for the silencing of the objectors to answer that the promise was conditional. If they will keep my covenant, then they shall continue, Psa 132:12. But David's posterity broke the condition, and so forfeited the promise. But the unbelief of man shall not invalidate the promise of God. He will find out another seed of David in which it shall be accomplished; and that is promised i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 17:23

under it . . . all fowl--the Gospel "mustard tree," small at first, but at length receiving all under its covert (Mat 13:32); the antithesis to Antichrist, symbolized by Assyria, of which the same is said (Eze 31:6), and Babylon (Dan 4:12). Antichrist assumes in mimicry the universal power really belonging to Christ.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:23

In the mountain of the height of Israel - He shall make his appearance at the temple, and found his Church at Jerusalem. Shalt bring forth boughs - Apostles, evangelists, and their successors in the Gospel ministry. And bear fruit - Multitudes of souls shall be converted by their preaching. And under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing - All the nations of the earth shall receive his Gospel. In the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell - Trust in him alone for salvation, and be saved in their trusting.

John Gill on Ezekiel 17:23

In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it,.... In the highest part of the land of Israel, as Jerusalem is said to be by the Jewish writers; the land of Israel, they say, particularly Kimchi upon the place, was higher than all other lands, and Jerusalem was the highest part of that land; here the Messiah preached and wrought his miracles, even in the mountain of the Lord's house, the temple; and here the first Christian church was planted and established: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar; that is, the tender twig or branch cropped off, set and planted as before described: by the "boughs" or "branches" it brings forth may be meant believers,…

The Church Fathers

Take the wings of the word of God, and you will be able to repose under this tree that has been planted over a high mountain.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON EZEKIEL 12:5

He says, know that it is easy for me both to humble what is lofty and to raise up what is lowly; to make dry what is wet and to manifest what is dry to be in flower.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON EZEKIEL 6

Consider the sublime grandeur of the church of Christ, to understand that according to the promise of God the word has been realized.… It will become a noble cedar; and under it will dwell all kinds of beasts; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON EZEKIEL 12:5

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Dictionary and topics

Cedar — (Heb. e’rez, Gr. kedros, Lat. cedrus), a tree very frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was stately (Ezek. 31:3-5), long-branched (Ps. 80:10; 92:12; Ezek. 31:6-9), odoriferous (Cant. 4:11; Hos.…
Heaven — (1.) Definitions. The phrase “heaven and earth” is used to indicate the whole universe (Gen. 1:1; Jer. 23:24; Acts 17:24). According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens, (a) The firmament,…
Babylon · Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated — Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated
Cedar, The · Described as: Graceful and beautiful — Described as: Graceful and beautiful
Church, The · Extent of, predicted — Extent of, predicted

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 17:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 17:23

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:23

John Gill on Ezekiel 17:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 17:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 17:23

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:23

John Gill on Ezekiel 17:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Ezekiel 17:23

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 17:22–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 17:22-24

Rashi on Ezekiel 17:23