Ezekiel 17:24

And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
trees	עֲצֵ֣י 'a.Tzei	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine plural construct
field	הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה ha.sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
know	וְֽיָדְע֞וּ ve.ya.de.'U	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
down	הִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי hish.Pal.ti	H8213	to depress or sink (expectation figuratively · verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular
high	גָּבֹ֗הַ ga.Vo.ha	H1364	elevated (or elated) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
tree	עֵ֣ץ 'etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
exalted	הִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙ hig.Bah.ti	H1361	to soar · verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular
low	שָׁפָ֔ל sha.Fal	H8217	depressed · adjective, masculine singular absolute
tree	עֵ֣ץ 'etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
dried	הוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ ho.Vash.ti	H3001	to be ashamed · verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular
green	לָ֔ח Lach	H3892	fresh · adjective, masculine singular absolute
tree	עֵ֣ץ 'etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
dry	יָבֵ֑שׁ ya.Vesh	H3002	dry · adjective, masculine singular absolute
tree	עֵ֣ץ 'etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
flourish	וְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּי ve.hif.Rach.ti	H6524	to break forth as a bud · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
spoken	דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי di.Bar.ti	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular
done	וְעָשִֽׂיתִי ve.'a.Si.ti	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular

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

Amos 9:11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I…
1 Corinthians 1:27-28 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the t…
Isaiah 26:5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to…
Ezekiel 24:14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; accordi…
Luke 1:52-53 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
1 Samuel 2:7-8 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Psalms 75:6-7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
Isaiah 55:12-13 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all th…

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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 17:24

I . . . brought down the high--the very attribute given to God by the virgin mother of Him, under whom this was to be accomplished. high . . . low tree--that is, princes elevated . . . lowered. All the empires of the world, represented by Babylon, once flourishing ("green"), shall be brought low before the once depressed ("dry"), but then exalted, kingdom of Messiah and His people, the head of whom shall be Israel (Dan 2:44). Vindication of God's moral government as to His retributive righteousness from the Jewish imputation of injustice, as if they were suffering, not for their own sin, but for that of their fathers. As in the seventeenth chapter he foretold Messiah's happy reign in Jeru…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:24

All the trees of the field shall know - All the people of Israel and of Chaldea. I the Lord have brought down the high tree - Have dethroned Jehoiachin. Have exalted the low tree - Put Zedekiah, brother of Jehoiachin, in his place. Have dried up the green tree - Zedekiah, who had numerous children, but who were all slain before his eyes at Riblah. And have made the dry tree to flourish - Have raised up a rod out of the stem of Jesse, the family of David being then apparently dried up and extinct. This was the promised Messiah, of the increase and government of whose kingdom and peace there shall be no end; upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order and establish it with judgmen…

Dictionary and topics

Babylon · Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated — Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated
Church, The · Extent of, predicted — Extent of, predicted
Trees · Of various sizes — Of various sizes

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 17:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 17:24

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:24

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 17:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 17:24

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:24

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ezekiel 17:24

John Calvin on Ezekiel 17:24–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 17:22–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 17:22-24

Rashi on Ezekiel 17:24