Ezekiel 17:9

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Say	אֱמֹ֗ר 'e.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
saith	אָמַ֛ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהֹוִ֖ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
prosper	תִּצְלָ֑ח titz.Lach	H6743	to push forward · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
up	יְנַתֵּ֜ק ye.na.Tek	H5423	to tear off · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
roots	שָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָ sha.ra.Shei.ha	H8328	a root (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
off	יְקוֹסֵ֣ס ye.ko.Ses	H7082	to lop off · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fruit	פִּרְיָ֣הּ pir.Yah	H6529	fruit (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
wither	וְיָבֵ֗שׁ ve.ya.Vesh	H3001	to be ashamed · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wither	תִּיבָ֔שׁ ti.Vash	H3001	to be ashamed · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
leaves	טֶרֶף ṭereph	H2964	something torn
spring	צִמְחָהּ֙ tzim.Chah	H6780	a sprout (usually concrete) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
great	גְּדוֹלָה֙ ge.do.Lah	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, feminine singular absolute
power	בִזְרֹ֤עַ viz.Ro.a'	H2220	the arm (as stretched out) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
many	רָ֔ב Rav	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine singular absolute
people	וּבְעַם u.ve.'am-	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
up	לְמַשְׂא֥וֹת le.mas.'ot	H5375	to lift · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
roots	מִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ mi.sha.ra.Shei.ha	H8328	a root (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 17:10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows wh…
Jeremiah 32:5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall…
Numbers 14:41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
2 Kings 25:4-7 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (n…
2 Chronicles 13:12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel,…
2 Chronicles 20:20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me…
Isaiah 8:9-10 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be…
Isaiah 30:1-7 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:1-21

We must take all these verses together, that we may have the parable and the explanation of it at one view before us, because they will illustrate one another. 1. The prophet is appointed to put forth a riddle to the house of Israel (Eze 17:2), not to puzzle them, as Samson's riddle was put forth to the Philistines, not to hide the mind of God from them in obscurity, or to leave them in uncertainty about it, one advancing one conjecture and another another, as is usual in expounding riddles; no, he is immediately to tell them the meaning of it. Let him that speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret, Co1 14:13. But he must deliver this message in a riddle or parable that they mig…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 17:9

Shall it prosper?--Could it be that gratuitous treason should prosper? God will not allow it. "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).

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:9

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.

John Gill on Ezekiel 17:9

Say thou, thus saith the Lord God,.... Tell Zedekiah and his people, in the name of the Lord, what will be the issue of his ingratitude and treachery to the king of Babylon, and his vain confidence in the king of Egypt: shall it prosper? the vine, the kingdom of Judah, and Zedekiah the king of it; can it be thought that prosperity will attend such conduct as this? was is it ever known that persons guilty of such vices ever succeeded? shall he not pull up the roots thereof; the first eagle, Nebuchadnezzar, being provoked by the rebellion of the king of Judah and his people; will he not come against them, and utterly destroy them, and root them up from being a people and a nation? and cut o…

Dictionary and topics

Riddle — (Heb. hodah). The oldest and, strictly speaking, the only example of a riddle was that propounded by Samson (Judg. 14:12-18). The parabolic prophecy in Ezek. 17:2-18 is there called a “riddle.” It…
Babylon · Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated — Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated
Ezekiel · .Prophesies by parable of an eagle — .Prophesies by parable of an eagle
Grape · .PARABLES OF THE VINE — .PARABLES OF THE VINE
Prophets · Frequently spoke in parables and riddles — Frequently spoke in parables and riddles
Vine · Parables of — Parables of

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 17:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:1-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 17:9

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:9

John Gill on Ezekiel 17:9

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 17:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:1-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 17:9

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 17:9

John Gill on Ezekiel 17:9

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Ezekiel 17:9-10

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 17:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 17:7-9

Rashi on Ezekiel 17:9