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Ezekiel 17:24 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 17 · verse 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.Ezekiel 17:24 · King James Version
Ezekiel 17:24 in context
22Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
23In 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.
24And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- exaltedgâbahhto soarH1361 →
- treesʻêtsa treeH6086 →
- fieldsâdeha fieldH7704 →
- driedyâbêshto be ashamed, confused or disappointedH3001 →
- greenlachfreshH3892 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
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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…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-24