Ezekiel 17:21

“And all his fugitives, with all his troops, by the sword will fall, and those who remain to every wind will be scattered; and you will know that I, YHWH, have spoken.’”

Ezekiel 17:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 17:21, word by word

his fugitivesמִבְרָחָיmivrachay

fugitive

A fugitive, one who flees.

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his troopsאֲגַפָּיagapay

troops, hordes

Wings of an army; in the plural, its troops or hordes.

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by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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will fallיִפֹּלוּyipolu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

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and those who remainנִּשְׁאָרִיםnisharim

remain

To remain, what is left.

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windרוּחַruach

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

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will be scatteredיִפָּרֵשׂוּyiparesu

scatter

To throw or spread in different directions so that it is scattered.

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and you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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have spoken.’דִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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The context

20And I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for his breach of faith that he committed against me.

21 · This verse (above)

22Thus says Adonai YHWH: ‘And I myself will take from the top of the lofty cedar and set it; from the tip of its shoots a tender one I will pluck off, and I myself will plant it on a mountain high and steep.

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