And allוְ כָּלthe treesעֲצֵיof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהwill knowיָדְעוּthatכִּיI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהhave brought lowהִשְׁפַּלְתִּיthe highגָּבֹהַtree,עֵץhave made highהִגְבַּהְתִּיthe lowשָׁפָלtree,עֵץhave dried upהוֹבַשְׁתִּיthe greenלָחtree,עֵץand have made flourishוְהִפְרַחְתִּיthe dryיָבֵשׁtree.עֵץI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהhave spoken,דִּבַּרְתִּיand I will do it.’”וְעָשִׂיתִי
Ezekiel 17:24
Study it in the app“And all the trees of the field will know that I, YHWH, have brought low the high tree, have made high the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made flourish the dry tree. I, YHWH, have spoken, and I will do it.’””
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Ezekiel 17:24, word by word
- the treesעֲצֵיatse
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “atse” appears- of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- will knowיָדְעוּyadu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadu” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- have brought lowהִשְׁפַּלְתִּיhishpalti
bring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “hishpalti” appears- the highגָּבֹהַgavoha
tall
Rising far above the ground: a mountain, a wall, a tree, a horn.
Where else “gavoha” appears- have made highהִגְבַּהְתִּיhigbahti
be high
To be or rise very high, above everything else.
Where else “higbahti” appears- the lowשָׁפָלshafal
low
Of small height.
Where else “shafal” appears- have dried upהוֹבַשְׁתִּיhovashti
dry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “hovashti” appears- the greenלָחlach
fresh, green
Fresh, green, freshly cut; moist.
Where else “lach” appears- and have made flourishהִפְרַחְתִּיhifrachti
blossom
To sprout, blossom; or prosper.
Where else “hifrachti” appears- the dryיָבֵשׁyavesh
dry
Dry.
Where else “yavesh” appears- have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarti” appears- and I will do it.’עָשִׂיתִיasiti
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asiti” appears
The context
23On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it, and it will bear branches and produce fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it will dwell every bird of every wing; in the shade of its branches they will dwell.
24 · This verse (above)