Ezekiel 17:10
8 It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’
9 So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.
Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”
11 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”
- KJV
- Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
- WEB
- Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the ground where it grew.”’”
- ASV
- Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.
- DARBY
- And behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither when the east wind toucheth it? It shall wither in the beds where it grew.
- BLB
- And behold, being planted, will it prosper? At the touching of it [by] the wind from the east, Will it not it will completely wither—will it wither on the beds of its planting?’”
- ÅB
- Se, det er plantet; skal det trives? Skal det ikke tørke bort, tørke aldeles bort, så snart østenvinden rører ved det? I den seng hvor det vokser, skal det tørke bort.
- OTB
- Selv om den er plantet, vil den trives? Vil den ikke fullstendig visne når østavinden slår den—visne i sengen hvor den vokste?’”
- B1930
- Se, det er plantet; skal det trives? Skal det ikke tørke bort, tørke aldeles bort, så snart østenvinden rører ved det? I den seng hvor det vokser, skal det tørke bort.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 13:15
Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
Read in contextJude 1:12
These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
Read in contextEzekiel 19:12–14
But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.
Read in contextHosea 12:1
Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
Read in contextJohn 15:6
If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
Read in contextMatthew 21:19
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
Read in contextMark 11:20
As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
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