Ezekiel 17:12

Babylon Jerusalem

¹⁰ 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,

“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.

¹³ He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

¹⁴ so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “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.
KJV: Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;
WEB: “Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
ASV: Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon:
DARBY: Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things are? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon.
BLB: “Say now to the house of rebellion, ‘Do you⁺ not know what these [are]?’ Say, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came [to] Jerusalem, and he took her king and her princes, and he brought them with him to Babylon.

ÅB: Si til den gjenstridige slekt: Vet dere ikke hva dette er? Si: Se, Babels konge kom til Jerusalem og tok dets konge[^3] og dets høvdinger og førte dem til seg i Babel.
OTB: "Si til dette opprørske huset: ‘Vet dere ikke hva disse tingene betyr?’ Si: ‘Kongen av Babylon kom til Jerusalem og tok dens konge og adelsmenn, og førte dem til Babylon.
B1930: Si til den gjenstridige ætt: Vet I ikke hvad dette er? Si: Se, Babels konge kom til Jerusalem og tok dets konge og dets høvdinger og førte dem til sig i Babel. / < Jojakin; 2KG 24, 10. 15. 2KR 36, 9. 10.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 24:19
Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
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Ezekiel 1:2
On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
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Ezekiel 17:3
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
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Ezekiel 12:9–11
“Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’
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Matthew 15:16–17
“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
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2 Kings 24:10–16
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
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Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
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Ezekiel 3:9
I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
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