Ezekiel 17:12

Babylon Jerusalem

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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;

¹³ And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

¹⁴ That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

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.

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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
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
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Ezekiel 1:2
In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
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Ezekiel 17:3
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
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Ezekiel 12:9–11
Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
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Matthew 15:16–17
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
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2 Kings 24:10–16
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
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Isaiah 1:2
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
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Ezekiel 3:9
As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
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