Ezekiel 17:12

Ezekiel 17:12 in other versions

• King James Version (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;
• New International Version (NIV)“Say to this rebellious people, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say to them: ‘The king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and carried off her king and her nobles, bringing them back with him to Babylon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Say now to the rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Indeed the king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon.

Context of Ezekiel 17:12

10Yes the plant is in the ground, but will it continue to grow? When the hot wind from the east blows on it, it will become completely dry. It will die in the same good field where it had been growing.” ’ 11Then the Lord gave this message to me: ‘Israel's people have turned against me. Say to them, “Surely you must understand the meaning of this story.” Then say to them, “Listen! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem. He took away Israel's king and his officers. He took them with him as his prisoners to Babylon. 13He made an agreement with one man from the king of Israel's family. He made that man promise to serve Babylon's king. Then he could rule as king in Jerusalem. The king of Babylon also took away the leaders of Jerusalem as his prisoners. 14He wanted to make their kingdom weak. He did not want it to become strong enough to fight against him. He wanted them to obey his agreement with him.

Ezekiel 17:12 word by word

אֱמָר־נָא֙ לְבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔רִי הֲלֹ֥א יְדַעְתֶּ֖ם מָה־אֵ֑לֶּה אֱמֹ֗ר הִנֵּה־בָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֤ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֙ וְאֶת־שָׂרֶ֔יהָ וַיָּבֵ֥א אוֹתָ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו בָּבֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• now to the rebelliousמְרִיmerîy · rebellionH4805
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• Knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• Behold, the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and hath takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• thereof, and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• thereof, and ledבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:12

• Ezekiel 2:5The Israelites may listen to what you say, or they may not listen. They do not want to obey me. But they will know that I have sent a prophet to them.
• Ezekiel 3:9You will be as strong as the strongest stone that nobody can break. Do not be afraid of them. Do not be afraid of how they look at you. Remember that they are people who refuse to obey me.’
• Ezekiel 12:9‘Son of man, listen to Israel's people who refuse to obey me. They have asked you, “What are you doing?”
• Isaiah 1:2Hear the Lord, those who live in heaven! Listen to him, you people on the earth! Listen carefully because the Lord has spoken! He says, ‘I have helped my children to grow. I took care of them but now they have turned against me!
• Ezekiel 24:19Then the people said to me, ‘Please tell us why you are doing these things. What are you trying to show us?’
• Exodus 12:26Your children may say to you, “What does this feast mean?”
• Deuteronomy 6:20One day, your children may say to you, ‘Please tell us about the rules and laws that the Lord our God commanded us to obey.’
• Joshua 4:6The heap of stones will help you to remember what happened today. In future years, your children will ask you, “What do these stones mean?”
• Matthew 13:51Then Jesus asked his disciples, ‘Have you understood all these things?’ They replied, ‘Yes, we have.’
• Matthew 15:16Jesus replied, ‘I am surprised that you still do not understand what I am saying.
• Matthew 16:11I spoke to you about the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. I said that you must not accept it. You should understand now that I was not speaking about bread.’
• Mark 4:13Then Jesus answered the people who had asked him about the story. ‘You should understand this story. If you do not understand it, you will not understand any of my stories.
• Luke 9:45But they did not understand what Jesus had said. Its meaning was a secret to them, so they could not understand. But they were afraid to ask Jesus, ‘What do you mean?’
• Acts 8:30So Philip ran to the cart as it went along. The officer was reading aloud from the prophet Isaiah's book and Philip heard him. So Philip asked the man, ‘Do you understand the things that you are reading about?’
• Ezekiel 17:3Say to them, “The Almighty Lord says this: There was a great eagle that had strong wings. Its feathers were long and beautiful, with many colours. The eagle came to Lebanon and he took hold of the top of a cedar tree.
• Ezekiel 1:2King Jehoiachin of Judah had been a prisoner in Babylon for five years. On the fifth day of the month,

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Know ye not what these things mean? - They are explained in this and the following verses.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 The parable is explained, and the particulars of the history of the Jewish nation at that time may be traced. Zedekiah had been ungrateful to his benefactor, which is a sin against God. In every solemn oath, God is appealed to as a witness of the sincerity of him that swears. Truth is a debt owing to all men. If the professors of the true religion deal treacherously with those of a false religion, their profession makes their sin the worse…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18The first eagle represents Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. The cedar sprig represents Jehoiachin, whom Nebuchadnezzar took away to Babylon. The plant that later grew into a low vine represents Zedekiah. The second eagle represents Egypt. Zedekiah asked Egypt for help because he wanted to break free from Babylon’s rule. The hot east wind represents judgment from Babylon. This wind pulled up and dried out Jerusalem. In other words, Babylon destroyed the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Know ye not--He upbraided them with moral, leading to intellectual, stupidity. hath taken the king--Jeconiah or Jehoiachin (2Ki 24:11, 12-16).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:12

• Citizens
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Jerusalem
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Pharaoh
• Riddle
• Wither
• Ezekiel
• Highest
• Zedekiah (2)
• Jehoiachin

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings