Ezekiel 17:23

Ezekiel 17:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
• New International Version (NIV)On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell.

Context of Ezekiel 17:23

21And all his best warriors will be killed in battle, and those who survive will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken. 22“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take a branch from the top of a tall cedar, and I will plant it on the top of Israel’s highest mountain. It will become a majestic cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter in the shade of its branches. 24And all the trees will know that it is I, the Lord, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said!”

Ezekiel 17:23 word by word

בְּהַ֨ר מְר֤וֹם יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ וְנָשָׂ֤א עָנָף֙ וְעָ֣שָׂה פֶ֔רִי וְהָיָ֖ה לְאֶ֣רֶז אַדִּ֑יר וְשָׁכְנ֣וּ תַחְתָּ֗יו כֹּ֚ל צִפּ֣וֹר כָּל־כָּנָ֔ף בְּצֵ֥ל דָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יו תִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of the heightמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• will I plantשָׁתַלshâthal · to transplantH8362
• it: and it shall bring forthנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• boughsעָנָף‛ânâph · branchH6057
• and bearעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• and be a goodlyאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• and under it shall dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• all fowlצִפּוֹרtsippôr tsippôr · birdH6833
• of every wingכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• in the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• of the branchesדָּלִיּוֹתdâlîyâh · branchH1808

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:23

• Psalms 92:12But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
• Isaiah 27:6The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole earth with fruit!
• John 12:24I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives.
• John 15:5“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
• Ezekiel 31:6The birds nested in its branches, and in its shade all the wild animals gave birth. All the great nations of the world lived in its shadow.
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor.
• Psalms 22:27The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
• Psalms 72:8May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
• Isaiah 2:2In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.
• Isaiah 11:6In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all.
• Isaiah 49:18Look around you and see, for all your children will come back to you. As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display.
• Isaiah 60:4“Look and see, for everyone is coming home! Your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters will be carried home.
• Daniel 4:10“‘While I was lying in my bed, this is what I dreamed. I saw a large tree in the middle of the earth.
• Hosea 14:7My people will again live under my shade. They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.
• Matthew 13:32It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”
• Luke 14:21“The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23In the mountain of the height of Israel - He shall make his appearance at the temple, and found his Church at Jerusalem. Shalt bring forth boughs - Apostles, evangelists, and their successors in the Gospel ministry. And bear fruit - Multitudes of souls shall be converted by their preaching. And under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing - All the nations of the earth shall receive his Gospel. In the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell - Trust…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23In the mountain of the height of Israel - The parallel passage Ezekiel 20:40 points to the mountain on which the temple stood. But it is not here the actual Mount Moriah so much as the kingdom of which that mountain was the representative, the seat of the throne of the anointed Son of God (Psalm 2:6; compare Psalm 40:2). All fowl of every wing - (or, of every kind) are those who flock from all lands to this kingdom. Compare Matthew 13:32. The prophet…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-24Verses 22-24 The unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God of none effect. The parable of a tree, used in the threatening, is here presented in the promise. It appears only applicable to Jesus, the Son of David, the Messiah of God. The kingdom of Satan, which has borne so long, so large a sway, shall be broken, and the kingdom of Christ, which was looked upon with contempt, shall be established. Blessed be God, our Redeemer is seen even by the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-24The last part of the chapter changes the story. Now the Lord takes a branch from the cedar tree and plants it on Israel’s highest mountain. In the Old Testament, a tree often represents a royal family line. A new shoot (a small new branch) represents a new beginning (compare Isaiah 11:1). The judgment on the vine would not end the monarchy (the rule of kings). God would plant a new branch. This branch would grow into a greater cedar than the first one…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. under it ... all fowl--the Gospel "mustard tree," small at first, but at length receiving all under its covert (Mt 13:32); the antithesis to Antichrist, symbolized by Assyria, of which the same is said (Eze 31:6), and Babylon (Da 4:12). Antichrist assumes in mimicry the universal power really belonging to Christ.Read the comment

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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