Ezekiel 17:21

Ezekiel 17:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.
• New International Version (NIV)All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to the winds. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the pick of his troops shall fall by the sword, and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind, and you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken."
• New King James Version (NKJV)All his fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Context of Ezekiel 17:21

19Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “As I live, surely I will bring on his head My oath that he has despised and My covenant that he has broken. 20I will spread My net over him and he will be caught in My snare. Then I will bring him to Babylon, and judge him there for his treachery that he committed against Me. All the fugitives of all his armies will fall by the sword. Those that remain will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, Adonai, have spoken.” 22Thus says Adonai Elohim: “I, even I, will take from a sprig from the top of the lofty cedar and will plant it. I will crop off a tender twig from the topmost of its young shoots, and I will plant it on a tall and prominent mountain. 23I will plant it on Israel’s high mountain. It will bring forth branches, bear fruit and be a magnificent cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it—they will nest in the shade of its branches.

Ezekiel 17:21 word by word

וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־מִבְרָחָ֤יו בְּכָל־אֲגַפָּיו֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים לְכָל־ר֣וּחַ יִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּ וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all his fugitivesמִבְרָחmibrâch · fugitiveH4015
• with all his bandsאֲגַף'aggâph · bandH102
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and they that remainשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• shall be scatteredפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• toward all windsרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• and ye shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:21

• Ezekiel 5:12A third of you will die with the plague and will be consumed with famine in your midst. A third will fall by the sword all around you. A third I will scatter to all the winds, and draw out a sword after them.
• Ezekiel 12:14I will disperse toward every wind all that surround him to help him and all his troops. I will draw out the sword after them.
• 2 Kings 25:5But the Chaldean army pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him.
• Jeremiah 48:44“The one who flees from panic will fall into the pit, and one who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the trap. For I will bring on Moab the year of their visitation.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Jeremiah 52:8But the Chaldean army pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the desert plains of Jericho. Then all his army was scattered from him.
• Amos 9:1I saw my Lord standing by the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars, so the porches shake! Break all of them off at the head! Then the last of them I will slay with the sword— none of them fleeing will escape and no fugitive will slip away.
• Ezekiel 6:7The slain will fall in your midst. Then you will know that I am Adonai.
• Ezekiel 13:14I will tear down the wall that you have plastered with whitewash and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation of it is exposed. It will collapse and you will be consumed within it. Then you will know that I am Adonai.
• Ezekiel 15:7I will set My face against them. Even if they come out of the fire, the fire will yet devour them. So you will know that I am Adonai, when I set My face against them.
• Isaiah 26:11Adonai, Your hand is lifted up, yet they do not see it; They will see Your zeal for the people and be put to shame. Yes, fire will devour Your enemies.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21All his fugitives - All who attempted to escape with him, and all that ran to Egypt, etc., shall fall by the sword.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. 19-21God would punish Israel’s king because he broke his covenant. By turning against Babylon, he also committed treason (betrayal against a ruler). In doing this, he sinned against the Lord, who had placed him in the promised land. will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him: See 2 Kings 25:5–7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. all his fugitives--the soldiers that accompany him in his flight.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:21

• Zedekiah

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• Fugitive
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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