Ezekiel 17 · Verse 10

Ezekiel 17:10

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.
Ezekiel 17:10, King James Version

Ezekiel 17:10 in other translations

BSBEven 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.’”
WEBYes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the ground where it grew.”’”
ASVYea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.
YLTAnd lo, the planted thing--doth it prosper? When come against it doth the east wind, Doth it not utterly wither? On the furrows of its springing it withereth.'
DARBYAnd behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither when the east wind toucheth it? It shall wither in the beds where it grew.
BBEAnd if it is planted will it do well? will it not become quite dry at the touch of the east wind, drying up in the bed where it was planted?
WebsterYes, 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.

What does Ezekiel 17:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. being planted--that is, "though planted." east wind--The east wind was noxious to vegetation in Palestine; a fit emblem of Babylon, which came from the northeast. wither in ... furrows where it grew--Zedekiah was taken at Jericho, on Jewish soil (Jr 52:8). "It shall wither, although it has furrows from which it expects continual waterings" [Calvin], (Eze 19:12; Ho 13:15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Shall - utterly whither - The regal government shall be no more restored. Zedekiah shall be the last king, and the monarchy shall finally terminate with him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 17:1-10

A parable relative to the Jewish nation. (Ezek 17:1-10) to which an explanation is added. (Ezek 17:11-21) A direct promise of the Messiah. (Ezek 17:22-24) Verses 1-10 Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changing one carnal confidence for another, and never will…

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Ezekiel 17:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
שְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.Lah[it is] plantedH8362
הֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.Lach¿ will it prosperH6743
הֲלוֹא֩ha.lO'¿ notH3808
כְגַ֨עַתkhe.Ga.'atwhen touchesH5060
בָּ֜הּbah<in> it
ר֤וּחַRu.ach[the] wind ofH7307
הַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.Dimthe eastH6921
תִּיבַ֣שׁti.Vashwill it witherH3001
יָבֹ֔שׁya.Voshcompletely <to wither>H3001
עַל\־'al-onH5921
עֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.Got[the] beds ofH6170
צִמְחָ֖הּtzim.Chahgrowth itsH6780
תִּיבָֽשׁ\׃\ \פti.Vashit will witherH3001

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 17:10

  • Hosea 13:15

    Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

  • Jude 1:12

    These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

  • Ezekiel 19:12-14

    But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them. And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground. And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

  • Hosea 12:1

    Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

  • John 15:6

    If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

  • Matthew 21:19

    And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

  • Mark 11:20

    And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall it.
19:12-14; Ho 12:1; 13:15; Mt 21:19; Mr 11:20; Joh 15:6; Jude 1:12

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Context

  • Ezekiel 17:9

    Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.

  • Ezekiel 17:10

    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.

  • Ezekiel 17:11

    Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

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Ezekiel 17:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y he aquí que plantada está ella, ¿será prosperada? ¿No se secará del todo cuando el viento solano la tocare? En los surcos de su verdor se secará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et voici, elle est plantée: prospérera-t-elle? Quand le vent d’orient l’aura touchée, ne séchera -t-elle pas entièrement? Elle séchera sur les carrés où elle a poussé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und siehe, wenngleich er gepflanzt ist, wird er gedeihen? Wird er nicht, sobald der Ostwind ihn berührt, ganz verdorren? Auf den Beeten, wo er wächst, wird er verdorren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ecce plantata est: ergone prosperabitur? nonne, cum tetigerit eam ventus urens, siccabitur, et in areis germinis sui arescet?