Ezekiel 17 · Verse 12

Ezekiel 17:12

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;
Ezekiel 17:12, King James Version

Ezekiel 17:12 in other translations

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.
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.
ASVSay 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.
YLT‘Say, I pray thee, to the rebellious house, Have ye not known what these are? Say, Lo, come hath the king of Babylon to Jerusalem, And he taketh its king, and its princes, And bringeth them to himself to Babylon.
DARBYSay 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.
BBESay now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon;
WebsterSay now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon hath come to Jerusalem, and hath taken its king, and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon;

What does Ezekiel 17:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Know ye not--He upbraided them with moral, leading to intellectual, stupidity. hath taken the king--Jeconiah or Jehoiachin (2Ki 24:11, 12-16).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Know ye not what these things mean? - They are explained in this and the following verses.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 17:11-21

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…

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Ezekiel 17:12 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.

אֱמָר\־'e.mor-sayH559
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֔רִיha.Me.ri<the> rebellionH4805
הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'¿ notH3808
יְדַעְתֶּ֖םye.da'.Temdo you knowH3045
מָה\־mah-what?H4100
אֵ֑לֶּה'E.leh[are] these [things]H428
אֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorsayH559
הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-there!H2009
בָ֨אva'he wentH935
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֤לba.VelBabylonH894
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מַלְכָּהּ֙mal.Kahking itsH4428
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שָׂרֶ֔יהָsa.Rei.haprinces itsH8269
וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'and he broughtH935
אוֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himselfH413
בָּבֶֽלָה\׃ba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 17:12

  • Ezekiel 24:19

    And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

  • Ezekiel 1:2

    In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,

  • 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:

  • Ezekiel 12:9-11

    Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.

  • Matthew 15:16-17

    And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

  • 2 Kings 24:10-16

    At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said. …

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Matthew 13:51

    Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

  • Mark 4:13

    And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

  • Acts 8:30

    And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

  • Joshua 4:6

    That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to the.
2:5,8; 3:9; 12:9; Isa 1:2
Know.
24:19; Ex 12:26; De 6:20; Jos 4:6,21; Mt 13:51; 15:16,17; 16:11
Mr 4:13; Lu 9:45; Ac 8:30
Behold.
3; 1:2; 2Ki 24:10-16; 2Ch 36:9,10; Jer 22:24-28
and led.
Isa 39:7; Jer 52:31-34

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Context

  • Ezekiel 17:11

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

  • Ezekiel 17:12

    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;

  • Ezekiel 17:13

    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:

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Ezekiel 17:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Di ahora á la casa rebelde: ¿No habéis entendido qué significan estas cosas? Diles: He aquí que el rey de Babilonia vino á Jerusalem, y tomó tu rey y sus príncipes, y llevólos consigo á Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Dis à la maison rebelle: Ne savez-vous pas ce que signifient ces choses? Dis: Voici, le roi de Babylone est venu à Jérusalem, et il a pris son roi et ses princes, et les a emmenés avec lui à Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sprich doch zu dem widerspenstigen Hause: Wisset ihr nicht, was das ist? Sprich: Siehe, der König von Babel ist nach Jerusalem gekommen, und hat seinen König und seine Fürsten weggenommen und hat sie zu sich nach Babel geführt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dic ad domum exasperantem: Nescitis quid ista significent? Dic: Ecce venit rex Babylonis in Jerusalem, et assumet regem et principes ejus, et adducet eos ad semetipsum in Babylonem.