Ezekiel 17 · Verse 23

Ezekiel 17:23

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.
Ezekiel 17:23, King James Version

Ezekiel 17:23 in other translations

BSBI will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
WEBI will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a good cedar. Birds of every kind will dwell in the shade of its branches.
ASVin 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 birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
YLTIn a mountain--the high place of Israel, I plant it, And it hath borne boughs, and yielded fruit, And become a goodly cedar, And dwelt under it have all birds of every wing, In the shade of its thin shoots they dwell.
DARBYupon the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth branches, and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
BBEIt will be planted on the high mountain of Israel: it will put out branches and have fruit and be a fair cedar: under it all birds of every sort will make their living-place, resting in the shade of its branches.
WebsterIn the mountain of the hight 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 shade of its branches shall they dwell.

What does Ezekiel 17:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. 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.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 In 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 in him alone for salvation, and be saved in their trusting.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 17:22-24

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…

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Ezekiel 17:23 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.

בְּהַ֨רbe.Haron [the] mountain ofH2022
מְר֤וֹםme.Rom[the] height ofH4791
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ'esh.to.Le.nuI will plant itH8362
וְנָשָׂ֤אve.na.Sa'and it will bearH5375
עָנָף֙'a.Nafbranch[es]H6057
וְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahand it will produceH6213
פֶ֔רִיFe.rifruitH6529
וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961
לְאֶ֣רֶזle.'E.rez<into> a cedarH730
אַדִּ֑יר'a.DirmajesticH117
וְשָׁכְנ֣וּve.sha.khe.Nuand they will dwellH7931
תַחְתָּ֗יוtach.Tavunder itH8478
כֹּ֚לkoleveryH3605
צִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorbirdH6833
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
כָּנָ֔ףka.NafwingH3671
בְּצֵ֥לbe.Tzelin [the] shadow ofH6738
דָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יוda.li.yo.Tavbranches itsH1808
תִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה\׃tish.Ko.nahthey will dwellH7931

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 17:23

  • Matthew 13:32

    Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

  • Ezekiel 31:6

    All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

  • Isaiah 2:2

    And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

  • Hosea 14:7

    They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

  • John 15:5-8

    I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 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. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

  • Isaiah 27:6

    He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

  • Psalms 92:12-13

    The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

  • Daniel 4:10-14

    Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; …

  • John 12:24

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

  • Psalms 22:27-30

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

  • Daniel 4:21-23

    Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

  • Galatians 3:28

    There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and it.
Ps 92:12,13; Isa 27:6; Joh 12:24; 15:5-8
under.
31:6; Ge 49:10; Ps 22:27-30; 72:8-11; Isa 2:2; 11:6-10; 49:18
Isa 60:4-12; Da 4:10-14,21-23; Ho 14:7; Mt 13:32,47,48
Lu 14:21-23; Ac 10:11,12; Ga 3:28; Col 3:11; Re 11:15

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Context

  • Ezekiel 17:22

    Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:

  • Ezekiel 17:23

    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.

  • Ezekiel 17:24

    And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

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Ezekiel 17:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En el monte alto de Israel lo plantaré, y alzará ramos, y llevará fruto, y haráse magnífico cedro; y habitarán debajo de él todas las aves, toda cosa que vuela habitará á la sombra de sus ramos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je le planterai sur la haute montagne d’Israël; et il portera des branches et produira du fruit, et il sera un cèdre magnifique; et tout oiseau de toute aile demeurera sous lui; ils habiteront à l’ombre de ses branches.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auf den hohen Berg Israels werde ich ihn pflanzen; und er wird Zweige treiben und Frucht tragen und zu einer herrlichen Ceder werden; und unter ihr werden alle Vögel wohnen, alles Geflügelte: Im Schatten ihrer Zweige werden sie wohnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In monte sublimi Israël plantabo illud, et erumpet in germen, et faciet fructum, et erit in cedrum magnam: et habitabunt sub ea omnes volucres, et universum volatile sub umbra frondium ejus nidificabit: