Ezekiel 17 · Verse 24

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.
Ezekiel 17:24, King James Version

Ezekiel 17:24 in other translations

BSBThen all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
WEBAll the trees of the field will 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 flourish. “‘I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it.’”
ASVAnd all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, 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, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.
YLTAnd known have all trees of the field That I, Jehovah, have made low the high tree, I have set on high the low tree, I have dried up the moist tree, And I have caused the dry tree to flourish, I, Jehovah, have spoken, and have done it!'
DARBYAnd all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do it.
BBEAnd it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 17:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. I ... brought down the high--the very attribute given to God by the virgin mother of Him, under whom this was to be accomplished. high ... low tree--that is, princes elevated ... depressed. All the empires of the world, represented by Babylon, once flourishing ("green"), shall be brought low before the once depressed ("dry"), but then exalted, kingdom of Messiah and His people, the head of whom shall be Israel (Da 2:44).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 All the trees of the field shall know - All the people of Israel and of Chaldea. I the Lord have brought down the high tree - Have dethroned Jehoiachin. Have exalted the low tree - Put Zedekiah, brother of Jehoiachin, in his place. Have dried up the green tree - Zedekiah, who had numerous children, but who were all slain before his eyes at Riblah. And have made the dry tree to flourish - Have raised up a rod out of the stem of Jesse, the family of David being then apparently dried up and extinct. This was the promised Messiah, of the increase and government of whose kingdom and peace there shall be no end; upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order and establish it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth, even for ever. The Zeal of The Lord of Hosts Will Perform This. The high and green tree, says Newcome, refers to Nebuchadnezzar; the low and the dry tree, to the Jews.

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 17:24 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.

וְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzei[the] trees ofH6086
הַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
הִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי\׀hish.Pal.tiI bring lowH8213
עֵ֣ץ'etza treeH6086
גָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.hatallH1364
הִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙hig.Bah.tiI raise upH1361
עֵ֣ץ'etza treeH6086
שָׁפָ֔לsha.FallowH8217
הוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ho.Vash.tiI make dryH3001
עֵ֣ץ'etza treeH6086
לָ֔חLachmoistH3892
וְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּיve.hif.Rach.tiand I make sproutH6524
עֵ֣ץ'etza treeH6086
יָבֵ֑שׁya.VeshdryH3002
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
דִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696
וְעָשִֽׂיתִי\׃\ \פve.'a.Si.tiand I will actH6213

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Cross references for Ezekiel 17:24

  • Amos 9:11

    In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

  • 1 Corinthians 1:27-28

    But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

  • Ezekiel 24:14

    I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.

  • Luke 1:52-53

    He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  • Isaiah 26:5

    For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

  • Ezekiel 21:26

    Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

  • Psalms 75:6-7

    For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

  • 1 Samuel 2:7-8

    The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

  • Ezekiel 22:14

    Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

  • Isaiah 55:12-13

    For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  • Ezekiel 12:25

    For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.

  • Job 40:12

    Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all the trees.
Ps 96:11,12; Isa 55:12,13
have brought.
1Sa 2:7,8; Job 5:11; 40:12; Ps 75:6,7; 89:38,45; Isa 2:13,14; 9:6,7
Isa 11:1-9; 26:5; Am 9:11; Lu 1:33,52,53; 1Co 1:27,28
I the Lord have spoken.
12:25; 22:14; 24:14; Mt 24:35; Lu 21:33

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Context

  • 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 17:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sabrán todos los árboles del campo que yo Jehová abatí el árbol sublime, levanté el árbol bajo, hice secar el árbol verde, é hice reverdecer el árbol seco. Yo Jehová hablé é hice.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tous les arbres des champs sauront que moi, l’ Éternel, j’abaisse l’arbre élevé et j’élève l’arbre abaissé, je fais sécher l’arbre vert et je fais fleurir l’arbre sec. Moi, l’ Éternel, je l’ai dit, et je le ferai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und alle Bäume des Feldes werden erkennen, daß ich, Jehova, den hohen Baum erniedrigt, den niedrigen Baum erhöht habe, den grünen Baum verdorren und den dürren Baum grünen ließ. Ich, Jehova, habe geredet und werde es tun.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et scient omnia ligna regionis quia ego Dominus humiliavi lignum sublime, et exaltavi lignum humile; et siccavi lignum viride, et frondere feci lignum aridum. Ego Dominus locutus sum, et feci.