Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:23
23I 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will plant it | אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ | ’eš·to·len·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H8362 transplant |
| on the mountain | בְּהַ֨ר | bə·har | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| heights | מְר֤וֹם | mə·rō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4791 height |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| so that it will bear | וְנָשָׂ֤א | wə·nā·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| branches | עָנָף֙ | ‘ā·nāp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H6057 branch(es), bough(s) |
| it will yield | וְעָ֣שָׂה | wə·‘ā·śāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| fruit | פֶ֔רִי | p̄e·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H6529 fruit |
| and become | וְהָיָ֖ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a majestic | אַדִּ֑יר | ’ad·dîr | Adjective - masculine singular | H117 majestic |
| cedar | לְאֶ֣רֶז | lə·’e·rez | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H730 cedar |
| Birds | צִפּ֣וֹר | ṣip·pō·wr | Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| of every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| kind | כָּנָ֔ף | kā·nāp̄ | Noun - feminine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
| will nest | וְשָׁכְנ֣וּ | wə·šā·ḵə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| under it | תַחְתָּ֗יו | ṯaḥ·tāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H8478 the under part |
| taking shelter | תִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה׃ | tiš·kōn·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| in the shade | בְּצֵ֥ל | bə·ṣêl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6738 shadow |
| of its branches | דָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יו | dā·lî·yō·w·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1808 dangling, bough |
Cross-references
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Matthew 13:32 · Ezekiel 31:6 · Isaiah 2:2 · Hosea 14:7 · John 15:5–8 · Isaiah 27:6 · Daniel 4:21–23 · Daniel 4:10–14 · Psalm 92:12–13 · Psalm 22:27–30 · John 12:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.