The Meaning of Ezekiel 17:24 Explained

Ezekiel 17:24

KJV: 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.

YLT: And 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!'

Darby: And 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.

ASV: And 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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]. 

What does Ezekiel 17:24 Mean?

Verse Meaning

At that time the other nations (trees) would know that the one who had done this was Israel"s God. He would cut down the high tree (Babylon?) and exalt the low tree (Israel). He would dry up the presently green tree (Egypt?) and make the presently dry tree (Israel) flourish. The one who promised this was Yahweh, and He would also perform it.
"Although some have understood it to have been fulfilled in the restoration of Judah under Zerubbabel, Ezra , and Nehemiah , the language goes beyond such limited scope (cf. Ezra 9:8-9) to a time yet future when Israel will have its perfect King, the Messiah, reigning on the earth in righteousness." [1]
"These concluding verses without question introduce a Messianic prophecy (cf. Isaiah 2:2-4; Micah 4:1-4)." [2]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 17

1  Under the parable of two eagles and a vine
11  is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt
22  God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 17:24 mean?

And shall know all the trees of the field that I Yahweh have brought down the tree high and have exalted low dried up green and made flourish The tree dry Yahweh have spoken and done [it] -
וְֽיָדְע֞וּ כָּל־ עֲצֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ הִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי ׀ עֵ֣ץ גָּבֹ֗הַ הִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙ שָׁפָ֔ל הוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ לָ֔ח וְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּי עֵ֣ץ יָבֵ֑שׁ יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי וְעָשִֽׂיתִי פ

וְֽיָדְע֞וּ  And  shall  know 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
עֲצֵ֣י  the  trees 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה  of  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
כִּ֣י  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יְהוָה֙  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הִשְׁפַּ֣לְתִּי ׀  have  brought  down 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁפֵל  
Sense: to be or become low, sink, be humbled, be abased.
עֵ֣ץ  the  tree 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
גָּבֹ֗הַ  high 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹהַּ  
Sense: high, exalted.
הִגְבַּ֙הְתִּי֙  and  have  exalted 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: גָּבַהּ  
Sense: to be high, be exalted.
שָׁפָ֔ל  low 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: שָׁפָל  
Sense: low, humble.
הוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙  dried  up 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָבֵשׁ  
Sense: to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered.
לָ֔ח  green 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: לַח  
Sense: moist, fresh, new.
וְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּי  and  made  flourish 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: פָּרַח 
Sense: to bud, sprout, shoot, bloom.
עֵ֣ץ  The  tree 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
יָבֵ֑שׁ  dry 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יָבֵשׁ  
Sense: dry.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי  have  spoken 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
וְעָשִֽׂיתִי  and  done  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation