The Meaning of Ezekiel 17:6 Explained

Ezekiel 17:6

KJV: And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

YLT: And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature, To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it becometh a vine, and maketh boughs, And sendeth forth beauteous branches.

Darby: And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, so that its branches should turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; and it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

ASV: And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it grew,  and became a spreading  vine  of low  stature,  whose branches  turned  toward him, and the roots  thereof were under him: so it became a vine,  and brought forth  branches,  and shot  forth sprigs. 

What does Ezekiel 17:6 Mean?

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 17:6 mean?

And it grew and became a vine spreading of low stature turned Its branches toward him but its roots under it were so it became a vine and Brought forth branches and put forth shoots
וַיִּצְמַ֡ח וַיְהִי֩ לְגֶ֨פֶן סֹרַ֜חַת שִׁפְלַ֣ת קוֹמָ֗ה לִפְנ֤וֹת דָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו תַּחְתָּ֣יו יִֽהְי֑וּ וַתְּהִ֣י לְגֶ֔פֶן וַתַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדִּ֔ים וַתְּשַׁלַּ֖ח פֹּארֽוֹת

וַיִּצְמַ֡ח  And  it  grew 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָמַח  
Sense: to sprout, spring up, grow up.
וַיְהִי֩  and  became 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְגֶ֨פֶן  a  vine 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common singular
Root: גֶּפֶן  
Sense: vine, vine tree.
סֹרַ֜חַת  spreading 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: סָרוּחַ 
Sense: to go free, be unrestrained, be overrun, exceed, overhang, grow luxuriously.
שִׁפְלַ֣ת  of  low 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׁפָל  
Sense: low, humble.
קוֹמָ֗ה  stature 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: קֹומָה  
Sense: height.
לִפְנ֤וֹת  turned 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: פֹּונֶה 
Sense: to turn.
דָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙  Its  branches 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּלִית  
Sense: branch, bough.
אֵלָ֔יו  toward  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו  but  its  roots 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֹׁרֶשׁ  
Sense: root.
תַּחְתָּ֣יו  under  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
וַתְּהִ֣י  so  it  became 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְגֶ֔פֶן  a  vine 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common singular
Root: גֶּפֶן  
Sense: vine, vine tree.
וַתַּ֣עַשׂ  and  Brought  forth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בַּדִּ֔ים  branches 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
וַתְּשַׁלַּ֖ח  and  put  forth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
פֹּארֽוֹת  shoots 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: פֹּארָה 
Sense: bough, branch, shoot.

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