The Meaning of Ezekiel 17:8 Explained

Ezekiel 17:8

KJV: It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

YLT: On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine.

Darby: It was planted in a good field by many waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a noble vine.

ASV: It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

It was planted  in a good  soil  by great  waters,  that it might bring forth  branches,  and that it might bear  fruit,  that it might be a goodly  vine. 

What does Ezekiel 17:8 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 17:8 mean?

In soil good by waters many it was planted to bring forth branches and bear fruit [And] become a vine of glory -
אֶל־ שָׂ֥דֶה טּ֛וֹב אֶל־ מַ֥יִם רַבִּ֖ים הִ֣יא שְׁתוּלָ֑ה לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת עָנָף֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את פֶּ֔רִי לִהְי֖וֹת לְגֶ֥פֶן אַדָּֽרֶת ס

שָׂ֥דֶה  soil 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
טּ֛וֹב  good 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
מַ֥יִם  waters 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
רַבִּ֖ים  many 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
שְׁתוּלָ֑ה  was  planted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, feminine singular
Root: שָׁתַל  
Sense: (Qal) to plant, transplant.
לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת  to  bring  forth 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
עָנָף֙  branches 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָנָף  
Sense: bough, branch.
וְלָשֵׂ֣את  and  bear 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
פֶּ֔רִי  fruit 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פְּרִי  
Sense: fruit.
לִהְי֖וֹת  [And]  become 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְגֶ֥פֶן  a  vine 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common singular construct
Root: גֶּפֶן  
Sense: vine, vine tree.
אַדָּֽרֶת  of  glory 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַדֶּרֶת  
Sense: glory, cloak.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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