Ezekiel 17:21

21 And all his best warriors will be killed in battle, and those who survive will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.

Ezekiel 17:21 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 17:21

And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the
sword
So those of his army that fled, and attempted to make their escape, when the city of Jerusalem was taken, as many as fell into the Chaldean army, which was round about the city, at least a great number of them, fell by the sword of the Chaldeans, ( Jeremiah 52:7 Jeremiah 52:8 ) ; and they that remain shall be scattered towards all winds;
and so it was, that such that escaped the sword were either carried captive into Babylon, or fled some one way, and some another, even into all parts, east, west, north, and south: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken [it];
the Targum adds, by my word, and will do it; who is the Lord God omniscient and omnipotent, just and righteous; faithful and true, as to his word of promise, so of threatening.

Ezekiel 17:21 In-Context

19 “So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will punish him for breaking my covenant and disregarding the solemn oath he made in my name.

20 I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and put him on trial for this treason against me.

21 And all his best warriors will be killed in battle, and those who survive will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.

22 “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take a branch from the top of a tall cedar, and I will plant it on the top of Israel’s highest mountain.

23 It will become a majestic cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter in the shade of its branches.

Footnotes

• [a]. As in many Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text reads his fleeing warriors. The meaning is uncertain.