Ezekiel 17:11

11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 17:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 17:11

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] Here follows the explanation of the above riddle and parable, which the prophet from the Lord had orders to deliver.

Ezekiel 17:11 In-Context

9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.

10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.

11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

12 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

13 And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: