Yechezkel 17:11

11 Moreover the Devar Hashem came unto me, saying,

Yechezkel 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.

Yechezkel 17:11 In-Context

9 Say thou, Thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Shall it thrive? Shall he not pull up the shorashim (roots) thereof, and cut off the p’ri (fruit) thereof, that it wither? All of its tzemach (sprouted) leaves shall wither, even without great power or many peoples to pluck it up by the shorashim (roots) thereof.

10 Indeed, hinei, being transplanted, shall it thrive? Shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? It shall wither in the furrows where it tzemach (sprouted).

11 Moreover the Devar Hashem came unto me, saying,

12 Say now to bais hameri (the rebellious house), Know ye not what these things mean? Tell them: Hinei, Melech Bavel is come to Yerushalayim, and hath taken HaMelech thereof, and the sarim thereof, and led them with him to Bavel;

13 And hath taken of the royal zera, and cut a Brit with him, and hath taken an oath of him; he hath also taken away the mighty of ha’aretz;