The Meaning of Ezekiel 17:1 Explained

Ezekiel 17:1

KJV: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

YLT: And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

Darby: And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

ASV: And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the word  of the LORD  came unto me, saying, 

What does Ezekiel 17:1 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 17:1 mean?

And came the word of Yahweh to me saying
וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־ יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

וַיְהִ֥י  And  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
דְבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֵלַ֥י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

What are the major concepts related to Ezekiel 17:1?

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