The Meaning of Ezekiel 17:19 Explained

Ezekiel 17:19

KJV: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

YLT: Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live -- Mine oath that he hath despised, And My covenant that he hath broken, Have I not put it on his head?

Darby: Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, verily, mine oath which he hath despised, and my covenant which he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his head.

ASV: Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore thus saith  the Lord  GOD;  [As] I live,  surely mine oath  that he hath despised,  and my covenant  that he hath broken,  even it will I recompense  upon his own head. 

What does Ezekiel 17:19 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 17:19 mean?

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD live [As] I surely not My oath which he despised and My covenant he broke and I will recompense on his own head
לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־ אָמַ֨ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֮ חַי־ אָנִי֒ אִם־ לֹ֗א אָֽלָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּזָ֔ה וּבְרִיתִ֖י הֵפִ֑יר וּנְתַתִּ֖יו בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ

כֹּה־  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֨ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֣י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִה֮  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
חַי־  live 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
אָנִי֒  [As]  I 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
אִם־  surely 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
אָֽלָתִי֙  My  oath 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אָלָה  
Sense: oath.
בָּזָ֔ה  he  despised 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּזָה 
Sense: to despise, hold in contempt, disdain.
וּבְרִיתִ֖י  and  My  covenant 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בְּרִית  
Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
הֵפִ֑יר  he  broke 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פּוּר  
Sense: (Hiphil) to break, crush.
וּנְתַתִּ֖יו  and  I  will  recompense 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ  on  his  own  head 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.