Ezekiel 17:24
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And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
In other translations
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
Hebrew words
וְיָדְעוּveyade'uand they will knowH3045כָּל־kol-allH3605עֲצֵי'atzei[the] trees ofH6086הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704כִּיkithatH3588אֲנִי'aniIH589יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הִשְׁפַּלְתִּי׀hishpaltiI bring lowH8213עֵץ'etza treeH6086גָּבֹהַgavohatallH1364הִגְבַּהְתִּיhigbahtiI raise upH1361עֵץ'etza treeH6086שָׁפָלshafallowH8217הוֹבַשְׁתִּיhovashtiI make dryH3001עֵץ'etza treeH6086לָחlachmoistH3892וְהִפְרַחְתִּיvehifrachtiand I make sproutH6524עֵץ'etza treeH6086יָבֵשׁyaveshdryH3002אֲנִי'aniIH589יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068דִּבַּרְתִּיdibartiI have spokenH1696וְעָשִׂיתִי׃ פve'asitiand I will actH6213
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