What Does Ezekiel 17:21 Mean?

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“And all his fugitives”

a refugee

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“with all his bands”

(only plural) wings of an army, or crowds of troops

“by the sword”

drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

“shall fall”

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

“and they that remain”

properly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“toward all winds”

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the

“shall be scattered”

to break apart, disperse, etc

“and ye shall know”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

i

“that I the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“have spoken”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue