Ezekiel 17:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.’””
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“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.’””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Jehovah, 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, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And known have all trees of the field That I, Jehovah, have made low the high tree, I have set on high the low tree, I have dried up the moist tree, And I have caused the dry tree to flourish, I, Jehovah, have spoken, and have done <FI> it<Fi> !'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 17:24 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 2:7The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- Job 5:11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
- Job 40:12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
- Psalms 75:6For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
- Psalms 89:38Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
- Psalms 89:45You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
- Psalms 96:11Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
- Isaiah 2:13against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
- Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Isaiah 26:5For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
- Isaiah 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Ezekiel 12:25because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Ezekiel 21:26This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.
- Ezekiel 22:14Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.
- Ezekiel 24:14I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Ezekiel 36:36Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.
- Ezekiel 37:14I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”
- Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- Luke 1:33and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
- Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
- Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- 1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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