The Church Fathers on this verse

Ezekiel 17:21Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword: and the residue shall be scattered into every wind: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken.

Douay-Rheims

וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־מברחו מִבְרָחָ֤יו בְּכָל־אֲגַפָּיו֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים לְכָל־ר֣וּחַ יִפָּרֵ֑שׂוּ וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

Yet, as if I were diverting a river, I will employ the Chaldean forces to capture him and transport him to Babylon. I will overpower his selected warriors, those who display great valor in battle, and those who manage to evade death in combat; I will consign them to bondage. You will come to realize through firsthand experience that my declarations are true. He granted insight into these matters, stating, “And I will reveal that I am the Lord who spoke.”

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