Ezekiel 17:7
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.”
נֶשֶׁר
Eagle, vulture. Nesher. They will soar on wings like eagles. The eagle mounts up by riding the thermal currents. Waiting on God positions you for effortless soaring.
כָּנָף
wings
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כָּנָף
Wing, extremity. Kanaph. Under His wings you will find refuge. Like a mother bird covers her chicks God covers His people with His own life.
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מַטָּע
planting/ its
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מַטָּע
something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting
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שָׁלַח
it sent out
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שָׁלַח
To send. Shalach. God sent His Son. He still sends people today. You are sent. Every believer is a sent one carrying His authority.
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גָּדוֹל
great
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גָּדוֹל
Great, large, elder. Gadol. God is gadol and greatly to be praised. His greatness is beyond all measure and beyond all comparison.
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שֶׁרֶשׁ
roots/ its
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שֶׁרֶשׁ
Root, bottom, foundation. Shoresh. He grew up like a root out of dry ground. God grows His greatest works in the hardest soil.
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עַל
on/ it
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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נוֹצָה
plumage
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נוֹצָה
a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage
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כָּפַן
it bent
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כָּפַן
to bend
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