Ezekiel 17:10Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.
The setting
Babylon, ~590 BC. Ezekiel continues the eagle parable. The east wind (sirocco) was a hot, dry desert wind that could wither plants in a single day. Modern-day Iraq.
The emotion here: urgency mixed with grief over stubbornness
The original word
qadim (קָדִים) — the scorching east wind from the desert, symbol of divine judgment
Why it matters
The sirocco wind can reach 120°F and carry so much dust it turns day to night - ancient farmers lived in terror of it
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 17:10
The question 'shall it prosper?' is rhetorical - everyone knew nothing survives the east wind
Common misconceptionThis sounds like general teaching about trials, but it's specifically about the inevitability of Babylon's judgment on Jerusalem - Ezekiel is saying 'stop hoping for rescue that won't come.'
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 17:10
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 17:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 17:10 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, futility. Notable phrases: shall it not utterly wither; east wind. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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