Ezekiel 31:17

“They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.”

"They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen." - Ezekiel 31:17
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What does Ezekiel 31:17 mean?

In Ezekiel 31:17, the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads: "They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen." This verse is part of a larger passage in…

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Under the Shadow of the Great Tree

Ezekiel 31:17 (KJV) states, "They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen." This verse, nestled within the powerful imagery of Ezekiel’s prophecies, provides…

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A Prayer for Divine Strength and Deliverance

O Sovereign Lord, King of Heaven and Earth, we come before You with humble hearts, acknowledging Your sovereign authority over all creation. As we reflect on the powerful words of Ezekiel 31:17, we are reminded of the consequences of pride and rebellion, and the ultimate fate…

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Ezekiel 31:17 - "They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen."
Ezekiel 3:17
Ezekiel 44:31 - "The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast."
Proverbs 31:17 - "She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms."
Ezekiel 31:7 - "Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters."
Ezekiel 23:31 - "Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand."
Job 31:17 - "Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;"
Ezekiel 34:31 - "And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD."
Genesis 31:17 - "¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;"
Ezekiel 17:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 12:17 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Ezekiel 22:17 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 31:1 - "And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 31:2 - "Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?"
Ezekiel 31:13 - "Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:"
Ezekiel 31:3 - "¶ Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs."
Ezekiel 27:31 - "And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing."
Jeremiah 31:17 - "And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border."
Ezekiel 40:31 - "And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps."
Ezekiel 31:9 - "I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him."
Ezekiel 17:11 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
2 Chronicles 31:17 - "Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;"
Ezekiel 1:17 - "When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went."
Ezekiel 48:31 - "And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi."
Ezekiel 4:17 - "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity."
Ezekiel 17:2 - "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;"
Ezekiel 7:17 - "All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water."
1 Samuel 17:31 - "And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him."
Ezekiel 17:17 - "Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:"