Discovery BoxEzekiel 17:9 
Context17:9 “‘Say to them: This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘Will it prosper?
Will he not rip out its roots
and cause its fruit to rot 1 and wither?
All its foliage 2 will wither.
No strong arm or large army
will be needed to pull it out by its roots. 3
Ezekiel 36:11
Context36:11 I will increase the number of people and animals on you; they will increase and be fruitful. 4 I will cause you to be inhabited as in ancient times, and will do more good for you than at the beginning of your history. 5 Then you will know that I am the Lord.
1 tn The Hebrew root occurs only here in the OT and appears to have the meaning of “strip off.” In application to fruit the meaning may be “cause to rot.”
2 tn Heb “all the טַרְפֵּי (tarpey) of branches.” The word טַרְפֵּי occurs only here in the Bible; its precise meaning is uncertain.
3 tn Or “there will be no strong arm or large army when it is pulled up by the roots.”
4 sn These verbs occur together in Gen 1:22, 28; 9:1.
5 tn Heb “your beginning.”
