Ezekiel 17:1

Parable of the Eagles

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 17:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 17:1

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] After the prophet had been sent to charge the Jews with breaking the covenant with God, he is sent to rebuke and threaten them for breaking covenant with men, even with the king of Babylon; by whom they were in part carried into captivity, and another part remained in the land, as will be hereafter seen.

Ezekiel 17:1 In-Context

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

2 "Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.

3 You are to say: This is what the Lord God says: A great eagle with great wings, long pinions, and full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.

4 He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders.

5 Then he took some of the land's seed and put it in a fertile field; he set it [like] a willow, a plant by abundant waters.