Ezekiel 17:1

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, propose a figure and compose an enigma unto the house of Israel

3 and say: Thus hath the Lord GOD said, A great eagle with great wings and long members, full of feathers of diverse colours, came unto Lebanon and took the highest branch of the cedar:

4 he cropped off the principal shoot and carried it into a land of markets; he set it in the city of the merchants.

5 He also took of the seed of the land and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters and set it as a willow tree.