Ezekiel 17:1

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 O mortal, propound a riddle, and speak an allegory to the house of Israel.

3 Say: Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle, with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to the Lebanon. He took the top of the cedar,

4 broke off its topmost shoot; he carried it to a land of trade, set it in a city of merchants.

5 Then he took a seed from the land, placed it in fertile soil; a plant by abundant waters, he set it like a willow twig.