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Ezekiel 17:1-7

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Two Eagles and a Vine

1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.
3 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,
4 he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.
5 “ ‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,
6 and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.
7 “ ‘But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.
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Ezekiel 17:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 17

Under the simile of two eagles and a vine are represented the kings of Babylon and Egypt, and the condition of the Jews, who are threatened with ruin for their perfidy; and yet a promise is made of the raising up of the house of Judah, and family of David, in the Messiah. The prophet is bid to deliver a riddle or parable to the house of Israel, Eze 17:1,2. The riddle or parable is concerning two eagles and a vine, which is delivered, Eze 17:3-10; and the explanation of it is in Eze 17:11-15; and then the destruction of the Jews is threatened for their treachery to the king of Babylon, Eze 17:16-21; and the chapter is closed with a promise of the Messiah, and the prosperity of his kingdom, Eze 17:22-24.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

  • 1. S Judges 14:12; S Ezekiel 20:49
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 28:49; Jeremiah 49:22; Daniel 7:4; Hosea 8:1
  • 3. S Jeremiah 22:23
  • 4. S Isaiah 10:33
  • 5. Deuteronomy 8:7-9; Psalms 1:3; Isaiah 44:4; Ezekiel 31:5
  • 6. S Isaiah 18:5
  • 7. S Job 5:3
  • 8. Ezekiel 31:4
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