Eze 17 | TSK | STEP | Under the parable of two eagles and a vine, is shewn God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt. God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel.

Ezekiel 17

1 Under the parable of two eagles and a vine,

11 is shewn God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt.

22 God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel.

20:49; Jud 9:8-15; 14:12-19; 2Sa 12:1-4; Ho 12:10; Mt 13:13,14,35

Mr 4:33,34; 1Co 13:12

A great.Nebuchadnezzar, so called from his towering ambition and rapaciousness.

7,12-21; De 28:49; Jer 4:13; 48:40; 49:16; La 4:19; Ho 8:1; Mt 24:28

great wings.Extensive empire, both in length and breadth.

Da 2:38; 4:22; 7:4

full.Numerous subjects, of various nations, and of different languages and manners.

divers colours. Heb. embroidering. came.Came against Judah and Jerusalem.

12; 2Ki 24:10-16; 2Ch 36:9,10; Jer 22:23-28; 24:1

the highest.Jeconiah, whom he took captive to Babylon.

the cedar.The royal and ancient family of David.

the top.The princes of Judah.

into.

Isa 43:14; 47:15; Jer 51:13; Re 18:3,11-19

a land. Chaldea. a city.Babylon, which by means of the Euphrates and Tigris, had communications with the richest and most distant nations.

the seed.Zedekiah, brother to Jeconiah.

13; 2Ki 24:17; Jer 37:1

planted it in a fruitful field. Heb. put it in a field ofseed. Made him king of Judea.

De 8:7-9

he placed.Made him dependent on Babylon, the city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity.

19:11,12; Isa 15:7; 44:4

it grew.

14; Pr 16:18,19

whose.The Jewish state had then no height of dominion; and Zedekiah was wholly dependent on Nebuchadnezzar.

another.Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, king of Egypt.

15; 2Ki 24:20; 2Ch 26:13; Jer 37:5-7

did bend.Looked to him for support, in his intended rebellion.

soil. Heb. field.

5,6

and that.Though he was dependent on Babylon, yet he was in such a situation as would have enabled him to reign in credit, and be useful to his people.

Shall it.Shall he succeed in casting off the yoke of the king of Babylon, to whom he had sworn fealty?

10,15-17; Nu 14:41; 2Ch 13:12; 20:20; Isa 8:9,10; 30:1-7; 31:1-3

Jer 32:5

shall he.He shall come and dethrone him, and carry him captive.

2Ki 25:4-7; Jer 21:4-7; 24:8-10; 29:4-7; 52:7-11

the fruit.The children of Zedekiah.

even.

Jer 37:10

shall it.

19:12-14; Ho 12:1; 13:15; Mt 21:19; Mr 11:20; Joh 15:6; Jude 1:12

to the.

2:5,8; 3:9; 12:9; Isa 1:2

Know.

24:19; Ex 12:26; De 6:20; Jos 4:6,21; Mt 13:51; 15:16,17; 16:11

Mr 4:13; Lu 9:45; Ac 8:30

Behold.

3; 1:2; 2Ki 24:10-16; 2Ch 36:9,10; Jer 22:24-28

and led.

Isa 39:7; Jer 52:31-34

hath taken.

5; 2Ki 24:17; Jer 37:1

taken an oath of him. Heb. brought him to an oath.

2Ch 36:13; Jer 5:2

he hath also.

2Ki 24:15,16; Jer 24:1; 29:2

the kingdom.

6; 29:14; De 28:43; 1Sa 2:7,30; Ne 9:36,37; La 5:10; Mt 22:17-21

base.Or, low; a tributary kingdom, dependent on the king of Babylon.

but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. Heb. tokeep his covenant, to stand to it.

Jer 27:12-17; 38:17

he rebelled.

7; 2Ki 24:20; 2Ch 36:13; Jer 52:3

in.

De 17:16; Isa 30:1-4; 31:1-3; 36:6-9; Jer 37:5-7

Shall he prosper.

9; De 29:12-15; Jer 22:29,30

shall he escape.

18; 21:25; Pr 19:5; Jer 32:4; 34:3; 38:18,23; Mt 23:33; Heb 2:3

or shall.

Ps 55:23

whose oath.

18,19; 16:59; Ex 20:7; Nu 30:2; Jos 9:20; 2Sa 21:2; Ps 15:4

Ex 8:2; Ho 10:4; Zec 5:3,4; Mal 3:5; Ro 1:31; 1Ti 1:10; 2Ti 3:3

even.

10; 12:13; Jer 32:4,5; 34:3-5; 39:7; 52:11

shall.

29:6,7; Isa 36:6; Jer 37:7; La 4:17

by.

4:2; Jer 33:5; 52:4

Seeing.Though Zedekiah's oath had been given to a heathen, a conqueror, and a tyrant, yet God considered the violation of it a most aggravated sin against Him, and determined to punish him for it.

lo, he.

1Ch 29:24; 2Ch 30:8; *margins

La 5:6

he shall.

surely.

21:23-27; De 5:11; Jer 5:2,9; 7:9-15

I will spread.

12:13; 32:3; Jos 10:16-18; 2Sa 18:9; 2Ch 33:11; Job 10:16; Ec 9:12

Jer 39:5-7; La 1:13; 4:20; Ho 7:12; Lu 21:35

plead.

20:35,36; 38:22; Jer 2:9,35; 50:44; Ho 2:2; Mic 6:2

all his fugitives.