EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 19:10 For details, see the parable of the eagles and the vine in ch. Ezekiel 17:1. Whereas the lioness-and-cubs story fixed attention on the fate of individuals, the vine-and-stems story refers to the whole dynasty. Ezekiel 19:12, Ezekiel 19:14 singles out one particular strong stem, normally translated “staff.” Here it refers to a living branch. The reference is probably to Zedekiah, the last Davidic king. His attempts at power politics ended in disaster.

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