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Verse Ezekiel 17:9. _SHALL IT PROSPER?_] Shall Zedekiah succeed in
casting off the yoke of the king of Babylon, to whom he had _sworn_
fealty?
_SHALL HE NOT PULL UP THE ROOTS_] Nebuchadnezzar will co...
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HER SPRING - Rather, her growth.
EVEN WITHOUT ... - Translate; and not with great power or with much
people is it to be raised up from its roots again....
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Ezekiel 17:1. The great eagle mentioned first is Nebuchadnezzar. (See
Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22). He came to Lebanon and took the
highest branch of the cedar, the symbol of the house of David, wh...
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EZEKIEL 17. THE PERFIDIOUS KING. Jerusalem, as we have seen, is to be
punished for her guilty past and her perfidious people (Ezekiel
17:16), but no less for her guilty present and her perfidious king...
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SHALL IT PROSPER? &c. This is Jehovah's sentence on the perfidy of
Zedekiah in breaking his oath to Nebuchadnezzar. Compare Ezekiel 17:13
and the Structure (S1, S2, S3). Those who interpret this enigm...
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The riddle of the great eagle
(1) Ezekiel 17:1 introduction. The great, broadwinged, speckled eagle
came to Lebanon, and broke off the top of the cedar, carrying it to
the merchant-land, Babylon the...
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Threat of punishment because of his treachery. The vine shall be
pulled up and utterly withered Zedekiah's monarchy shall be taken away
before the king of Babylon.
_shall he not pull up_ The subject...
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IT SHALL WITHER, &C.— _It shall altogether wither; nor shall the
mighty arm or great company cause it not to be plucked up by the
roots._ It is very plain from the 17th verse, that by the _mighty
arm,...
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IV. THE KING: A LOWLY VINE 17:1-21
In chapter 17 Ezekiel turns his attention to King Zedekiah back in
Jerusalem. This vassal king had committed an act of treachery against
Nebuchadnezzar by breaking h...
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Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not
pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it
wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even witho...
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ZEDEKIAH'S PERFIDY AND ITS PUNISHMENT
Zedekiah had been placed on the throne of Judah as a vassal of
Babylon, but was led by his nobles to intrigue with Egypt and to throw
off the Babylonian yoke. The...
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EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’
THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 17
* This chapter contains a puzzle and its meaning. Two po...
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OF HER SPRING. — Our translators probably intended by this word, as
they evidently did in Psalms 65:10, “her springing forth,” her
growth; but it would be’ better now to substitute the word _growth,_...
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אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִ֖ה
תִּצְלָ֑ח...
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THE END OF THE MONARCHY
Ezekiel 12:1; Ezekiel 17:1; Ezekiel 19:1
IN spite of the interest excited by Ezekiel's prophetic appearances,
the exiles still received his prediction of the fall of Jerusalem...
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Commanded by Jehovah, the prophet then put forth a riddle. A great
eagle came on Lebanon, and took off the top of the cedar, planting the
young twigs in a land of traffic, a city of merchants. Moreove...
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Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall (h) he not
pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither? it shall
wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great...
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_Prosper. Will God countenance perfidy? (Calmet) --- "Faith must be
kept even with enemies." (St. Jerome) --- Arm. The conquest did not
cost the Chaldeans much. Sedecias fled by night, but was soon ta...
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Perhaps this great eagle represents Nebuchadnezzar, who carried
Jeconiah, when quite a youth, and, like a tender twig, unable to
resist any bird of prey, into Babylon. 2 Kings 24:8. The land of
traffi...
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Here God announces that this vine could not flourish any longer and
bring forth fruit; for it had been planted to flourish under the
shadow of an eagle, and it had removed itself away. Nothing therefo...
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Chapter 17 present the judgment of Zedekiah for despising the oath
that Nebuchadnezzar made him take in the name of Jehovah. Israel not
having been able to stand in integrity before God, Jehovah had
c...
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SAY THOU, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD,.... Tell Zedekiah and his people,
in the name of the Lord, what will be the issue of his ingratitude and
treachery to the king of Babylon, and his vain confidence in...
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Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull
up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither?
it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even withou...
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_Say_ Tell them what shall be the issue of all this, and tell it to
them in my name. _Shall it prosper?_ Can it be that such breach of
faith and such ingratitude should prosper? No, it cannot be: God...
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THE RIDDLE ITSELF...
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Say thou, namely, Ezekiel, in rebuking this spirit, THUS SAITH THE
LORD GOD, SHALL IT PROSPER? SHALL HE, the great eagle, Nebuchadnezzar,
NOT PULL UP THE ROOTS THEREOF AND CUT OFF THE FRUIT THEREOF TH...
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1-10 Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey,
but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs.
Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changin...
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SAY THOU; tell them what will be the issue of all this, and tell it to
them in my name. SHALL IT PROSPER? this vine, shall Zedekiah aud his
people thrive by this? it is a question that must be resolve...
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“You must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Will it prosper? Will
he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit that it may wither,
that all its fresh springing leaves may wither, even without great...
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CONTENTS: Parable of the great eagle. Rebellion of Zedekiah and its
results.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Zedekiah, Pharaoh.
CONCLUSION: He who breaks covenant with God, and tramples the
directions of...
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Ezekiel 17:2. _Put forth a riddle._ A parable, or ingenious allegory,
that the acumen of the composition may attract attention from the
rulers of Judah. This parable is likewise ingeniously explained...
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_Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of
Israel._
PROPHECY IN PARABLE
The word “riddle” may in this connection mean parable, picture,
symbol; whatever will excite and in...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 17:1 If ch. Ezekiel 16:1 can be said to
express a theological point of view, ch. Ezekiel 17:1
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THE HUMILIATION AND EXALTATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID (Chap 17)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The word of prophecy in this chapter is introduced
in the way of a riddle and a parable (Ezekiel 17:2). The parable
its...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 17:2
PUT FORTH A RIDDLE, etc. Again there is an interval of silence, till
another theme is suggested to the prophet's mind and worked out
elaborately. This he describes as a "riddl...
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CHAPTER 17.
THE PARABLE OF THE TWO GREAT EAGLES, AND THE CROPPING OF THE CEDAR OF
LEBANON.
Ezekiel 17:1. _And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,_
Ezekiel 17:2. _Son of man, put forth a riddle,...
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Now in chapter 17 he speaks a parable of a great eagle. And this is
where some of these harebrained people begin to spiritualize and try
to read the United States into prophecy. Because there is an ea...
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2 Chronicles 13:12; 2 Chronicles 20:20; 2 Kings 25:4; Ezekiel 17:10;...
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Say — Tell them what will be the issue of all this, and tell it to
them in my name. It prosper — Shall Zedekiah and his people thrive
by this? Pull up — Utterly overthrow this kingdom. Cut Off — Put
t...