Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Ezekiel 17:10
Yea, behold, [being] planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, (i) when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
(i) By this dry wind he means the Babylonians.
Yea, behold, [being] planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, (i) when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
(i) By this dry wind he means the Babylonians.
Verse Ezekiel 17:10. _SHALL - UTTERLY WHITHER_] The _regal_ government shall be no more restored. Zedekiah shall be the _last king_, and the monarchy shall finally terminate with him....
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...
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...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. IT: i.e. the vine. WIND. Hebrew. _ruach_, App-9....
Destruction under another figure, that of the east wind, before which vegetation crumbles into dust. Cf. ch. Ezekiel 19:12; Hosea 13:15; Isaiah 27:8; Isaiah 40:7
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...
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...
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. YEA, BEHOLD, BEING PLANTED, SHALL IT PROSPE...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
YEA, BEHOLD, [BEING] PLANTED,.... Supposing it ever so well planted, as first by Nebuchadnezzar; and still put into a better condition by the assistance of the king of Egypt, as was imagined: SHALL I...
Yea, behold, [being] planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. Ver. 10. _Shall it not utterly wither?_] As...
_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...
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? Will the southern kingdom be able to maintain itself against the Chaldean power? SHALL IT NOT UTTERLY WITHER WHEN THE EAST WIND TOUCHETH IT? very appropri...
THE RIDDLE ITSELF...
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...
Nay, suppose this contrivance were successful, suppose this vine were planted by the help of Egypt, could it possibly prosper? No, no. WHEN THE EAST WIND; when the king of Babylon, which like the blas...
Ezekiel 17:10 planted H8362 (H8803) thrive H6743 (H8799) utterly H3001 (H8800) wither H3001 (H8799) east...
“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...
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...
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...
_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...
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
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Ezekiel 19:12; Hosea 12:1; Hosea 13:15; John 15:6; Jude 1:12;...
Yea — Suppose this vine were planted by the help of Egypt. The east wind — When the king of Babylon, who like the blasting wind comes from the north — east, shall but touch it, it shall wither. In the...