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    EZEKIEL 17

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  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.


VERSE 1
   * :1

VERSE 2
    * Eze 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


VERSE 3 
 - 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 colors.  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.


VERSE 4 
 - 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.


VERSE 5 
 - 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 of
  seed.
  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.

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


VERSE 6 
 - it grew.
   * :14 Pr 16:18,19
- whose.
  The Jewish state had then no height of dominion; and Zedekiah
  was wholly dependent on Nebuchadnezzar.


VERSE 7 
 - 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.


VERSE 8 
 - 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.


VERSE 9 
 - 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


VERSE 10 
 - shall it.
   * Eze 19:12-14 Ho 12:1; 13:15 Mt 21:19 Mr 11:20 Joh 15:6 Jude 1:12

VERSE 11


VERSE 12 
 - to the.
   * Eze 2:5,8; 3:9; 12:9 Isa 1:2
- Know.
   * Eze 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


VERSE 13 
 - 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


VERSE 14 
 - 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. to
  keep his covenant, to stand to it.
   * Jer 27:12-17; 38:17


VERSE 15 
 - 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.  See on ver.
   * :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


VERSE 16 
 - whose oath.  See on ver.
   * :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


VERSE 17 
 - shall.
   * Eze 29:6,7 Isa 36:6 Jer 37:7 La 4:17
- by.
   * Eze 4:2 Jer 33:5; 52:4


VERSE 18 
 - 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.  See on ver.
   * :15


VERSE 19 
 - surely.
   * Eze 21:23-27 De 5:11 Jer 5:2,9; 7:9-15


VERSE 20 
 - I will spread.
   * Eze 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.
   * Eze 20:35,36; 38:22 Jer 2:9,35; 50:44 Ho 2:2 Mic 6:2


VERSE 21 
 - all his fugitives.
   * Eze 5:12; 12:14 2Ki 25:5,11 Jer 48:44; 52:8 Am 9:1,9,10
- shall know.
   * Eze 6:7,10; 13:14,23; 15:7 Isa 26:11


VERSE 22 
 - highest.
   * Eze 34:29 Ps 80:15 Isa 4:2; 11:1-5 Jer 23:5,6; 33:15,16 Zec 3:8
   * Zec 4:12-14; 6:12,13
- a tender.  See on
   * Isa 53:2
- upon.
   * Eze 20:40; 40:2 Ps 2:6; 72:16 Isa 2:2,3 Da 2:35,44,45 Mic 4:1


VERSE 23 
 - and it.
   * Ps 92:12,13 Isa 27:6 Joh 12:24; 15:5-8
- under.
   * Eze 31:6 Ge 49:10 Ps 22:27-30; 72:8-11 Isa 2:2; 11:6-10; 49:18
   * Isa 60:4-12 Da 4:10-14,21-23 Ho 14:7 Mt 13:32,47,48
   * Lu 14:21-23 Ac 10:11,12 Ga 3:28 Col 3:11 Re 11:15


VERSE 24 
 - all the trees.
   * Ps 96:11,12 Isa 55:12,13
- have brought.
   * 1Sa 2:7,8 Job 5:11; 40:12 Ps 75:6,7; 89:38,45 Isa 2:13,14; 9:6,7
   * Isa 11:1-9; 26:5 Am 9:11 Lu 1:33,52,53 1Co 1:27,28
- I the Lord have spoken.
   * Eze 12:25; 22:14; 24:14 Mt 24:35 Lu 21:33



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