Ezekiel 17:7

Ezekiel 17:7

5 Then he took some of the seed of the land
And planted it in ^aa fertile field;
He placed it by abundant waters
And set it ^blike a willow tree.

6 And it grew and became a spreading vine ^aof low stature;
Its branches turned toward him,
But its roots were under it.
So it became a vine,
Brought forth branches,
And put forth shoots.

7 “But there was¹ another great eagle with large wings and many feathers;
And behold, ^athis vine bent its roots toward him,
And stretched its branches toward him,
From the garden terrace where it had been planted,
That he might water it.

8 It was planted in¹ good soil by many waters,
To bring forth branches, bear fruit,
And become a majestic vine.” ’

9 “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Will it thrive?
^aWill he not pull up its roots,
Cut off its fruit,
And leave it to wither?
All of its spring leaves will wither,
And no great power or many people
Will be needed to pluck it up by its roots.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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another . . . eagle—the king of Egypt (Ezekiel 17:15). The "long-winged" of Ezekiel 17:3 is omitted, as Egypt had not such a wide empire and large armies as Babylon.

vine . . . bend . . . roots towards him—literally, "thirsted after him with its roots"; expressing the longings after Egypt in the Jewish heart. Zedekiah sought the alliance of Egypt, as though by it he could throw off his dependence on Babylon (II Kings 24:7, II Kings 24:20; II Chronicles 36:13; Jeremiah 37:5, Jeremiah 37:7).

water it by . . . furrows of . . . plantation—that is, in the garden beds (Judea) wherein (the vine) it was planted. Rather, "by" or "out of the furrows." It refers to the waters of Egypt, the Nile being made to water the fields by means of small canals or "furrows"; these waters are the figure of the auxiliary forces wherewith Egypt tried to help Judah. See the same figure, Isaiah 8:7. But see on Ezekiel 17:10, "furrows where it grew."

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