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Chapter 17
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Ezek 20:49; Judg 9:8-15, Judg 14:12-19; 2Sam 12:1-4; Hos 12:10; Matt 13:13-14, Matt 13:35; Mark 4:33-34; 1Cor 13:12
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A great Nebuchadnezzar, so called from his towering ambition and rapaciousness. Ezek 17:7, Ezek 17:12-21; Deut 28:49; Jer 4:13, Jer 48:40, Jer 49:16; Lam 4:19; Hos 8:1; Matt 24:28
great wings Extensive empire, both in length and breadth. Dan 2:38, Dan 4:22, Dan 7:4
full Numerous subjects, of various nations, and of different languages and manners.
divers colours Heb. embroidering
came Came against Judah and Jerusalem. Ezek 17:12; 2Kgs 24:10-16; 2Chr 36:9-10; Jer 22:23-28, Jer 24:1
the highest Jeconiah, whom he took captive to Babylon.
the cedar The royal and ancient family of David.
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the top The princes of Judah.
into Isa 43:14, Isa 47:15; Jer 51:13; Rev 18:3, Rev 18:11-19
a land Chaldea
a city Babylon, which by means of the Euphrates and Tigris, had communications with the richest and most distant nations.
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the seed Zedekiah, brother to Jeconiah. Ezek 17:13; 2Kgs 24:17; Jer 37:1
planted it in a fruitful field Heb. put it in a field of seed, Made him king of Judea. Deut 8:7-9
he placed Made him dependent on Babylon, the city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity. Ezek 19:11-12; Isa 15:7, Isa 44:4
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it grew Ezek 17:14; Prov 16:18-19
whose The Jewish state had then no height of dominion; and Zedekiah was wholly dependent on Nebuchadnezzar.
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another Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, king of Egypt. Ezek 17:15; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Chr 26:13; Jer 37:5-7
did bend Looked to him for support, in his intended rebellion.
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soil Heb. field, Ezek 17:5-6
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.
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Shall it Shall he succeed in casting off the yoke of the king of Babylon, to whom he had sworn fealty? Ezek 17:10, Ezek 17:15-17; Num 14:41; 2Chr 13:12, 2Chr 20:20; Isa 8:9-10, Isa 30:1-7, Isa 31:1-3; Jer 32:5
shall he He shall come and dethrone him, and carry him captive. 2Kgs 25:4-7; Jer 21:4-7, Jer 24:8-10, Jer 29:4-7, Jer 52:7-11
the fruit The children of Zedekiah.
even Jer 37:10
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shall it Ezek 19:12-14; Hos 12:1, Hos 13:15; Matt 21:19; Mark 11:20; John 15:6; Jude 1:12
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to the Ezek 2:5, Ezek 2:8, Ezek 3:9, Ezek 12:9; Isa 1:2
Know Ezek 24:19; Exod 12:26; Deut 6:20; Josh 4:6, Josh 4:21; Matt 13:51, Matt 15:16-17, Matt 16:11; Mark 4:13; Luke 9:45; Acts 8:30
Behold Ezek 17:3, Ezek 1:2; 2Kgs 24:10-16; 2Chr 36:9-10; Jer 22:24-28
and led Isa 39:7; Jer 52:31-34
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hath taken Ezek 17:5; 2Kgs 24:17; Jer 37:1
taken an oath of him Heb. brought him to an oath, 2Chr 36:13; Jer 5:2
he hath also 2Kgs 24:15-16; Jer 24:1, Jer 29:2
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the kingdom Ezek 17:6, Ezek 29:14; Deut 28:43; 1Sam 2:7, 1Sam 2:30; Neh 9:36-37; Lam 5:10; Matt 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, Jer 38:17
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he rebelled Ezek 17:7; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Chr 36:13; Jer 52:3
in Deut 17:16; Isa 30:1-4, Isa 31:1-3, Isa 36:6-9; Jer 37:5-7
Shall he prosper Ezek 17:9; Deut 29:12-15; Jer 22:29-30
shall he escape Ezek 17:18, Ezek 21:25; Prov 19:5; Jer 32:4, Jer 34:3, Jer 38:18, Jer 38:23; Matt 23:33; Heb 2:3
or shall Ps 55:23
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whose oath Ezek 17:18-19, Ezek 16:59; Exod 20:7; Num 30:2; Josh 9:20; 2Sam 21:2; Ps 15:4; Exod 8:2; Hos 10:4; Zech 5:3-4; Mal 3:5; Rom 1:31; 1Tim 1:10; 2Tim 3:3
even Ezek 17:10, Ezek 12:13; Jer 32:4-5, Jer 34:3-5, Jer 39:7, Jer 52:11
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shall Ezek 29:6-7; Isa 36:6; Jer 37:7; Lam 4:17
by Ezek 4:2; Jer 33:5, Jer 52:4
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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.
he 1Chr 29:24; 2Chr 30:8 *marg. Lam 5:6
he shall Ezek 17:15
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surely Ezek 21:23-27; Deut 5:11; Jer 5:2, Jer 5:9, Jer 7:9-15
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I will spread Ezek 12:13, Ezek 32:3; Josh 10:16-18; 2Sam 18:9; 2Chr 33:11; Job 10:16; Eccl 9:12; Jer 39:5-7; Lam 1:13, Lam 4:20; Hos 7:12; Luke 21:35
plead Ezek 20:35-36, Ezek 38:22; Jer 2:9, Jer 2:35, Jer 50:44; Hos 2:2; Mic 6:2
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all his fugitives Ezek 5:12, Ezek 12:14; 2Kgs 25:5, 2Kgs 25:11; Jer 48:44, Jer 52:8; Amos 9:1, Amos 9:9-10
shall know Ezek 6:7, Ezek 6:10, Ezek 13:14, Ezek 13:23, Ezek 15:7; Isa 26:11
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highest Ezek 34:29; Ps 80:15; Isa 4:2, Isa 11:1-5; Jer 23:5-6, Jer 33:15-16; Zech 3:8; Zech 4:12-14, Zech 6:12-13
a tender Isa 53:2
upon Ezek 20:40, Ezek 40:2; Ps 2:6, Ps 72:16; Isa 2:2-3; Dan 2:35, Dan 2:44-45; Mic 4:1
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and it Ps 92:12-13; Isa 27:6; John 12:24, John 15:5-8
under Ezek 31:6; Gen 49:10; Ps 22:27-30, Ps 72:8-11; Isa 2:2, Isa 11:6-10, Isa 49:18; Isa 60:4-12; Dan 4:10-14, Dan 4:21-23; Hos 14:7; Matt 13:32, Matt 13:47-48; Luke 14:21-23; Acts 10:11-12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11; Rev 11:15
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all the trees Ps 96:11-12; Isa 55:12-13
have brought 1Sam 2:7-8; Job 5:11, Job 40:12; Ps 75:6-7, Ps 89:38, Ps 89:45; Isa 2:13-14, Isa 9:6-7; Isa 11:1-9, Isa 26:5; Amos 9:11; Luke 1:33, Luke 1:52-53; 1Cor 1:27-28
I the Lord have spoken Ezek 12:25, Ezek 22:14, Ezek 24:14; Matt 24:35; Luke 21:33
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Ezek 20:49; Judg 9:8-15, Judg 14:12-19; 2Sam 12:1-4; Hos 12:10; Matt 13:13-14, Matt 13:35; Mark 4:33-34; 1Cor 13:12
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A great Nebuchadnezzar, so called from his towering ambition and rapaciousness. Ezek 17:7, Ezek 17:12-21; Deut 28:49; Jer 4:13, Jer 48:40, Jer 49:16; Lam 4:19; Hos 8:1; Matt 24:28
great wings Extensive empire, both in length and breadth. Dan 2:38, Dan 4:22, Dan 7:4
full Numerous subjects, of various nations, and of different languages and manners.
divers colours Heb. embroidering
came Came against Judah and Jerusalem. Ezek 17:12; 2Kgs 24:10-16; 2Chr 36:9-10; Jer 22:23-28, Jer 24:1
the highest Jeconiah, whom he took captive to Babylon.
the cedar The royal and ancient family of David.
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the top The princes of Judah.
into Isa 43:14, Isa 47:15; Jer 51:13; Rev 18:3, Rev 18:11-19
a land Chaldea
a city Babylon, which by means of the Euphrates and Tigris, had communications with the richest and most distant nations.
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the seed Zedekiah, brother to Jeconiah. Ezek 17:13; 2Kgs 24:17; Jer 37:1
planted it in a fruitful field Heb. put it in a field of seed, Made him king of Judea. Deut 8:7-9
he placed Made him dependent on Babylon, the city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity. Ezek 19:11-12; Isa 15:7, Isa 44:4
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it grew Ezek 17:14; Prov 16:18-19
whose The Jewish state had then no height of dominion; and Zedekiah was wholly dependent on Nebuchadnezzar.
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another Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, king of Egypt. Ezek 17:15; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Chr 26:13; Jer 37:5-7
did bend Looked to him for support, in his intended rebellion.
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soil Heb. field, Ezek 17:5-6
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.
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Shall it Shall he succeed in casting off the yoke of the king of Babylon, to whom he had sworn fealty? Ezek 17:10, Ezek 17:15-17; Num 14:41; 2Chr 13:12, 2Chr 20:20; Isa 8:9-10, Isa 30:1-7, Isa 31:1-3; Jer 32:5
shall he He shall come and dethrone him, and carry him captive. 2Kgs 25:4-7; Jer 21:4-7, Jer 24:8-10, Jer 29:4-7, Jer 52:7-11
the fruit The children of Zedekiah.
even Jer 37:10
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shall it Ezek 19:12-14; Hos 12:1, Hos 13:15; Matt 21:19; Mark 11:20; John 15:6; Jude 1:12
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to the Ezek 2:5, Ezek 2:8, Ezek 3:9, Ezek 12:9; Isa 1:2
Know Ezek 24:19; Exod 12:26; Deut 6:20; Josh 4:6, Josh 4:21; Matt 13:51, Matt 15:16-17, Matt 16:11; Mark 4:13; Luke 9:45; Acts 8:30
Behold Ezek 17:3, Ezek 1:2; 2Kgs 24:10-16; 2Chr 36:9-10; Jer 22:24-28
and led Isa 39:7; Jer 52:31-34
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hath taken Ezek 17:5; 2Kgs 24:17; Jer 37:1
taken an oath of him Heb. brought him to an oath, 2Chr 36:13; Jer 5:2
he hath also 2Kgs 24:15-16; Jer 24:1, Jer 29:2
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the kingdom Ezek 17:6, Ezek 29:14; Deut 28:43; 1Sam 2:7, 1Sam 2:30; Neh 9:36-37; Lam 5:10; Matt 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, Jer 38:17
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he rebelled Ezek 17:7; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Chr 36:13; Jer 52:3
in Deut 17:16; Isa 30:1-4, Isa 31:1-3, Isa 36:6-9; Jer 37:5-7
Shall he prosper Ezek 17:9; Deut 29:12-15; Jer 22:29-30
shall he escape Ezek 17:18, Ezek 21:25; Prov 19:5; Jer 32:4, Jer 34:3, Jer 38:18, Jer 38:23; Matt 23:33; Heb 2:3
or shall Ps 55:23
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whose oath Ezek 17:18-19, Ezek 16:59; Exod 20:7; Num 30:2; Josh 9:20; 2Sam 21:2; Ps 15:4; Exod 8:2; Hos 10:4; Zech 5:3-4; Mal 3:5; Rom 1:31; 1Tim 1:10; 2Tim 3:3
even Ezek 17:10, Ezek 12:13; Jer 32:4-5, Jer 34:3-5, Jer 39:7, Jer 52:11
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shall Ezek 29:6-7; Isa 36:6; Jer 37:7; Lam 4:17
by Ezek 4:2; Jer 33:5, Jer 52:4
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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.
he 1Chr 29:24; 2Chr 30:8 *marg. Lam 5:6
he shall Ezek 17:15
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surely Ezek 21:23-27; Deut 5:11; Jer 5:2, Jer 5:9, Jer 7:9-15
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I will spread Ezek 12:13, Ezek 32:3; Josh 10:16-18; 2Sam 18:9; 2Chr 33:11; Job 10:16; Eccl 9:12; Jer 39:5-7; Lam 1:13, Lam 4:20; Hos 7:12; Luke 21:35
plead Ezek 20:35-36, Ezek 38:22; Jer 2:9, Jer 2:35, Jer 50:44; Hos 2:2; Mic 6:2
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all his fugitives Ezek 5:12, Ezek 12:14; 2Kgs 25:5, 2Kgs 25:11; Jer 48:44, Jer 52:8; Amos 9:1, Amos 9:9-10
shall know Ezek 6:7, Ezek 6:10, Ezek 13:14, Ezek 13:23, Ezek 15:7; Isa 26:11
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highest Ezek 34:29; Ps 80:15; Isa 4:2, Isa 11:1-5; Jer 23:5-6, Jer 33:15-16; Zech 3:8; Zech 4:12-14, Zech 6:12-13
a tender Isa 53:2
upon Ezek 20:40, Ezek 40:2; Ps 2:6, Ps 72:16; Isa 2:2-3; Dan 2:35, Dan 2:44-45; Mic 4:1
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and it Ps 92:12-13; Isa 27:6; John 12:24, John 15:5-8
under Ezek 31:6; Gen 49:10; Ps 22:27-30, Ps 72:8-11; Isa 2:2, Isa 11:6-10, Isa 49:18; Isa 60:4-12; Dan 4:10-14, Dan 4:21-23; Hos 14:7; Matt 13:32, Matt 13:47-48; Luke 14:21-23; Acts 10:11-12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11; Rev 11:15
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all the trees Ps 96:11-12; Isa 55:12-13
have brought 1Sam 2:7-8; Job 5:11, Job 40:12; Ps 75:6-7, Ps 89:38, Ps 89:45; Isa 2:13-14, Isa 9:6-7; Isa 11:1-9, Isa 26:5; Amos 9:11; Luke 1:33, Luke 1:52-53; 1Cor 1:27-28
I the Lord have spoken Ezek 12:25, Ezek 22:14, Ezek 24:14; Matt 24:35; Luke 21:33