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Ezekiel 17:1-24
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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:1-10Ezekiel 17:1-10 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryMighty 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 changing one carnal confidence…The Parable of the Eagles; The Parable Explained; Ruin of Zedekiah Predicted. (b. c. 593.)Ezekiel 17:1-21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE PARABLE OF THE EAGLES; THE PARABLE EXPLAINED; RUIN OF ZEDEKIAH PREDICTED. (B. C. 593.) We must take all these verses together, that we may have the parable and the explanation of it at one view before us, because th…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 17:1-21Ezekiel 17:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe parable of the vine. Sin of every sort has a baneful power of blinding the mind of the transgressor. The thief does not perceive the criminality of his act. He complains only of the law which is so severe. The drunk…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 17:1-21Ezekiel 17:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryA parabolic setting forth of the relations of Judah to Babylon and Egypt. "And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable," etc. Let us notice— I. THE PARABLE AND ITS…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:1-10Mighty 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 changing one carnal confidence…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Parable of the Eagles; The Parable Explained; Ruin of Zedekiah Predicted. (b. c. 593.)THE PARABLE OF THE EAGLES; THE PARABLE EXPLAINED; RUIN OF ZEDEKIAH PREDICTED. (B. C. 593.) We must take all these verses together, that we may have the parable and the explanation of it at one view before us, because th…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 17:1-21The parable of the vine. Sin of every sort has a baneful power of blinding the mind of the transgressor. The thief does not perceive the criminality of his act. He complains only of the law which is so severe. The drunk…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 17:1-21A parabolic setting forth of the relations of Judah to Babylon and Egypt. "And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable," etc. Let us notice— I. THE PARABLE AND ITS…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 17:2A riddle and a parable. In the present instance the riddle and the parable are one, the riddle being expressed in the form of a parable. Both of these oblique forms of expression are characteristic of Oriental literatur…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 17:2Put 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 "riddle" (same word as the "dark speeches" of Numb…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 17:3The eagle with great wings and long pinions (Revised Version) probably the golden eagle, the largest species of the genus—stands for Nebuchadnezzar, as it does in Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22. In Isaiah 46:11 the "rav…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 17:3-10The parable of the two eagles. I. THE FIRST EAGLE AND THE CEDAR. The eagle is the King of Babylon. The cedar is the house of David. Nebuchadnezzar cut off the topmost twigs of this tree when he deported Jehoiakim and hi…Joseph S. Exell and contributors