Ezekiel 17:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 He took also of the [a]seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful ground: he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
6 And it budded up, and was like [b]a spreading vine of [c]low stature, whose branches turned toward it, and the roots thereof were under it: so it became a vine, and it brought forth branches, and shot forth buds.
7 There was also [d]another great Eagle with great wings and many feathers, and behold, this vine did turn her roots toward it, and spread forth her branches toward it, that she might water it by the trenches of her plantation.
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- Ezekiel 17:5 That is, Zedekiah, who was of the King’s blood and was left at Jerusalem, and made King instead of Jeconiah, 2 Kings 24:17; Jer. 37:1.
- Ezekiel 17:6 This was Zedekiah’s kingdom.
- Ezekiel 17:6 That is, might not have power to rebel against Babylon, as verse 14.
- Ezekiel 17:7 Meaning, the king of Egypt, of whom Zedekiah sought succor against Nebuchadnezzar.
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