John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:11
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Here follows the explanation of the above riddle and parable, which the prophet from the Lord had orders to deliver. read more
Ezekiel 17:1-14 Kjv
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:12
Say now to the rebellious house ,.... It had been a rebellious house to God, and to his prophets, before; see Ezekiel 2:5 and See Gill on Ezekiel 2:5 ; and now, besides this was rebellious to the king of Babylon, to whom they were in some measure subject, Ezekiel 17:15 ; know ye not what these things mean ? the riddle and parable concerning the two eagles and the vine; suggesting that they must be very inattentive, and very stupid, if they did not know the meaning of them; for... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:13
And hath taken of the king's seed ,.... One of the royal family, signified by the seed of the land, Ezekiel 17:5 . Mattaniah, son of King Josiah, and uncle to King Jeconiah; whom Nebuchadnezzar took and made king of Judea, and called him Zedekiah, which signifies the "justice of the Lord": to put him in mind of doing justly, by observing the covenant and oath after mentioned, or that he must expect vengeance: and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him ; he gave him the... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:14
That the kingdom might be base ,.... Low or humble; its king but a viceroy, a tributary to the king of Babylon; and the subjects obliged to a tax, payable to him; and this is intended by the vine being of "low stature", Ezekiel 17:6 ; that it might not lift up itself ; above other neighbouring kingdoms and states; and particularly that it might not rebel against Nebuchadnezzar, but be kept in a dependence on him, and subjection to him: but that by keeping of his covenant it might... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle - Riddle, Anglo-Saxon, from to divine; a thing that must be curiously investigated and sifted, to find out the meaning; and hence, riddle, a sort of coarse sieve to clean corn, to separate coarse chaff and straws from the pure grain. An instrument formerly used for divination. This is not far removed from the Hebrew חידה chidah , from חד chad , to penetrate; not that which penetrates the mind, but which we must penetrate to find out the sense. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 17:3
A great eagle - Nebuchadnezzar. See Jeremiah 48:40 ; Jeremiah 49:22 ; Daniel 7:4 . And see here, Daniel 7:12 , where it is so applied. Great wings - Extensive empire. Long-winged - Rapid in his conquests. Full of feathers - Having multitudes of subjects. Divers colors - People of various nations. Came unto Lebanon - Came against Judea. The highest branch - King Jehoiachin he took captive to Babylon. The cedar - The Jewish state and king. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 17:4
The top of his young twigs - The princes of Judah. A land of traffic - Chaldea. A city of merchants - Babylon; for which this city was the most celebrated of all the cities of the east. Its situation procured it innumerable advantages; its two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, and the Persian Gulf, gave it communication with the richest and the most distant nations. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 17:5
The seed of the land - Zedekiah, brother of Jehoiachin. Planted it in a fruitful field - Made him king of Judea in place of his brother. Placed it by great waters - Put him under the protection of Babylon, situated on the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates. And set it as a willow tree - Made him dependent on this city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 17:6
A spreading vine of low stature - The Jewish state having then no height of dominion, it must abide under the wings or branches of the Chaldean king. Those branches turned toward him, and the roots - under him - Zedekiah was wholly dependent on Nebuchadnezzar, both for his elevation to the throne, and his support on it. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:10
Yea, behold, being planted ,.... Supposing it ever so well planted, as first by Nebuchadnezzar; and still put into a better condition by the assistance of the king of Egypt, as was imagined: shall it prosper ? it shall not; their own strength, with the help of the king of Egypt, will not be able to protect them from the rage of the king of Babylon: shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it ? which is very hurtful to vines, and by which is meant the Chaldean army;... read more