Ezekiel 17:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 17:1-21

We must take all these verses together, that we may have the parable and the explanation of it at one view before us, because they will illustrate one another. 1. The prophet is appointed to put forth a riddle to the house of Israel (Ezek. 17:2), not to puzzle them, as Samson's riddle was put forth to the Philistines, not to hide the mind of God from them in obscurity, or to leave them in uncertainty about it, one advancing one conjecture and another another, as is usual in expounding riddles;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:15

But he rebelled against him ,.... Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon, broke the covenant he entered into, and violated his oath: in sending his ambassadors into Egypt ; to form an alliance with the king of it, and obtain help from him to break off the Babylonian yoke; this is signified by the vine "bending its roots, and shooting forth its branches towards another great eagle", the king of Egypt, Ezekiel 17:7 ; that they might give him horses and much people ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 17:15

Sending his ambassadors into Egypt - Zedekiah must have sent his ambassadors into Egypt, between the sixth month of his sixth year, and the fifth month of his seventh year. Compare Ezekiel 8:1 , with Ezekiel 20:1 . - See Newcome. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 17:1-21

The 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 drunkard does not perceive the culpability of his course. May he not order his life as he pleases? So is it in every case—even in the case of secret sin. The moral sense is blinded, infatuated, indurated. In all such instances some ingenious method is required to convince the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 17:1-21

A 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 INTERPRETATION . It would be unwise to attempt to fix a definite meaning to every minute feature of the parable; and its chief features are interpreted for us by Ezekiel. The great eagle is intended to represent the King of Babylon, and, being a royal bird. it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 17:11-21

The sacredness of treaties. The Old Testament abounds in illustrations of the bearing of religion upon national and corporate life. In this passage of prophecy Ezekiel rebukes his countrymen for their disc, intent under the Assyrian rule, and for their treacherous intrigues with Egypt. Speaking in the name of the King of kings, he upbraids them for deliberate infraction of a covenant which they were bound to observe. He shows them that political action may be sinful, and that, when such is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 17:15

That they might give him horses. The "chariots and horses" of Egypt seem, throughout its whole history, to have been its chief element of strength. See for the time of Moses ( Exodus 14:7 ), of Solomon ( 1 Kings 10:28 , 1 Kings 10:29 ), of Rehoboam ( 2 Chronicles 12:3 ), of Hezekiah ( Isaiah 31:1 : Isaiah 36:9 ). Shall he prosper? What had been asked in the parable is asked also, in identical terms, in the interpretation. Ezekiel presses home the charge of perfidy as well as... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 17:15

Ezekiel 17:15. But he rebelled in sending into Egypt, that they might give him horses Egypt was a country abounding in horses, of which there was great scarcity in Judea. This was not only a violation of his oath and covenant, but likewise a breach of that part of the Jewish law which forbade their king to fetch horses out of Egypt, or strengthen himself with the alliance of that nation. Shall he escape that doeth such things? Shall not the divine vengeance overtake such ingratitude and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:1-21

Zedekiah’s treachery (17:1-21)Another detailed illustration showed the exiles the significance of political developments in Jerusalem. Much had happened since they were taken from the city in 597 BC.In Ezekiel’s illustration a giant eagle broke off the top branches of a young cedar tree and carried them into a land of trade (17:1-4). (In 597 BC Babylon captured Jehoiachin, the Judean king, along with all the best of the people of Jerusalem, and carried them into Babylon; see 2 Kings 24:10-16.)... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 17:15

he rebelled , &c. See 2Ki 24:20 . 2 Chronicles 36:13 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 17:1-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 17:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 17:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 17:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 17:11-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 17:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 17:15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 17:1-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 17:15

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