Ezekiel 19:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

Jerusalem, the mother-city, is here represented by another similitude; she is a vine, and the princes are her branches. This comparison we had before, Ezek. 15:1. Jerusalem is as a vine; the Jewish nation is so: Like a vine in they blood (Ezek. 19:10), the blood-royal, like a vine set in blood and watered with blood, which contributes very much to the flourishing and fruitfulness of vines, as if the blood which had been shed had been designed for the fattening and improving of the soil, in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:11

And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bear rule ,.... That is, many sprung from her, and rose up in that nation who were fit to hold sceptres to be kings, rulers and governors, and were such. So the Targum. "and there were in her strong rulers, kings that were, highly to subdue kingdoms;' such as David, Solomon, and at hers after them: or this may refer to the times of Josiah, and at his death, who left behind him several sons, who became kings, besides other princes of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 19:11

She had strong rods - Zedekiah, and his many sons. Her stature was exalted - Zedekiah grew proud of his numerous offspring and prosperity; and although he copied the example of Jehoiakim, yet he thought he might safely rebel against the king of Babylon. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 19:11

Verse 11 He adds, she had branches, that is, vine twigs, for the scepters of those who bear rule. Those who translate with or above the scepters of rulers do not seem to me to comprehend the Prophet’s meaning. I have no doubt he intends that scepters were gathered from these vine branches, or rather that they were so formed as to be like royal scepters. Although this translation seems rather rough, yet the sense is not doubtful; because the Prophet means that kings were taken from the people... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

The parable of the destruction of the vine. The Jews have often been compared to a vine well cared for by God, and the same comparison, on our Lord's authority, may be applied to Christians. In the present case we have a description first of the prosperity of the vine, and then of the devastating ruin of it. I. THE PROSPERITY OF THE VINE . 1 . It was planted by the waters . Thus it was well nourished and refreshed. God cares for his children, and supplies their wants.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

The downfall of the city. The transition is a bold one, from the figure of the lioness's whelps to that of the vine with its pride of growth and its clusters of fruit, and anon as withered and. scorched and ready to perish. Little is there of tenderness or of sympathy in the prophet's view of the degenerate scions of the royal house of Judah. But when he comes to speak of Jerusalem, a sweeter similitude rises before his vision; it is the vine that grew and flourished on the sunny slopes of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

A nation's rise and fall. If the emblem chosen to represent the Hebrew kings was a lion, "the lion of the tribe of Judah," the emblem of the nation was a vine. The vine was indigenous in the land; the whole territory was a vineyard. As the vine is chief among trees for fruitfulness, so Israel, on account of superior advantage, was expected to be chief among the nations for spiritual productiveness. The fruits of piety and righteousness ought to have abounded on every branch. I. HER ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

National prosperity and national ruin. "Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters," etc. This paragraph completes the lamentation for the princes of Israel. The figure is changed from the lioness and the young lions to the vine and its branches and fruit. This similitude is frequently used in the sacred Scriptures to represent the people of Israel ( Ezekiel 15:1-8 .; Ezekiel 17:5-10 ; Psalms 80:8-16 ; Isaiah 5:1-7 ; Jeremiah 2:21 ). The parable before us... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:11

The verse describes generally the apparent strength of the kingly line of David. The word for thick branches , which occurs again in Ezekiel 31:3 , Ezekiel 31:10 , Ezekiel 31:14 , is taken by Keil and Furst as meaning "thick clouds," as describing the height to which the tree grew. So the Revised Version (margin). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 19:11

Sceptres - Genesis 49:10.The thick branches - Or, the clouds; so Ezekiel 31:3, Ezekiel 31:10, Ezekiel 31:14. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 19:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 19:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 19:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 19:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 19:11

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