Ezekiel 17:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. ”

• Ezekiel 17:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Yea, behold, [being] planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, (i) when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. (i) By this dry wind he means the Babyl...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Ezekiel 17. The Perfidious King. Jerusalem, as we have seen, is to be punished for her guilty past and her perfidious people ( Ezekiel 17:16 ), but no less for her guilty present and her perfidious...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6. it : i.e. the vine. wind . Hebrew. ruach , App-9.

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. Shall - utterly whither - The regal governme...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. Yea, behold, being planted, shall it p...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Zedekiah's Perfidy and its Punishment Zedekiah had been placed on the throne of Judah as a vassal of Babylon, but was led by his nobles to intrigue with Egypt and to throw off the Babylonian yoke....

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE END OF THE MONARCHY Ezekiel 12:1-15 ; Ezekiel 17:1-24 ; Ezekiel 19:1-14 IN spite of the interest excited by Ezekiel's prophetic appearances, the exiles still received his prediction of th...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Commanded by Jehovah, the prophet then put forth a riddle. A great eagle came on Lebanon, and took off the top of the cedar, planting the young twigs in a land of traffic, a city of merchants. Moreov...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Perhaps this great eagle represents Nebuchadnezzar, who carried Jeconiah, when quite a youth, and, like a tender twig, unable to resist any bird of prey, into Babylon. 2 Kings 24:8-13 . The land of...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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: sha...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Yea, behold, [being] planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. Ver. 10. Shall it not utterly wither? ] A...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Say Tell them what shall be the issue of all this, and tell it to them in my name. Shall it prosper? Can it be that such breach of faith and such ingratitude should prosper? No, it cannot be: God...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Parable of the Eagles; The Parable Explained; Ruin of Zedekiah Predicted. B. C.  593.       1...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Nay, suppose this contrivance were successful, suppose this vine were planted by the help of Egypt, could it possibly prosper? No, no. When the east wind; when the king of Babylon, which like the b...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  “You must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Will it prosper? Will he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit that it may wither, that all its fresh springing leaves may wither, even without great...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  THE HUMILIATION AND EXALTATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID (Chap 17) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—The word of prophecy in this chapter is introduced in the way of a riddle and a parable ( Ezekiel 17:2 ). The parable...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Ezekiel 17:2 . Put forth a riddle. A parable, or ingenious allegory, that the acumen of the composition may attract attention from the rulers of Judah. This parable is likewise ingeniously explain...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel. Prophecy in parable The word “riddle” may in this connection mean parable, picture, symbol; whatever will excite an...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Ezekiel 17:2 Put 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...

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Riddle Itself

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Ezekiel 19:12-14 ; Hosea 12:1 ; Hosea 13:15 ; John 15:6 ; Jude 1:12 ; Mark 11:20 ; Matthew 21:19

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• Ezekiel 17:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Yea — Suppose this vine were planted by the help of Egypt. The east wind — When the king of Babylon, who like the blasting wind comes from the north — east, shall but touch it, it shall wither. In...

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