“ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, ”
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...
An explanation of the allegory is now added. The figure being dropped, God shows what he had hitherto set forth enigmatically. We said the object of the allegory was to induce the Jews to apply...
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, No JFB commentary on this verse.
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....
Moreover the word of the Lord. — The form of expression leaves it uncertain whether the explanation of the parable was given at the same time with the parable itself, or whether, as is more probabl...
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...
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...
We have here the Lord's own explanation of the parable. Israel is called a rebellious house, for it had been so to the Lord, and also to the King of Babylon. Indeed, if a nation be unfaithful to the...
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.
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Ver. 11. Moreowr, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. ] God had one saying more to this rebellious house by way of explication here, and...
The Parable of the Eagles; The Parable Explained; Ruin of Zedekiah Predicted. B. C. 593. 1...
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The Significance of the Parable. ‘Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “Say now to the rebellious house, Do you know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came t...
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PARABLE ( Ezekiel 17:11-21 ) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—From Ezekiel 17:12-17 we have the formal interpretation of the parable. In Ezekiel 17:19-21 , the threat contained in the...
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...
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...
Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,