Ezekiel 17:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it. ”

• Ezekiel 17:21 - 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 17:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  all his fugitives. Compare Ezekiel 12:14 . ye shall know, &c. See note on Ezekiel 6:7 .

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  The Prophet now descends to the whole people, especially to the soldiers, whom Zedekiah himself thought would be fit guardians of the city. He says, then, thus shall all his forces be dissipa...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it . All his fugitives - All...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it. All his fugitives...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - 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 17:21 - 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 17:21 - 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 17:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword ,.... So those of his army that fled, and attempted to make their escape, when the city of Jerusalem was taken, as many as fell into...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken [it]. Ver. 21. And all his...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  As I live, saith the Lord , &c. This intimates how highly God resented the crime, and how sure and severe the punishment of it would be. He swears in his wrath , as he did, Psalms 95:11 . Obse...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - 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 17:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  All his fugitives; not strictly, but in large sense: all, i.e. the greatest part, as. Jeremiah 13:19 , Jeremiah 44:22 Matthew 2:3 ; Matthew 2:5 , of those who, at the taking of Jerusalem, at...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  “And all his fugitives in all his bands will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered towards every wind, and you will know that I Yahweh have spoken it.” Those who followed Zedekia...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - 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 17:21 - 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 17:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Double Application of the Parable

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Kings 25:11 ; 2 Kings 25:5 ; Amos 9:1 ; Amos 9:10 ; Amos 9:9 ; Ezekiel 12:14 ; Ezekiel 13:14 ; Ezekiel 13:23 ; Ezekiel 15:7 ; Ezekiel 5:12 ; Ezekiel 6:10 ; Ezekiel 6:7 ; Isaiah 26:11 ;...

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• Ezekiel 17:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  All — Not strictly, but the greatest part.

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