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Ezekiel 17:7

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But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.

KJV

There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

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This verse in Ezekiel 17

Commentary

8 notes on this verse
Another great eagle - This is the king of Egypt, mighty indeed but not like the first. By the furrows of her plantation - From the beds, where it was planted to bring forth fruit for another, it shot forth its roots to him that he might water it. Zedekiah was courting the favor of Egypt while he owed his very position to the bounty of Assyria.

This site's exposition

There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers

on Ezekiel 17:7-8

A second eagle appears, Egypt under Pharaoh Hophra, and the vine bends its roots toward this new power. Gill reads the picture as Zedekiah's actual embassy to Egypt, confirmed at Jeremiah 37:5-7. The soil and water were already good, Clarke notes, the turn to Egypt answered no real need.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers2 voices

A commentator

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON EZEKIEL 11:2 · Written before 253.

proposed

Another crowd was taken by him, and it became a vine, less vigorous than it was when it was in the vineyard of God and on holy ground, where the sacrifices of God are celebrated, but it was transferred to Babylon as a weak vine.

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 7 and following) And another great eagle appeared, with large wings and many feathers. And behold, this vineyard sent out its roots toward it, extending its branches toward it, in order to be irrigated by the streams of its sap. It was planted in good soil, above abundant waters, in order to produce leaves and bear fruit, and to become a great vineyard. Say: Thus says the Lord God: Will it succeed?

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those two great potentates, the kings of Babylon and Egypt, were but two great eagles, birds of prey. This great eagle of Egypt is said to have great wings, but not to be long-winged as the king of Babylon, because, though the kingdom of Egypt was strong, yet it was not of such a vast extent as that of Babylon was.
There was also another great eagle,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Rather, "by" or "out of the furrows." It refers to the waters of Egypt, the Nile being made to water the fields by means of small canals or "furrows"; these waters are the figure of the auxiliary forces wherewith Egypt tried to help Judah. See the same figure, Isa 8:7.
1 more voice on this verse

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Another great eagle - Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, king of Egypt. With great wings - Extensive dominion. And many feathers - Numerous subjects. Did bend her roots - Looked to him for support in her intended rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar.

The words behind it

21 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיְהִ֤יand it was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • נֶֽשֶׁר־an eagle

    nesher-H5404 →26 times

  • אֶחָד֙one

    ʾechadH259 →971 times

  • גָּד֔וֹלgreat

    gadolH1419 →526 times

  • גְּד֥וֹלgreat of

    gedolH1419 →526 times

  • כְּנָפַ֖יִםwings

    kenafayimH3671 →109 times

  • וְרַב־and great of

    verav-H7227 →454 times

  • נוֹצָ֑הplumage

    notzahH5133 →

  • וְהִנֵּה֩and there!

    vehinehH2009 →843 times

  • הַגֶּ֨פֶןthe vine

    hagefenH1612 →55 times

  • הַזֹּ֜את<the> this

    hazotH2063 →603 times

  • כָּֽפְנָ֧הit bent

    kafenahH3719 →

  • שָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָroots its

    shorosheihaH8328 →33 times

  • עָלָ֗יוon it

    ʾalavH5921 →5755 times

  • וְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙and branches its

    vedaliyotavH1808 →8 times

  • שִׁלְחָה־it sent out

    shilchah-H7971 →845 times

  • לּ֔וֹto it

    lo

  • לְהַשְׁק֣וֹתto water

    lehashkotH8248 →

  • אוֹתָ֔הּ<obj.> it

    ʾotahH853 →10935 times

  • מֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתfrom [the] beds of

    mearugotH6170 →

  • מַטָּעָֽהּ׃planting its

    mataahH4302 →6 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Ezekiel 17:15But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’4 worksEzekiel 31:4The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.3 worksEzekiel 17:3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.3 works2 Chronicles 26:13Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.2 worksJeremiah 37:5–7Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.2 works2 Kings 24:20For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Deuteronomy 28:48you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.2 worksGenesis 15:11And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 17:15

    But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break…

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 36:13

      He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Jeremiah 38:18

      But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself…

    • 2 Kings 24:20

      For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

    • Jeremiah 34:3

      And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to…

    • Jeremiah 52:3

      For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 31:4

    The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.

    it leads to

    • Revelation 17:1

      Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

    • Revelation 17:15

      Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

    • Proverbs 14:28

      A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.

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About Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON EZEKIEL 11:2.

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