Ezekiel 17:7
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
It was planted in, a good soil, by great waters,.... As is expressed in Eze 17:5; this was done by the king of Babylon,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Another great eagle - This is the king of Egypt, mighty indeed but not like the first. By the furrows of her plantation…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Another great eagle - Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, king of Egypt.
With great wings - Extensive dominion.
And many feathers…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 17:1-21
We must take all these verses together, that we may have the parable and the explanation of it at one view before us,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The other great eagle, which however is not described with such imposing epithets as the former, is the king of Egypt.…
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