Ezekiel 17:9
“Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Yea, behold, being planted,.... Supposing it ever so well planted, as first by Nebuchadnezzar; and still put into a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Her spring - Rather, her growth. Even without ... - Translate; and not with great power or with much people is it to be…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Shall it prosper? - Shall Zedekiah succeed in casting off the yoke of the king of Babylon, to whom he had sworn…
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
Threat of punishment because of his treachery. The vine shall be pulled up and utterly withered Zedekiah's monarchy…
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