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Ezekiel 17:11-18

EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 17:11 The first part identifies the characters of the fable (vv. Ezekiel 17:11) before spelling out the moral of the story (vv. Ezekiel 17:16). The first eagle is the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, who takes her king, that is, Judah’s king Jehoiachin (the “twig”), to Babylon (v. Ezekiel 17:12). The royal offspring (the “seed”) is Zedekiah (v. Ezekiel 17:13). Zedekiah’s failure was to break his covenant with Nebuchadnezzar (vv. Ezekiel 17:13) by turning to Egypt (v. Ezekiel 17:15), whose king was Hophra, the lesser eagle. Ultimately, hope in Egyptian aid will prove useless (v. Ezekiel 17:17; see Jeremiah 37:6). Breaking this political covenant will bring disaster on Zedekiah and his people (Ezekiel 17:18).

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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