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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Ezekiel 20:49, Judges 9:8-15, Judges 14:12-19, 2 Samuel 12:1-4, Hosea 12:10, Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 13:35, Mark 4:33, Mark 4:34, 1 Corinthians 13:12
Reciprocal: Numbers 12:8 - dark speeches Numbers 23:7 - he took Jeremiah 23:5 - Branch Ezekiel 2:1 - Son Ezekiel 24:3 - utter Matthew 13:24 - put Mark 12:15 - Why Luke 14:7 - put
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And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
A great: Nebuchadnezzar, so called from his towering ambition and rapaciousness. Ezekiel 17:7, Ezekiel 17:12-21, Deuteronomy 28:49, Jeremiah 4:13, Jeremiah 48:40, Jeremiah 49:16, Lamentations 4:19, Hosea 8:1, Matthew 24:28
great wings: Extensive empire, both in length and breadth. Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:22, Daniel 7:4
full: Numerous subjects, of various nations, and of different languages and manners.
divers colours: Heb. embroidering
came: Came against Judah and Jerusalem. Ezekiel 17:12, 2 Kings 24:10-16, 2 Chronicles 36:9, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Jeremiah 22:23-28, Jeremiah 24:1
the highest: Jeconiah, whom he took captive to Babylon.
the cedar: The royal and ancient family of David.
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:11 - fowls Deuteronomy 28:48 - serve Judges 9:8 - The trees Job 14:9 - and bring Isaiah 8:8 - the stretching Ezekiel 15:6 - General Ezekiel 31:3 - a cedar Daniel 7:6 - four wings Habakkuk 1:8 - they
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He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
the top: The princes of Judah.
into: Isaiah 43:14, Isaiah 47:15, Jeremiah 51:13, Revelation 18:3, Revelation 18:11-19
a land: Chaldea
a city: Babylon, which by means of the Euphrates and Tigris, had communications with the richest and most distant nations.
Reciprocal: Genesis 42:34 - traffic Ezekiel 31:3 - a cedar
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He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
the seed: Zedekiah, brother to Jeconiah. Ezekiel 17:13, 2 Kings 24:17, Jeremiah 37:1
planted it in a fruitful field: Heb. put it in a field of seed, Made him king of Judea. Deuteronomy 8:7-9
he placed: Made him dependent on Babylon, the city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity. Ezekiel 19:11, Ezekiel 19:12, Isaiah 15:7, Isaiah 44:4
Reciprocal: Job 40:22 - the willows Jeremiah 11:17 - that Jeremiah 12:2 - hast Ezekiel 17:8 - soil Ezekiel 31:4 - waters Hosea 14:6 - branches
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And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
it grew: Ezekiel 17:14, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 16:19
whose: The Jewish state had then no height of dominion; and Zedekiah was wholly dependent on Nebuchadnezzar.
Reciprocal: Psalms 44:2 - how thou didst afflict Psalms 80:8 - a vine Isaiah 18:5 - General Ezekiel 17:8 - soil Ezekiel 19:10 - like Ezekiel 29:15 - the basest
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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.
another: Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, king of Egypt. Ezekiel 17:15, 2 Kings 24:20, 2 Chronicles 26:13, Jeremiah 37:5-7
did bend: Looked to him for support, in his intended rebellion.
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:11 - fowls Deuteronomy 28:48 - serve Ezekiel 17:3 - A great
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It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
soil: Heb. field, Ezekiel 17:5, Ezekiel 17:6
and that: Though he was dependent on Babylon, yet he was in such a situation as would have enabled him to reign in credit, and be useful to his people.
Reciprocal: Job 15:32 - and his branch Psalms 1:3 - tree Ezekiel 31:4 - waters
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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.
Shall it: Shall he succeed in casting off the yoke of the king of Babylon, to whom he had sworn fealty? Ezekiel 17:10, Ezekiel 17:15-17, Numbers 14:41, 2 Chronicles 13:12, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 30:1-7, Isaiah 31:1-3, Jeremiah 32:5
shall he: He shall come and dethrone him, and carry him captive. 2 Kings 25:4-7, Jeremiah 21:4-7, Jeremiah 24:8-10, Jeremiah 29:4-7, Jeremiah 52:7-11
the fruit: The children of Zedekiah.
even: Jeremiah 37:10
Reciprocal: Isaiah 1:30 - ye shall be Daniel 11:27 - but John 15:6 - he
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Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
shall it: Ezekiel 19:12-14, Hosea 12:1, Hosea 13:15, Matthew 21:19, Mark 11:20, John 15:6, Jude 1:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 41:6 - blasted Isaiah 1:30 - ye shall be Jeremiah 4:11 - A Jeremiah 32:5 - though Ezekiel 17:9 - Shall it Ezekiel 17:16 - even Habakkuk 1:9 - their faces shall sup up as the east
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Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 36:13 - rebelled Psalms 88:9 - stretched Jeremiah 24:8 - So will Jeremiah 27:12 - Zedekiah
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Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;
to the: Ezekiel 2:5, Ezekiel 2:8, Ezekiel 3:9, Ezekiel 12:9, Isaiah 1:2
Know: Ezekiel 24:19, Exodus 12:26, Deuteronomy 6:20, Joshua 4:6, Joshua 4:21, Matthew 13:51, Matthew 15:16, Matthew 15:17, Matthew 16:11, Mark 4:13, Luke 9:45, Acts 8:30
Behold: Ezekiel 17:3, Ezekiel 1:2, 2 Kings 24:10-16, 2 Chronicles 36:9, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Jeremiah 22:24-28
and led: Isaiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:31-34
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:48 - serve Deuteronomy 28:49 - as the eagle Joshua 9:20 - lest wrath 2 Kings 24:12 - Jehoiachin Ezra 4:12 - rebellious Jeremiah 29:16 - General Jeremiah 37:1 - made Ezekiel 12:2 - thou Ezekiel 18:2 - mean Ezekiel 24:3 - the rebellious Ezekiel 37:18 - Wilt Habakkuk 1:8 - they
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And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
hath taken: Ezekiel 17:5, 2 Kings 24:17, Jeremiah 37:1
taken an oath of him: Heb. brought him to an oath, 2 Chronicles 36:13, Jeremiah 5:2
he hath also: 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, Jeremiah 24:1, Jeremiah 29:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:27 - made Joshua 6:22 - as ye sware unto her 1 Samuel 11:1 - Make 1 Samuel 30:15 - Swear 1 Kings 15:19 - break thy league 2 Kings 17:4 - found conspiracy Ezra 4:19 - and it is found Ecclesiastes 8:2 - in regard Jeremiah 32:4 - General Jeremiah 41:1 - seed Ezekiel 12:10 - prince Ezekiel 16:59 - which Ezekiel 21:23 - to them that have sworn oaths Daniel 11:23 - work Hosea 10:4 - swearing Zechariah 5:3 - sweareth
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That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
the kingdom: Ezekiel 17:6, Ezekiel 29:14, Deuteronomy 28:43, 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:30, Nehemiah 9:36, Nehemiah 9:37, Lamentations 5:10, Matthew 22:17-21
base: Or, low; a tributary kingdom, dependent on the king of Babylon.
but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand: Heb. to keep his covenant, to stand to it, Jeremiah 27:12-17, Jeremiah 38:17
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:14 - the poorest sort Ezekiel 26:7 - a king Ezekiel 29:15 - the basest
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But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
he rebelled: Ezekiel 17:7, 2 Kings 24:20, 2 Chronicles 36:13, Jeremiah 52:3
in: Deuteronomy 17:16, Isaiah 30:1-4, Isaiah 31:1-3, Isaiah 36:6-9, Jeremiah 37:5-7
Shall he prosper: Ezekiel 17:9, Deuteronomy 29:12-15, Jeremiah 22:29, Jeremiah 22:30
shall he escape: Ezekiel 17:18, Ezekiel 21:25, Proverbs 19:5, Jeremiah 32:4, Jeremiah 34:3, Jeremiah 38:18, Jeremiah 38:23, Matthew 23:33, Hebrews 2:3
or shall: Psalms 55:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:4 - they rebelled 2 Kings 17:4 - king of Egypt 2 Kings 18:24 - thy trust Isaiah 28:18 - your covenant Isaiah 36:5 - that Jeremiah 2:18 - what hast Jeremiah 2:37 - for the Lord Jeremiah 25:35 - the shepherds Jeremiah 27:3 - the messengers Jeremiah 32:5 - though Jeremiah 39:5 - gave judgment upon him Jeremiah 42:19 - Go Ezekiel 7:27 - king Ezekiel 23:20 - General Ezekiel 29:7 - they took Ezekiel 29:16 - the confidence Romans 2:3 - that thou shalt 2 Timothy 3:3 - trucebreakers
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As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
whose oath: Ezekiel 17:18, Ezekiel 17:19, Ezekiel 16:59, Exodus 20:7, Numbers 30:2, Joshua 9:20, 2 Samuel 21:2, Psalms 15:4, Exodus 8:2, Hosea 10:4, Zechariah 5:3, Zechariah 5:4, Malachi 3:5, Romans 1:31, 1 Timothy 1:10, 2 Timothy 3:3
even: Ezekiel 17:10, Ezekiel 12:13, Jeremiah 32:4, Jeremiah 32:5, Jeremiah 34:3-5, Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11
Reciprocal: Joshua 6:22 - as ye sware unto her 1 Samuel 30:15 - Swear 2 Kings 25:7 - bound him Psalms 55:20 - broken Jeremiah 34:5 - But thou Jeremiah 34:16 - polluted Jeremiah 34:21 - Zedekiah Jeremiah 52:2 - he did Hebrews 6:16 - an oath
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Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
shall: Ezekiel 29:6, Ezekiel 29:7, Isaiah 36:6, Jeremiah 37:7, Lamentations 4:17
by: Ezekiel 4:2, Jeremiah 33:5, Jeremiah 52:4
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:20 - thou shalt build 2 Kings 18:24 - thy trust Daniel 11:15 - cast up Daniel 11:17 - upright ones
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Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
Seeing: Though Zedekiah's oath had been given to a heathen, a conqueror, and a tyrant, yet God considered the violation of it a most aggravated sin against Him, and determined to punish him for it.
he: 1 Chronicles 29:24, 2 Chronicles 30:8, *marg. Lamentations 5:6
he shall: Ezekiel 17:15
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:4 - to do evil Joshua 6:22 - as ye sware unto her 1 Kings 2:43 - Why 2 Kings 10:15 - give me 2 Chronicles 16:3 - break Ecclesiastes 9:2 - feareth Jeremiah 25:35 - the shepherds Jeremiah 34:3 - and thine Jeremiah 50:15 - she hath Lamentations 2:6 - the king Lamentations 4:20 - was taken Ezekiel 14:10 - they shall Ezekiel 17:16 - whose oath Ezekiel 19:14 - fire Daniel 11:7 - and shall prevail Romans 2:3 - that thou shalt Hebrews 2:3 - How
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.
surely: Ezekiel 21:23-27, Deuteronomy 5:11, Jeremiah 5:2, Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 7:9-15
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:4 - to do evil Joshua 6:22 - as ye sware unto her 1 Samuel 30:15 - Swear 1 Kings 2:43 - Why 1 Kings 2:44 - return 2 Chronicles 16:3 - break Ecclesiastes 9:2 - feareth Jeremiah 27:8 - that nation Jeremiah 37:17 - thou shalt Ezekiel 17:16 - whose oath Ezekiel 21:25 - profane
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And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
I will spread: Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 32:3, Joshua 10:16-18, 2 Samuel 18:9, 2 Chronicles 33:11, Job 10:16, Ecclesiastes 9:12, Jeremiah 39:5-7, Lamentations 1:13, Lamentations 4:20, Hosea 7:12, Luke 21:35
plead: Ezekiel 20:35, Ezekiel 20:36, Ezekiel 38:22, Jeremiah 2:9, Jeremiah 2:35, Jeremiah 50:44, Hosea 2:2, Micah 6:2
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:6 - they took Isaiah 51:20 - a wild Jeremiah 21:7 - I will Jeremiah 38:18 - then Jeremiah 52:8 - General Lamentations 2:9 - her king Ezekiel 19:8 - and spread
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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: Ezekiel 5:12, Ezekiel 12:14, 2 Kings 25:5, 2 Kings 25:11, Jeremiah 48:44, Jeremiah 52:8, Amos 9:1, Amos 9:9, Amos 9:10
shall know: Ezekiel 6:7, Ezekiel 6:10, Ezekiel 13:14, Ezekiel 13:23, Ezekiel 15:7, Isaiah 26:11
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:6 - they took Jeremiah 13:24 - will Jeremiah 21:7 - I will Jeremiah 38:18 - then Ezekiel 5:17 - I the Ezekiel 26:14 - for I Zechariah 2:6 - spread 1 Peter 5:6 - that
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
highest: Ezekiel 34:29, Psalms 80:15, Isaiah 4:2, Isaiah 11:1-5, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 33:15, Jeremiah 33:16, Zechariah 3:8, Zechariah 4:12-14, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13
a tender: Isaiah 53:2
upon: Ezekiel 20:40, Ezekiel 40:2, Psalms 2:6, Psalms 72:16, Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 2:3, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 2:45, Micah 4:1
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 16:33 - the trees Job 14:9 - and bring Isaiah 30:25 - upon every high Isaiah 41:19 - plant Ezekiel 21:27 - until Ezekiel 31:3 - a cedar Ezekiel 31:9 - all the trees Hosea 14:5 - cast Micah 5:2 - yet Mark 4:31 - is less than Luke 1:32 - give Luke 13:19 - and it Luke 24:44 - in the prophets Acts 15:16 - build again the tabernacle Acts 26:6 - the promise
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In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
and it: Psalms 92:12, Psalms 92:13, Isaiah 27:6, John 12:24, John 15:5-8
under: Ezekiel 31:6, Genesis 49:10, Psalms 22:27-30, Psalms 72:8-11, Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 11:6-10, Isaiah 49:18, Isaiah 60:4-12, Daniel 4:10-14, Daniel 4:21-23, Hosea 14:7, Matthew 13:32, Matthew 13:47, Matthew 13:48, Luke 14:21-23, Acts 10:11, Acts 10:12, Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11, Revelation 11:15
Reciprocal: Joshua 11:16 - the mountain Psalms 104:16 - General Psalms 148:10 - flying fowl Song of Solomon 2:3 - the apple tree Isaiah 4:2 - the branch Jeremiah 31:12 - the height Jeremiah 33:15 - the Branch Ezekiel 20:40 - in mine Ezekiel 21:27 - until Ezekiel 40:2 - a very Daniel 4:12 - the beasts Colossians 2:7 - Rooted
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And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
all the trees: Psalms 96:11, Psalms 96:12, Isaiah 55:12, Isaiah 55:13
have brought: 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 5:11, Job 40:12, Psalms 75:6, Psalms 75:7, Psalms 89:38, Psalms 89:45, Isaiah 2:13, Isaiah 2:14, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 11:1-9, Isaiah 26:5, Amos 9:11, Luke 1:33, Luke 1:52, Luke 1:53, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 1:28
I the Lord have spoken: Ezekiel 12:25, Ezekiel 22:14, Ezekiel 24:14, Matthew 24:35, Luke 21:33
Reciprocal: Numbers 17:8 - budded Judges 5:13 - he made Esther 2:17 - so that he set Job 8:19 - out of the earth Psalms 113:7 - raiseth Song of Solomon 2:3 - the apple tree Isaiah 1:30 - ye shall be Isaiah 22:19 - General Isaiah 40:4 - valley Ezekiel 5:17 - I the Ezekiel 20:47 - green Ezekiel 21:26 - exalt Ezekiel 24:24 - ye shall Ezekiel 31:9 - all the trees Ezekiel 36:36 - know Ezekiel 37:14 - I the Lord Daniel 5:21 - his heart was made like Matthew 13:32 - so that Luke 3:5 - valley Acts 5:31 - hath 2 Corinthians 10:5 - and every Colossians 2:7 - Rooted