Teks -- Ezekiel 17:7 (NET)

17:7 “‘There was another great eagle with broad wings and thick plumage. Now this vine twisted its roots toward him and sent its branches toward him to be watered from the soil where it was planted.

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Wesley: Eze 17:7 - Another

The king of Egypt.

Wesley: Eze 17:7 - This vine

Zedekiah, his nobles and people.

Wesley: Eze 17:7 - Did bend

Sought his friendship.

Wesley: Eze 17:7 - Shot forth

Sent ambassadors, and trusted to the power of Egypt.

Wesley: Eze 17:7 - Water it

That they might add to their greatness, as trees grow by seasonable watering them.

Wesley: Eze 17:7 - By the furrows

Alluding to the manner of watering used in Egypt, by furrows or trenches to convey the water from the river Nile.

JFB: Eze 17:7 - another . . . eagle

The king of Egypt (Eze 17:15). The "long-winged" of Eze 17:3 is omitted, as Egypt had not such a wide empire and large armies as Babylon.

JFB: Eze 17:7 - vine . . . bend . . . roots towards him

Literally, "thirsted after him with its roots"; expressing the longings after Egypt in the Jewish heart. Zedekiah sought the alliance of Egypt, as though by it he could throw off his dependence on Babylon (2Ki 24:7, 2Ki 24:20; 2Ch 36:13; Jer 37:5, Jer 37:7).

JFB: Eze 17:7 - water it by . . . furrows of . . . plantation

That is, in the garden beds (Judea) wherein (the vine) it was planted. 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. But see on Eze 17:10, "furrows where it grew."

Clarke: Eze 17:7 - Another great eagle

Another great eagle - Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, king of Egypt

Clarke: Eze 17:7 - With great wings

With great wings - Extensive dominion

Clarke: Eze 17:7 - And many feathers

And many feathers - Numerous subjects

Clarke: Eze 17:7 - Did bend her roots

Did bend her roots - Looked to him for support in her intended rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar.

Calvin: Eze 17:7 - NO PHRASE

He now detects, under a figure, the perfidy of Zedekiah, since he very soon applied himself to the king of Egypt, and bent his roots and branches towards him, that they might be irrigated. I do not disagree with the opinion of those who think that the Prophet alludes to an Egyptian custom; for we know that they dug furrows through which water flowed through the whole region: hence the fruitfulness of the soil; and thus Egypt is elsewhere compared to a garden. (Deu 11:10.) Whatever the meaning is, the Prophet shows that Zedekiah was deceived by a foolish confidence when he thought himself safe under the protection of the king of Egypt; for he had said that the seed was so planted that the vine did not rise to a great height, but spread itself under the wings of the eagle. But Zedekiah despised the king of Babylon, thinking that he should improve his condition by entering into a treaty with the king of Egypt. It now follows —

TSK: Eze 17:7 - another // did bend

another : Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, king of Egypt. Eze 17:15; 2Ki 24:20; 2Ch 26:13; Jer 37:5-7

did bend : Looked to him for support, in his intended rebellion.

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Poole: Eze 17:7 - Another great eagle // Great wings // This vine // Did bend her roots towards him // Shot forth her branches // That he might water it // By the furrows

This is the second part of the parable.

Another great eagle i.e. the king of Egypt, whether Apries, or Hophra, or what other was his name we need not curiously inquire, it was king of Egypt, Eze 17:15 .

Great wings: see Eze 17:3 .

This vine Zedekiah, his nobles and people.

Did bend her roots towards him sought the friendship and help of the king of Egypt.

Shot forth her branches sent ambassadors, made a covenant, and trusted to the power of Egypt to defend her branches.

That he might water it that they might add to their greatness and prosperous condition, as trees grow by due and seasonable watering them.

By the furrows alluding to the manner of irrigation used in Egypt, by furrows or trenches to convey the water unto their plantations from the river Nile.

Haydock: Eze 17:7 - Eagle // Plantation

Eagle. The king of Egypt, (Challoner) Vaphres, who came at the request of Sedecias, to oppose the Chaldeans, but was routed; and they returned to the siege of Jerusalem, Jeremias xxxvii. 4. ---

Plantation, as the waters of the Nile were conducted to different parts by ditches, Deuteronomy xi. 10.

Gill: Eze 17:7 - There was also another great eagle // with great wings and many feathers // and, behold, this vine did bend her roots towards him // and shot forth her branches towards him // that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation

There was also another great eagle,.... Hophra king of Egypt, a very powerful prince, whom Herodotus ^u calls Apries; and says he was the most happy and fortunate, after Psammitichus, of all the kings that were before; though not so mighty as the king of Babylon; therefore all the same things are not said of the one as of the other:

with great wings and many feathers: had large dominions, but not go extensive as the former, and therefore is not said to be "longwinged" as he; and had "many feathers", but not "full" of them, nor had it such a variety; he had many people, and much wealth, and a large army, but not equal to the king of Babylon:

and, behold, this vine did bend her roots towards him; Zedekiah, and the people of the Jews under him; inclined to an alliance with the king of Egypt, and gave him some private intimations of it:

and shot forth her branches towards him; sent ambassadors to acquaint him with it, Eze 17:15;

that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation; Nebuchadnezzar had planted this vine, and made furrows for the watering of it, and by his means it was become prosperous and flourishing; but Zedekiah, not content with the greatness and glory he had raised him to, sought to the king of Egypt to help him with horses and people, in order to free himself from subjection to the king of Babylon, and to increase his lustre and glory: the allusion is thought to be to the trenches and canals of the river Nile, by which the land of Egypt was watered: the words may be rendered, "out of the rivulets of her plantation" ^w which best agrees with watering.