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The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> But then another great eagle came with broad wings and full plumage. So the vine now sent its roots and branches toward him for water, <a href="/esv/ezekiel/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> “And there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage, and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth its branches toward him from the bed where it was planted, that he might water it. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/17.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/17.htm">New King James Version</a> “But there was another great eagle with large wings and many feathers; And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, And stretched its branches toward him, From the garden terrace where it had been planted, That he might water it. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine turned its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was planted, so that he might water it. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might water it. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might water it. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its foliage toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might water it. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “There was [also] another great eagle with great wings and many feathers; and behold, this vine (Zedekiah) bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him, away from the beds where it was planted, for him to water. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “ ‘But there was another huge eagle with powerful wings and thick plumage. And this vine bent its roots toward him! It stretched out its branches to him from the plot where it was planted, so that he might water it. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But there was another great eagle with great wings and thick plumage. And this vine bent its roots toward him! It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> There was another eagle with strong wings and thick feathers. The roots and branches of the grapevine soon turned toward this eagle, hoping it would bring water for the soil. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> " 'There was another large eagle with large wings and many feathers. Now, the vine stretched its roots toward this eagle and sent its branches toward the eagle so that the eagle could water it. The vine turned away from the garden where it was planted. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> "There was another giant eagle with huge wings and thick plumage. And now the vine sent its roots toward him and turned its leaves toward him, in the hope that he would give it more water than there was in the garden where it was growing. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> "'"All of a sudden, there was another eagle with gigantic wings and thick plumage. The vine stretched its roots hungrily toward him and spread its branches out to him in order to be watered on the terraces where it was planted. <a href="/net/ezekiel/17.htm">NET Bible</a> "'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. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> '"There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and look, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/ezekiel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it. <a href="/web/ezekiel/17.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. Behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot out its branches toward him, from the ground where it was planted, that he might water it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And there is another great eagle, "" Great-winged, and abounding with feathers, "" And behold, this vine has bent its roots toward him, "" And it has sent out its thin shoots toward him, "" To water it from the furrows of its planting, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And there is another great eagle, Great-winged, and abounding with feathers, And lo, this vine hath bent its roots toward him, And its thin shoots it hath sent out toward him, To water it from the furrows of its planting, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And there will be one great eagle, great of wings, and many feathers: and behold, this vine turned her roots to him, and sent forth her branches to him, to water it from the ascendings of its planting.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And there was another large eagle, with great wings, and many feathers: and behold this vine, bending as it were her roots towards him, stretched forth her branches to him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And there was another large eagle, with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine seemed to bend its roots towards him, extending its branches toward him, so that he might irrigate it from the garden of its germination. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Then another great eagle appeared, with wide wingspan, rich in plumage, And see! This vine bent its roots to him, sent out branches for him to water. From the bed where it was planted, <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> There was another great eagle, with great wings and much plumage. And see! This vine stretched out its roots toward him; it shot out its branches toward him, so that he might water it. From the bed where it was planted<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And, behold, there was also another great eagle with large wings and many claws: and, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot forth its tendrils toward him, that he might water the soil where it was planted. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And behold, another great eagle whose wings were greater and with more and finer talons, and it bent its roots toward him and it cast its shoots toward him, that he would water it from the soil of its planting<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> There was also another great eagle with great wings And many feathers; And, behold, this vine did bend Its roots toward him, And shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, That he might water it. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And there was another great eagle, with great wings and many claws: and, behold, this vine bent itself round toward him, and her roots were turned towards him, and she sent forth her branches towards him, that he might water her together with the growth of her plantation. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4236" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">The Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine</a> …6It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots. 7<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">But there was</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">another</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great</a> <a href="/hebrew/5404.htm" title="5404: ne·šer- (N-ms) -- An eagle. From an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle.">eagle</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·wl (Adj-msc) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">with great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kə·nā·p̄a·yim (N-fd) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: wə·raḇ- (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">and many</a> <a href="/hebrew/5133.htm" title="5133: nō·w·ṣāh (N-fs) -- Plumage. Or notsah; feminine active participle of natsah in the sense of flying; a pinion; often plumage.">feathers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">And behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: hag·ge·p̄en (Art:: N-cs) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">vine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3719.htm" title="3719: kā·p̄ə·nāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be hungry, to hunger. A primitive root; to bend.">bent</a> <a href="/hebrew/8328.htm" title="8328: šā·ro·še·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A root. From sharash; a root.">its roots</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">toward him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·ḥāh- (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">It stretched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1808.htm" title="1808: wə·ḏā·lî·yō·w·ṯāw (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A branch, bough. From dalah; something dangling, i.e. A bough.">its branches</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4302.htm" title="4302: maṭ·ṭā·‘āh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- From nata'; something planted, i.e. The place, or the thing; by implication, the act, planting.">from its planting</a> <a href="/hebrew/6170.htm" title="6170: mê·‘ă·ru·ḡō·wṯ (Prep-m:: N-fpc) -- Or iarugah; feminine passive participle of arag; something piled up (figuratively) raised by mental aspiration), i.e. A paterre.">bed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: lə·haš·qō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">so that he might water it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> 8It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Jeremiah 37:5</a> Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a> So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria. <a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">2 Kings 17:4</a> But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. <a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">Jeremiah 2:18</a> Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates? <a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a> Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">2 Chronicles 28:16</a> At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25-26</a> The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh. / I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11-13</a> The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”? / Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. / The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.” <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/john/5-43.htm">John 5:43</a> I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him. <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a> Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15</a> 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?<a href="/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20</a> For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.<a href="/2_chronicles/26-13.htm">2 Chronicles 26:13</a> And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.did bend.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/58-5.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Bend</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-20.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm">Eagle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm">Feathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/129-3.htm">Furrows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-29.htm">Plantation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Plumage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Roots</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Shot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-9.htm">Water</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">Bend</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/daniel/7-4.htm">Eagle</a> <a href="/daniel/4-33.htm">Feathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Furrows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Plantation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Plumage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Roots</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Shot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Water</a> <a href="/daniel/7-4.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 17</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/17-1.htm">Under the parable of two eagles and a vine</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/17-11.htm">is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. This phrase introduces a second eagle, symbolizing a powerful nation or ruler. In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/17.htm">Ezekiel 17</a>, the first eagle represents Babylon, and this second eagle is often interpreted as Egypt. The imagery of "great wings and many feathers" suggests strength and influence, characteristics of Egypt during this period. Historically, Egypt was a significant power and often seen as a potential ally against Babylonian dominance. This reflects the political maneuvering of Judah's leaders, who sought alliances to resist Babylon.And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. The "vine" represents the kingdom of Judah, specifically its leadership under King Zedekiah. The act of bending its roots toward the second eagle signifies Judah's attempt to seek support and protection from Egypt. This action is a metaphor for political allegiance and reliance. Biblically, this reflects Judah's unfaithfulness to God's covenant, as they were instructed to submit to Babylon as part of God's judgment. The bending of roots indicates a turning away from God's directive.It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, The stretching of branches symbolizes Judah's efforts to establish a strong alliance with Egypt. The "planting bed" refers to the land of Judah, where God had placed them. This imagery suggests a deliberate and active pursuit of Egyptian support, contrary to God's will. Theologically, this represents a lack of trust in God's sovereignty and a reliance on human power. This act of reaching out to Egypt is seen as a breach of faithfulness to God, who had planted them in their land with a purpose.so that he might water it. The desire for the second eagle to "water" the vine indicates Judah's hope for sustenance and protection from Egypt. Watering is a metaphor for provision and support, which Judah sought from Egypt instead of relying on God. This reflects a common biblical theme where Israel often turned to foreign powers for help rather than trusting in God's provision. Historically, this alliance with Egypt ultimately failed, as Egypt could not deliver Judah from Babylonian conquest. This serves as a prophetic warning about the futility of relying on human alliances over divine guidance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is the author of the book and the one delivering God's message through parables and visions. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_eagle.htm">The Great Eagle</a> Symbolic representation of a powerful nation or king. In the context of <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Ezekiel 17</a>, the first eagle represents Babylon, and the second eagle represents Egypt. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_vine.htm">The Vine</a> Represents the kingdom of Judah, specifically its leadership, which sought alliances with foreign powers instead of relying on God. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile. It is symbolized by the first great eagle in the parable. 5. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The nation that Judah turned to for help against Babylon, symbolized by the second great eagle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god,_not_in_man.htm">Trust in God, Not in Man</a> The vine's turning towards the second eagle represents misplaced trust. Believers are reminded to place their trust in God rather than in human alliances or solutions. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Judah's actions led to further judgment. This serves as a warning that disobedience and reliance on worldly powers can lead to negative consequences. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Despite Judah's attempts to secure its future through alliances, God's sovereign plan prevails. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God's purposes will ultimately be fulfilled. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_adultery.htm">Spiritual Adultery</a> Seeking help from Egypt was akin to spiritual adultery for Judah. Christians are encouraged to remain faithful to God and avoid idolatry in any form. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> While the parable warns of judgment, it also implies the possibility of repentance and restoration. Believers are encouraged to turn back to God and seek His forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 17</a> <a href="/q/who_was_pelagius.htm">What riddles are found in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/can_ezekiel_17_6_be_historically_verified.htm">How can Ezekiel 17:6's description of the vine thriving and then withering be verified historically or archaeologically, if at all?</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_17_12-15_conflict_with_2_kings.htm">Does Ezekiel 17:12-15's account of Zedekiah's rebellion against Babylon conflict with the historical timeline recorded in 2 Kings 24-25?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_17_3-4_align_with_history.htm">In Ezekiel 17:3-4, how can the imagery of a great eagle plucking off the top of a cedar be reconciled with actual historical events or natural realities?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) Another great eagle.--This is explained in <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm" title="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 does such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?">Ezekiel 17:15</a> of Pharaoh. He was also powerful, ruling a populous land, but is not described as with the variegated feathers of <a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm" title="And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came to Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:">Ezekiel 17:3</a>, because he did not rule over the same diversity of people with Nebuchadnezzar. Zedekiah, while owing his position to Nebuchadnezzar, treacherously sought the aid of Egypt, as mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm" title="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 does such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?">Ezekiel 17:15</a>, and more fully in the historical passages referred to in the note at the beginning of this chapter. A chief task of the prophet Jeremiah was to endeavour to dissuade Zedekiah from this Egyptian alliance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - The other great eagle is, of course, Egypt, then under Apries, or Pharaoh-Hophra (<a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Jeremiah 44:30</a>). We note the absence of the "long pinions" and the "many colours" of the first eagle. Egypt was not so strong, nor did her sway extend over so great a variety of nations as Babylon. To that eagle the vine bent its roots, i.e., as in ver. 15, Zedekiah courted the alliance of Pharaoh (Apries), and trusted in his chariots, he was to water the vine, which so turned to him from the beds of her plantation (Revised Version). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But there was וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be another אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first great גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent eagle נֶֽשֶׁר־ (ne·šer-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5404.htm">Strong's 5404: </a> The eagle with great גְּד֥וֹל (gə·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent wings כְּנָפַ֖יִם (kə·nā·p̄a·yim) Noun - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle and many וְרַב־ (wə·raḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great feathers. נוֹצָ֑ה (nō·w·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5133.htm">Strong's 5133: </a> A pinion, plumage And behold, וְהִנֵּה֩ (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! this הַזֹּ֜את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, vine הַגֶּ֨פֶן (hag·ge·p̄en) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> A vine, the grape bent כָּֽפְנָ֧ה (kā·p̄ə·nāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3719.htm">Strong's 3719: </a> To be hungry, to hunger its roots שָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָ (šā·ro·še·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8328.htm">Strong's 8328: </a> A root toward him. עָלָ֗יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against It stretched out שִׁלְחָה־ (šil·ḥāh-) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out its branches וְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ (wə·ḏā·lî·yō·w·ṯāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1808.htm">Strong's 1808: </a> Something dangling, a bough to him לּ֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> from its planting מַטָּעָֽהּ׃ (maṭ·ṭā·‘āh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4302.htm">Strong's 4302: </a> Something planted, the place, the thing, the act, planting bed, מֵעֲרֻג֖וֹת (mê·‘ă·ru·ḡō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6170.htm">Strong's 6170: </a> Something piled up, raised by mental aspiration), a paterre so that he might water it. לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת (lə·haš·qō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 17:7 There was also another great eagle (Ezek. 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