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Ezekiel 17 — Sermon Preparation
The parable of two eagles and a vine depicts Zedekiah's treacherous breach of his covenant with Babylon and the judgment that follows. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 17, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 21
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Ezekiel 17 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָבֵשׁ | yâbêsh | H3001 | 7 | dry |
| רַב | rab | H7227 | 7 | abundant |
| בְּרִית | bᵉrîyth | H1285 | 6 | compact |
| שָׁתַל | shâthal | H8362 | 4 | transplant |
| לָקַח | lâqach | H3947 | 7 | take |
| גָּדוֹל | gâdôwl | H1419 | 6 | great, older |
| שֶׁרֶשׁ | sheresh | H8328 | 4 | root |
How preachers through history handled this text
21 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 17, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The allegory of "The Great Eagle" is well sustained throughout this chapter. A golden eagle with extended wings was the standard of the king of Persia in the time of Cyrus, (Xenoph. Cyrop., lib. 7 chap. 1,) and it was probably adopted from the Assyrian empire. The length of its wing is supposed by Grotius to apply to the widely-extended empire of Nebuchadnezzar. Kimchi interprets "the variegated color like a peacock" of the majesty and dignity of his kingdom; but Michaelis agrees with Calvin. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 2, on Ezekiel 17:3–21 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Ezek 17:12
- Jerusalem— Ezek 17:12
- Egypt— Ezek 17:15
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