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Two eagles and the vine

Ezekiel 17:1–10The cedar’s top · A low vine · Roots bend toward another eagle

Two eagles and the vine in one plate: First eagle takes the cedar’s topmost twig; Seed becomes a low spreading vine; The vine bends toward a second eagle; Uprooted and withered by the east wind.
  1. 1 First eagle takes the cedar’s topmost twig
    and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colors, came to Lebanon and… — Ezekiel 17:1–4 · WEB
    In the commentary The Two Eagles and the Tender Twig
  2. 2 Seed becomes a low spreading vine
    It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced… — Ezekiel 17:5–6 · WEB
    In the commentary The Two Eagles and the Tender Twig
  3. 3 The vine bends toward a second eagle
    “‘“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… — Ezekiel 17:7–8 · WEB
    In the commentary The Two Eagles and the Tender Twig
  4. 4 Uprooted and withered by the east wind
    Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the ground where it grew.”’” — Ezekiel 17:9–10 · WEB
    In the commentary The Two Eagles and the Tender Twig

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