Ezekiel 19:12
But she was broken down in wrath, she was cast upon the ground, and the east wind dried up her choice branches: vengeance came upon them, and the rod of her strength was withered; fire consumed it.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
13And now they have planted her in the wilderness, in a dry land.
Cross References
2 Kings 23:29And in his days went up Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt against the king of the Assyrians to the river Euphrates: and Josiah went out to meet him: and Neco slew him in Megiddo when he saw him.
2 Kings 24:6And Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 25:6And they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and he gave judgment upon him.
Psalms 80:12But my people hearkened not to my voice; 1 And Israel gave no heed to me. 1
Psalms 80:16The Lord’s enemies should have lied to him: 1 But their time shall be forever. 1
Isaiah 5:5And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be for a spoil; and I will pull down its walls, and it shall be left to be trodden down.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 19:11-14
The Fall of the Royal Family. ( b. c. 593.) 10 Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. 11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches. 12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire… Read the whole commentary →