Ezekiel 19:11

That grapevine grew and became taller than all the nearby trees; everyone could see that it was very strong and healthy. And those branches were good for making scepters that symbolize the power/authority of a king.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10‘ It is as though [SIM] your mother was a grapevine that was planted along a stream. There was plenty of water, so it had lots of branches and produced a lot of grapes.

12But Yahweh became very angry, so he pulled up the vine by its roots and threw it on the ground, where the very hot winds from the desert dried up all its fruit. The strong branches wilted and were burned in a fire.

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Cross References

Numbers 24:7Your water buckets will always be full; the seeds that you plant will always have plenty of water to make them grow. The Israelis’ king will be greater than King Agag; the kingdom that he rules will be honored.

1 Kings 5:1Hiram, the king of Tyre city, had always been a close friend of King David. When he heard that Solomon had been appointed to become the king after his father was no longer king, he sent some messengers to Solomon to congratulate him.

Ezra 5:11“But instead of telling us their leaders’ names, what they said was, ‘We serve the God who created the heaven and the earth. Many years ago a great king who ruled us Israeli people told our ancestors to build a temple here, and now we are rebuilding it.

Psalms 80:15who are like the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!

Psalms 110:2Yahweh also said to him, “I will extend your power as king from Jerusalem to other lands; you will rule over all your enemies.

Ezekiel 19:12But Yahweh became very angry, so he pulled up the vine by its roots and threw it on the ground, where the very hot winds from the desert dried up all its fruit. The strong branches wilted and were burned in a fire.

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 →

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