Ezekiel 17:15
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape who does such things? Shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:12that you may enter into the covenant of the Lord your God, and into his oath, which the Lord your God makes with you this day;
2 Kings 24:20For through the anger of the Lord, it happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Psalms 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction.Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days,but I will trust in you.
Isaiah 30:1"Woe to the rebellious children," says the Lord, "who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
Isaiah 36:5I say that your counsel and strength for the war are only vain words. Now in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:2-22
The Parable of the Eagles; The Parable Explained; Ruin of Zedekiah Predicted. ( b. c. 593.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God ; A great eagle with great wings, long-winged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: 4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of… Read the whole commentary →