Ezekiel 17:3
ContextNETBible | Say to them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: 1 “‘A great eagle 2 with broad wings, long feathers, 3 with full plumage which was multi-hued, 4 came to Lebanon 5 and took the top of the cedar. |
XREF | De 28:49; 2Ki 24:10-16; 2Ch 36:9,10; Jer 4:13; Jer 22:23-28; Jer 24:1; Jer 48:40; Jer 49:16; La 4:19; Eze 17:7,12-21; Eze 17:12; Da 2:38; Da 4:22; Da 7:4; Ho 8:1; Mt 24:28 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The parable assumes the defection of Zedekiah to Egypt and his rejection of Babylonian lordship. 2 sn The great eagle symbolizes Nebuchadnezzar (17:12). 3 tn Hebrew has two words for wings; it is unknown whether they are fully synonymous or whether one term distinguishes a particular part of the wing such as the wing coverts (nearest the shoulder), secondaries (mid-feathers of the wing) or primaries (last and longest section of the wing). 4 tn This term was used in 16:10, 13, and 18 of embroidered cloth. 5 sn In the parable Lebanon apparently refers to Jerusalem (17:12). |