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{Ezekiel 17:3} And say, 559 z8804 Thus x3541 saith 559 z8804 the Lord 136 GOD; 3069 A great 1419 eagle 5404 with great 1419 wings, 3671 longwinged, 83 750 full 4392 of feathers, 5133 which x834 had divers colours, 7553 came 935 z8804 unto x413 Lebanon, 3844 and took 3947 z8799 x853 the highest branch 6788 of the cedar: 730
A great:
Nebuchadnezzar, so called from his towering ambition and rapaciousness. "There was¹ also anotherª greatª eagleª with greatª wingsª and manyª feathers:ª and, behold,¹ this¹ vineª did bendª° her rootsª toward him, and shot forthª° her branchesª toward¹ him, that he might waterª° it by the furrowsª¹ of her plantation.ª" {Ezk 17:7} + "Sayª° now¹ to the rebelliousª house,ª Knowª° ye not¹ what¹ these¹ [things mean]? tellª° [them], Behold,¹ the kingª of Babylonª is comeª° to Jerusalem,ª and hath takenª°¹ the kingª thereof, and the princesª thereof, and ledª° them with¹ him to Babylon;ª ... And all¹ his fugitivesª with all¹ his bandsª shall fallª° by the sword,ª and they that remainª° shall be scatteredª° toward all¹ winds:ª and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° [it]." {Ezk 17:12-21} + "The LORDª shall bringª° a nationª against¹ thee from far,ª¹ from the endª¹ of the earth,ª [as swift] as¹ the eagleª flieth;ª° a nationª whose¹ tongueª thou shalt not¹ understand;ª°" {Deu 28:49} + "Behold,¹ he shall come upª° as clouds,ª and his chariotsª [shall be] as a whirlwind:ª his horsesª are swifterª° than eagles.ª¹ Woeª unto us! for¹ we are spoiled.ª°" {Jer 4:13} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ he shall flyª° as an eagle,ª and shall spreadª° his wingsª over¹ Moab.ª" {Jer 48:40} + "Thy terriblenessª hath deceivedª° thee, [and] the prideª of thine heart,ª O thou that dwellestª° in the cleftsª of the rock,ª that holdestª° the heightª of the hill:ª though¹ thou shouldest make thy nestª as highª° as the eagle,ª I will bring thee downª° from thence,¹¹ saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 49:16} + "Our persecutorsª° are¹ swifterª than the eaglesª¹ of the heaven:ª they pursuedª° us upon¹ the mountains,ª they laid waitª° for us in the wilderness.ª" {Lam 4:19} + "[Set] the trumpetª to¹ thy mouth.ª [He shall come] as an eagleª against¹ the houseª of the LORD,ª because¹ they have transgressedª° my covenant,ª and trespassedª° against¹ my law.ª" {Hsa 8:1} + "Forª wheresoeverªª the¹ carcaseª is,ª° thereª will²° the¹ eaglesª be gathered together.ª°" {Mtt 24:28}
great wings:
Extensive empire, both in length and breadth. "And wheresoeverª¹ the childrenª of menª dwell,ª° the beastsª of the fieldª and the fowlsª of the heavenª hath he givenª° into thine hand,ª and hath made thee rulerª° over them all.ª Thouª [art] this¹ headª of¹ gold.ª" {Dan 2:38} + "It¹ [is] thou,ª O king,ª that¹ art grownª° and become strong:ª° for thy greatnessª is grown,ª° and reachethª° unto heaven,ª and thy dominionª to the endª of the earth.ª" {Dan 4:22} + "The firstª [was] like a lion,ª and had eagle'sª¹ wings:ª I beheldªª°° tillª¹ the wingsª thereof were plucked,ª° and it was lifted upª° fromª the earth,ª and made standª° uponª the feetª as a man,ª and a man'sª heartª was givenª° to it." {Dan 7:4}
full:
Numerous subjects, of various nations, and of different languages and manners.
divers colours:
Heb. embroidering
came:
Came against Judah and Jerusalem. "Sayª° now¹ to the rebelliousª house,ª Knowª° ye not¹ what¹ these¹ [things mean]? tellª° [them], Behold,¹ the kingª of Babylonª is comeª° to Jerusalem,ª and hath takenª°¹ the kingª thereof, and the princesª thereof, and ledª° them with¹ him to Babylon;ª" {Ezk 17:12} + "At that¹ timeª the servantsª of Nebuchadnezzarª kingª of Babylonª came upª° against Jerusalem,ª and the cityª was besieged.ªª° ... And all¹ the men²¹ of might,ª [even] sevenª thousand,ª and craftsmenª and smithsª a thousand,ª all¹ [that were] strongª [and] aptª° for war,ª even them the kingª of Babylonª broughtª° captiveª to Babylon.ª" {2Kg 24:10-16} + "Jehoiachinª [was] eightª yearsª oldª when he began to reign,ª° and he reignedª° threeª monthsª and tenª daysª in Jerusalem:ª and he didª° [that which was] evilª in the sightª of the LORD.ª ... And when the yearª was expired,ª kingª Nebuchadnezzarª sent,ª° and broughtª° him to Babylon,ª with¹ the goodlyª vesselsª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and made¹¹ Zedekiahª his brotherª king²° over¹ Judahª and Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 36:9-10} + "O inhabitantª° of Lebanon,ª that makest thy nestª° in the cedars,ª how¹ graciousª° shalt thou be when pangsª comeª° upon thee, the painª as of a woman in travail!ª° ... [Is] this¹ manª Coniahª a despisedª° brokenª° idol?ª [is he] a vesselª wherein [is] no¹ pleasure?ª wherefore¹ are they cast out,²°¹ he¹ and his seed,ª and are cast²°¹ into¹ a landª which¹ they knowª° not?¹" {Jer 22:23-28} + "The LORDª shewedª° me, and, behold,¹ twoª basketsª of figsª [were] setª° beforeª the templeª of the LORD,ª after² that¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª had carried away captiveª°¹ Jeconiahª the sonª of Jehoiakimª kingª of Judah,ª and the princesª of Judah,ª with¹ the carpentersª and smiths,ª from Jerusalem,ª¹ and had broughtª° them to Babylon.ª" {Jer 24:1}
the highest:
Jeconiah, whom he took captive to Babylon.
the cedar:
The royal and ancient family of David.

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