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Text -- Ezekiel 17:2 (NET)

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17:2 “Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
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Names, People and Places:
 · Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Riddle | Parables | PROVERB | PARABLE | Israel | Ezekiel | EZEKIEL, 2 | Babylon | more
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Wesley , JFB , Clarke , Calvin , Defender , TSK

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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable

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Wesley: Eze 17:2 - -- A dark saying.

A dark saying.

Wesley: Eze 17:2 - -- The remainders of the house of Israel, whether of the ten, or of the two tribes.

The remainders of the house of Israel, whether of the ten, or of the two tribes.

JFB: Eze 17:2 - -- A continued allegory, expressed enigmatically, requiring more than common acumen and serious thought. The Hebrew is derived from a root, "sharp," that...

A continued allegory, expressed enigmatically, requiring more than common acumen and serious thought. The Hebrew is derived from a root, "sharp," that is, calculated to stimulate attention and whet the intellect. Distinct from "fable," in that it teaches not fiction, but fact. Not like the ordinary riddle, designed to puzzle, but to instruct. The "riddle" is here identical with the "parable," only that the former refers to the obscurity, the latter to the likeness of the figure to the thing compared.

Clarke: Eze 17:2 - -- Son of man, put forth a riddle - Riddle, Anglo-Saxon, from to divine; a thing that must be curiously investigated and sifted, to find out the meanin...

Son of man, put forth a riddle - Riddle, Anglo-Saxon, from to divine; a thing that must be curiously investigated and sifted, to find out the meaning; and hence, riddle, a sort of coarse sieve to clean corn, to separate coarse chaff and straws from the pure grain. An instrument formerly used for divination. This is not far removed from the Hebrew חידה chidah , from חד chad , to penetrate; not that which penetrates the mind, but which we must penetrate to find out the sense.

Calvin: Eze 17:2 - -- But I come to the words Son of man, set forth in enigma: the noun and the verb mutually answer to each other, hence any one may if he please render ...

But I come to the words Son of man, set forth in enigma: the noun and the verb mutually answer to each other, hence any one may if he please render the Prophet’s words, by saying enigmatize an enigma: for the Prophet here speaks of allegorical language, חידה , chideh, signifies the same as “allegory,” where the words are different from the sense, that is, where the sense is wrapped up in obscure involutions: but we know that God sometimes spoke enigmatically when unwilling to be understood by the impious and disbelieving. But here the obscurity of the sentence has another meaning, namely, that the Jews should be waked up, and this prophecy should penetrate their minds: we know their extreme hardness, and hence if the Prophet had spoken simply and in his accustomed language, they had not been so attentive. This therefore is the reason why, God orders him to speak enigmatically. He now adds, משל ומשל , vemeshel meshel. We know that meshel is a remarkable sentence, and is the word used by Solomon as the title of his proverbs: משל , meshel, then, means the same as apothegm: but it is sometimes taken for likeness: and in this place God so denounces destruction upon the Israelites in an allegory, as to illustrate his language by a comparison, since otherwise it would have been obscure. Be this as it may, God so prefaced his address, that the Jews might acknowledge the message to be no common one, but that it ought to affect them seriously. The usual reason for speaking enigmatically does not hold good here, namely, that the Jews were unworthy of the doctrine of salvation, since the Prophet will very shortly explain what he had hitherto uttered in figure and allegory. It is indeed true, that Christ spoke in parables to the people, because the disciples alone were capable of familiar and pure teaching. Of unbelievers, also, Isaiah says, Prophecy shall be to you a sealed book. Hence I will speak with this people in a strange and barbarous tongue, and they shall not proceed beyond the rudiments. (Mat 13:0.) But, as I have said, the obscurity of this teaching was only a preparation, that the people should strictly attend to the subject here set before them.

Defender: Eze 17:2 - -- The first eagle in this parable seems to represent Nebuchadnezzar (Eze 17:3, Eze 17:12); the second is Pharaoh (Eze 17:7, Eze 17:15). The vine is Juda...

The first eagle in this parable seems to represent Nebuchadnezzar (Eze 17:3, Eze 17:12); the second is Pharaoh (Eze 17:7, Eze 17:15). The vine is Judah and King Zedekiah (Eze 17:6, Eze 17:14), vacillating between Babylon and Egypt, although God had told him to yield to Nebuchadnezzar."

TSK: Eze 17:2 - -- Eze 20:49; Jdg 9:8-15, Jdg 14:12-19; 2Sa 12:1-4; Hos 12:10; Mat 13:13, Mat 13:14, Mat 13:35; Mar 4:33, Mar 4:34; 1Co 13:12

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Poole: Eze 17:2 - -- These two verses are preface to what follows in the chapter. A riddle a dark saying, which calls for thorough consideration to understand and appl...

These two verses are preface to what follows in the chapter.

A riddle a dark saying, which calls for thorough consideration to understand and apply it, because the meaning is different to the sound of the words.

A parable the same thing redoubled in different words. And it is likely the prophet is commanded to use a parable, because those Eastern people were much used to and taken with this kind of discourse.

The house of Israel i.e. the remainders of the house of Israel, whether of the ten tribes, or of the two tribes.

Haydock: Eze 17:2 - -- Riddle. Thus the prophets and Christ often delivered their doctrine. (Calmet)

Riddle. Thus the prophets and Christ often delivered their doctrine. (Calmet)

Gill: Eze 17:2 - -- Son of man, put forth a riddle,.... A dark saying, but a smart one: "whet a whetting" k, as in the Hebrew; something at first sight difficult to be un...

Son of man, put forth a riddle,.... A dark saying, but a smart one: "whet a whetting" k, as in the Hebrew; something at first sight difficult to be understood, yet amusing and entertaining; and, when solved, very useful and instructive:

and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; or, "concerning the house of Israel" l; as the Targum and Syriac version; something relating to them, and what would aptly describe and represent their case; for the prophet was bid to take such a method, not to hide things from them, but rather the more strongly to represent them to them; seeing hereby their attention would be excited, and things would be more fixed in their memories, and they would be put upon studying the meaning of them; and when explained to them, and understood, which was quickly done, they might be the more affected with them.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Eze 17:2 The verb occurs elsewhere in the OT only in Judg 14:12-19, where Samson supplies a riddle.

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Eze 17:1-24 - --1 Under the parable of two eagles and a vine,11 is shewn God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt.22 God promises to plant th...

MHCC: Eze 17:1-10 - --Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depar...

Matthew Henry: Eze 17:1-21 - -- We must take all these verses together, that we may have the parable and the explanation of it at one view before us, because they will illustrate o...

Keil-Delitzsch: Eze 17:1-10 - -- The Parable Eze 17:1. And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Eze 17:2. Son of man, give a riddle, and relate a parable to the house of Israe...

Constable: Eze 4:1--24:27 - --II. Oracles of judgment on Judah and Jerusalem for sin chs. 4-24 This section of the book contains prophecies th...

Constable: Eze 12:1--19:14 - --C. Yahweh's reply to the invalid hopes of the Israelites chs. 12-19 "The exiles had not grasped the seri...

Constable: Eze 17:1-24 - --8. The riddle and parable of the two eagles ch. 17 This message addressed another objection to t...

Constable: Eze 17:1-10 - --The riddle 17:1-10 17:1-2 The Lord directed Ezekiel to present a riddle (Heb. hidah, allegory, enigmatic saying) and a parable (Heb. mashal, proverb, ...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) The name Ezekiel means "(whom) God will strengthen" [GESENIUS]; or, "God will prevail" [ROSENMULLER]. His father was Buzi (Eze 1:3), a priest, and he ...

JFB: Ezekiel (Outline) EZEKIEL'S VISION BY THE CHEBAR. FOUR CHERUBIM AND WHEELS. (Eze. 1:1-28) EZEKIEL'S COMMISSION. (Eze 2:1-10) EZEKIEL EATS THE ROLL. IS COMMISSIONED TO ...

TSK: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) The character of Ezekiel, as a Writer and Poet, is thus admirably drawn by the masterly hand of Bishop Lowth: " Ezekiel is much inferior to Jeremiah ...

TSK: Ezekiel 17 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Eze 17:1, Under the parable of two eagles and a vine, Eze 17:11. is shewn God’s judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to E...

Poole: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL THE ARGUMENT EZEKIEL was by descent a priest, and by commission a prophet, and received it from heaven, as will appea...

Poole: Ezekiel 17 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 17 Under the parable of two eagles and a vine, Eze 17:1-10 , is showed God’ s judgment upon Zedekiah, for revolting from Babylon to Eg...

MHCC: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) Ezekiel was one of the priests; he was carried captive to Chaldea with Jehoiachin. All his prophecies appear to have been delivered in that country, a...

MHCC: Ezekiel 17 (Chapter Introduction) (Eze 17:1-10) A parable relative to the Jewish nation. (Eze 17:11-21) To which an explanation is added. (Eze 17:22-24) A direct promise of the Messi...

Matthew Henry: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel When we entered upon the writings of the prophets, which speak of the ...

Matthew Henry: Ezekiel 17 (Chapter Introduction) God was, in the foregoing chapter, reckoning with the people of Judah, and bringing ruin upon them for their treachery in breaking covenant with hi...

Constable: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) Introduction Title and Writer The title of this book comes from its writer, Ezekiel, t...

Constable: Ezekiel (Outline) Outline I. Ezekiel's calling and commission chs. 1-3 A. The vision of God's glory ch. 1 ...

Constable: Ezekiel Ezekiel Bibliography Ackroyd, Peter R. Exile and Restoration. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1968. ...

Haydock: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) THE PROPHECY OF EZECHIEL. INTRODUCTION. Ezechiel, whose name signifies the strength of God, was of the priestly race, and of the number of t...

Gill: Ezekiel (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL This book is rightly placed after Jeremiah; since Ezekiel was among the captives in Chaldea, when prophesied; whereas Jerem...

Gill: Ezekiel 17 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 17 Under the simile of two eagles and a vine are represented the kings of Babylon and Egypt, and the condition of the Jews,...

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