Ezekiel 17:7

17:7 “‘There was another great eagle 1 

with broad wings and thick plumage.

Now this vine twisted its roots toward him

and sent its branches toward him

to be watered from the soil where it was planted.

Ezekiel 17:2

17:2 “Son of man, offer a riddle, 2  and tell a parable to the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 24:20

24:20 So I said to them: “The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 24:2

24:2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege 3  to Jerusalem 4  this very day.

Ezekiel 36:13

36:13 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Because they are saying to you, “You are a devourer of men, and bereave your nation of children,”

Jeremiah 52:3

52:3 What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the Lord’s anger when he drove them out of his sight. 5  Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

1 sn The phrase another great eagle refers to Pharaoh Hophra.

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

3 tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”

4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

5 tn Heb “Surely (or “for”) because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah until he drove them out from upon his face.” For the phrase “drive out of his sight,” see 7:15.