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Thy mother was like a vine, in thy blood, planted by the waters: it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Your mother - Judah or Jerusalem. Jehoiachin is still addressed.

In your blood - Blood is equivalent to “life” ([Reference Gen…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A vine in thy blood. —The figure here changes to the more common one of a vine, yet by no means the vine of low statu…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here Ezekiel places before our eyes the twofold state of the Jews, so that they might acknowledge they had fallen into extreme misery because they …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Your mother [is] like a vine in your blood. Another simile is used, relating to the same persons; the same that were comp…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jerusalem was a vine, flourishing and fruitful. This vine is now destroyed, though not plucked up by the roots. She has by wickedness made herself …

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