Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 17:1

"And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying," — Ezekiel 17:1 (ASV)

Ezekiel, after figuratively describing the circumstances and conditions of the Jews and Zedekiah, the vassal of the Assyrian monarch, warns them of the deceptive nature of their hopes for help from Egypt, protests against the treachery that must accompany such an alliance, and points out that the restoration of God's people will be accomplished by a very different son of David. The close of this chapter is a striking prediction of the kingdom of the Messiah.