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Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.
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The Cost of a Broken Promise
Commentators explain that the vine (King Zedekiah's kingdom) was doomed because it broke its covenant with Babylon, the power that had 'planted' it. By turning to Egypt for help, it cut itself off from its source of stability, guaranteeing its own destruction. This illustrates the severe consequences of unfaithfulness and breaking solemn oaths.
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Ezekiel
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16th Century
Protestant
Here God announces that this vine could no longer flourish and bring forth fruit, for it had been planted to flourish under the shadow of an eagle,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yea, behold, [being] planted Supposing it ever so well planted, as first by Nebuchadnezzar; and still put into a bet…
Presbyterian
Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to advance God's designs. Those who de…
