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The Eagle is Babylon
Commentators unanimously identify the 'great eagle' as a powerful symbol for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. His 'great wings,' 'long pinions,' and 'divers colors' represent the vastness of his empire, the speed of his conquests, and the many different nations he ruled, painting a picture of a majestic and unstoppable force.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 17:3
18th Century
Theologian
A great eagle ... - Probably the golden eagle, whose plumage has the variety of color here depicted. The eagle (the king of birds) is a natu…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 17:3
19th Century
Bishop
A great eagle with great wings. —In the original, the great eagle. This is explained in Ezekiel 17:12 as the king of …
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 17:3–4
16th Century
Theologian
Here the Prophet reasons from the greater to the less. For if Nebuchadnezzar was able to subdue the whole kingdom with ease when the Jews were stil…
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 17:3
17th Century
Pastor
And say, thus says the Lord God
The riddle is not the prophet's, nor the parable his, but the Lord God's; and exceed…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 17:1–10
17th Century
Minister
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…