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he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
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The Allegory's Key Players
Commentators unanimously identify the key figures in this allegory. The eagle from the previous verse is King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The 'topmost of the young twigs' represents the young King Jeconiah of Judah and his royal court, who were plucked from power. The 'land of traffic' and 'city of merchants' is the powerful, commercial empire of Babylon, where they were taken into exile.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A land of commerce - The land of Babylon.
19th Century
Anglican
Into a land of traffick. —Literally, a land of Canaan, the word being sometimes used for merchant or merchandise, as in H…
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He cropped off the top of his young twigs By which are meant the princes of the land, or the several branches of the…
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…
